# \[PATCH 4/4\] t1400: use test-helper ref-store to inspect reflog contents

- From: Han-Wen Nienhuys via GitGitGadget \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-11-22 14:21:06 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/11/7912824
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/11/7912820/t.md

```text
From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <redacted>

This avoids inspecting the file system, which only works with the files ref
backend.

Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <redacted>
---
 t/t1400-update-ref.sh | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 0d4f73acaa8..f91432e7a25 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 Z=$ZERO_OID
+TAB='	'
 
 m=refs/heads/main
 n_dir=refs/heads/gu
@@ -318,11 +319,12 @@ test_expect_success 'symref empty directory removal' '
 cat >expect <<EOF
 $Z $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150200 +0000	Initial Creation
 $A $B $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150260 +0000	Switch
-$B $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150860 +0000
+$B $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150860 +0000$TAB
 EOF
 test_expect_success "verifying $m's log (logged by touch)" '
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf .git/$m .git/logs expect" &&
-	test_cmp expect .git/logs/$m
+	test_when_finished "git update-ref -d $m && rm -rf .git/logs actual expect" &&
+	test-tool ref-store main for-each-reflog-ent $m > actual &&
+	test_cmp actual expect
 '
 
 test_expect_success "create $m (logged by config)" '
@@ -347,11 +349,12 @@ test_expect_success "set $m (logged by config)" '
 cat >expect <<EOF
 $Z $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150320 +0000	Initial Creation
 $A $B $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150380 +0000	Switch
-$B $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150980 +0000
+$B $A $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150980 +0000$TAB
 EOF
 test_expect_success "verifying $m's log (logged by config)" '
-	test_when_finished "rm -f .git/$m .git/logs/$m expect" &&
-	test_cmp expect .git/logs/$m
+	test_when_finished "git update-ref -d $m && rm -rf .git/logs actual expect" &&
+	test-tool ref-store main for-each-reflog-ent $m > actual &&
+	test_cmp actual expect
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'set up for querying the reflog' '
@@ -467,7 +470,8 @@ $h_OTHER $h_FIXED $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117151040 +0000	co
 $h_FIXED $h_MERGED $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117151100 +0000	commit (merge): Merged initial commit and a later commit.
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'git commit logged updates' '
-	test_cmp expect .git/logs/$m
+	test-tool ref-store main for-each-reflog-ent $m >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 unset h_TEST h_OTHER h_FIXED h_MERGED
 
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```