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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
This directory contains tox scripts and other files they need.
Generally, a tox script is either a checker (suitable for automated verify)
or a fixer (manually started, risky as uncommitted edits can be lost).
+
+In the tox verify job we want to avoid running fixers,
+as they can affect what other checkers see
+(e.g. autogen fixer could add more too long lines).
+That is why we keep fixers separate from checkers in principle,
+even for fairly safe tasks (e.g. bumping copyright years).
+
Each tox script is assumed to be run from tox,
when working directory is set to ${CSIT_DIR}.
@@ -26,14 +33,9 @@ Each checker script should:
+ Only the output suitable for automated processing by an external caller
should be written to stdout.
++ The level of "less verbose" depends on check and state of codebase.
-+ TODO: Should we carefully document which files are
- whitelisted/blacklisted for a particulat check?
Each fixer script should:
+ Perform edits on current filesystem
+ Not assume git is clean (there may be uncommitted edits).
+ Use "git diff HEAD~" to get both comitted and uncomitted edits to analyze.
+ Output whatever it wants (possibly nothing).
-
-TODO: Should checkers be named differently than fixers?
- E.g. both scripts and tox environments start with fix_?