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test: cover append-double, append-bytes, and copy - #1

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Adds tests for the three functions that had zero test coverage:

  • append-double — verifies double formatting via %g (e.g. 3.14)
  • append-bytes — verifies raw byte array appending (bytes 97/98/99 → "abc")
  • copy — verifies that copy produces an independent clone with correct contents

All 13 tests pass (10 existing + 3 new).


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Build & Tests

Build passes. All 13 tests pass (10 existing + 3 new) on both macOS and Ubuntu CI. Verified locally on aarch64 Linux as well.

Findings

  1. test/strbuf.carp:112 — copy test does not verify independence. The description says "copy produces independent clone" but the test only checks that the copy has the correct content — it never mutates the original after copying and checks that the copy is unaffected. As written, the test would pass even if copy did a shallow copy sharing the same data pointer. The C implementation (strbuf.h:111-118) does correctly deep-copy via CARP_MALLOC + memcpy, so the library code is fine — but the test doesn't prove it. Either add a mutation step or soften the description to "copy preserves content".

  2. with-capacity remains untested. The PR covers append-double, append-bytes, and copy but misses with-capacity, the only other untested public function. It has interesting edge-case behavior (negative/zero capacity falls back to the default). Worth adding for completeness.

  3. Minor: append-double testing 3.14 with %g is a good choice — %g is stable for this value across glibc, musl, and macOS libc. append-bytes with printable ASCII is adequate for a basic test.

Verdict: merge

The tests are correct for what they cover and match the existing test style. The copy test description issue is minor — the underlying code is correct. with-capacity can be covered in a follow-up.

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hellerve merged commit 59fcaaf into main May 22, 2026
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hellerve deleted the claude/test-coverage-gaps branch May 22, 2026 19:03
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