[tarantool-patches] Re: [PATCH] tarantoolctl: remove metatable assumptions in start()

Alexander Turenko alexander.turenko at tarantool.org
Mon Apr 15 01:41:52 MSK 2019


The code is okay, but I would clarify the commit message a bit.

> >> 
> >>    There was assumpted uninitialized metamethods of box.cfg{} if user
> >>    did't call it in his instance.
> > 
> > This sentence raises more questions then give answers. What is
> > 'uninitialized metamethods'? Whether 'of box.cfg{}' means result of the
> > call or a new value of the 'cfg' field of the 'box' table?
> > 
> > Also I doubt 'There was assumpted' is valid phrase.
> 
>     tarantoolctl: raise error when box.cfg isn't called
>     
>     There was no check whether box.cfg{} was initialized in an
>     instance. If so, an error should be raised.

'box' can be initialized (it is a module), 'box.cfg' can be called, but
we usually use parentheses to mark a name as a function, so 'box.cfg()'
can be called. Technically 'box.cfg{} was initialized' is not correct.

'If so' here point to the positive case (when called).

Let me propose wording that will satisfy me:

> Added a check whether box.cfg() is called within an instance file. If
> box.cfg() is missed, point a user the reason of a fail explicitly.
>
> Before this commit the error was look so:
>
> /usr/bin/tarantoolctl:541: attempt to index a nil value

Also don't forget to add 'Fixes #xxxx' clause to the end of the commit
message.




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