scripted-diff: [test] Add util/check.h includes for assertions #36074

pull maflcko wants to merge 3 commits into bitcoin:master from maflcko:2608-test-assert changing 153 files +332 −218
  1. maflcko commented at 9:30 AM on August 25, 2026: member

    In test code, assert is used. This is perfectly fine, but sometimes confusion arises, when it is unclear whether NDEBUG can disable the assertions, or whether to use assert or Assert.

    Avoid that confusion in test code with a scripted replacement to add the util/check.h include. The changes here will also make it easier to run IWYU.

    Scope: This change is only about test code (bench, fuzz, unit), other code can be done later, if there is need to.

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  7. maflcko marked this as a draft on Aug 25, 2026
  8. maflcko commented at 12:15 PM on August 25, 2026: member

    Hmm, I guess Assert(0/false) being a function trips GCC into thinking it can return? Though, the optimized codegen is unaffected on GCC. Funnily clang doesn't warn, but pessimises codegen: https://godbolt.org/z/h79K1scWK

    I guess that means we could add an explicit #define AssertUnreachable() assertion_fail(std::source_location::current(), "Unreachable code")

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  12. in src/test/fuzz/mini_miner.cpp:122 in 3440553098
     124 | -        assert(!mini_miner.IsReadyToCalculate());
     125 | +        Assert(total_bumpfee.has_value());
     126 | +        Assert(!mini_miner.IsReadyToCalculate());
     127 |      }
     128 |      // Overlapping ancestry across multiple outpoints can only reduce the total bump fee.
     129 |      assert (sum_fees >= *total_bumpfee);
    


    jeanpablojp commented at 7:36 PM on August 26, 2026:

    This one doesn't match \<assert\( because of the space, and it's the only one left in the swept paths. lint_c_assert uses the same regex, so it doesn't catch it either. I added assert (1); to a covered file and the linter still passes. How about \<assert\s*\(?


    maflcko commented at 2:47 PM on August 29, 2026:

    Thx, but I've dropped the third and forth commit for now, because:


    l0rinc commented at 3:06 PM on August 29, 2026:

    This is why I only migrated the problematic usages with side effects - but I'm glad you're taking a stab at it systemically, even if just for tests for now

  13. in test/lint/test_runner/src/lint_cpp.rs:164 in 3440553098
     159 | +            "--",
     160 | +            // Limit to test-only code for now:
     161 | +            "src/test/",
     162 | +            "src/bench/",
     163 | +            "src/wallet/test/",
     164 | +            "src/qt/test/",
    


    jeanpablojp commented at 7:36 PM on August 26, 2026:

    src/ipc/test/ is left out here, and src/ipc/test/fuzz/ipc.cpp has six assert(. lint-tests.py already counts that directory as part of the test suite. Is this intentional?


    jeanpablojp commented at 5:02 PM on August 29, 2026:

    The comma in 'src/ipc/test/', ends up inside the element, so it still matches nothing.


    maflcko commented at 6:55 AM on September 1, 2026:

    The comma in 'src/ipc/test/', ends up inside the element, so it still matches nothing.

    Whoops, fixed. Thx

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  31. maflcko commented at 1:36 PM on September 22, 2026: member

    rebased on top of the recent iwyu changes to drop hunks already merged, also taken out of draft

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  39. l0rinc commented at 6:47 PM on September 25, 2026: contributor

    Concept ACK, though the scripted diffs will conflict with most open PRs.

    I expect this to be in review for a while, so maybe we could extract the lint commit into a separate PR - that one is conflict-free and should pass quickly. And once it's in, both scripted diffs here can be done in a single commit: the formatter can just work on the pending diff right after the insertions, instead of formatting the previous commit in a separate step.

    Also, since the formatter fixes placement anyway, could the include insertion skip the first-#include line-number lookup and just insert at the top of the file?

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  41. scripted-diff: [test] Add util/check.h includes for assertions
    The project has a compile error when compiled without assertions in
    util/check.h. Thus, util/check.h should be included for all assertions.
    
    So do that with a scripted-diff for Assert and assert, and remove the
    cassert include, which is exported from util/check.h.
    
    -BEGIN VERIFY SCRIPT-
    
     # Select all test .cpp and .h files
     paths=(
       'src/bench/'
       'src/ipc/test/'
       'src/qt/test/'
       'src/test/'
       'src/wallet/test/'
       ':(exclude)src/bench/nanobench.h'
     )
    
     # Add the util/check.h includes
     for f in $(git grep -l --extended-regexp "\<(a|A)ssert\(" -- "${paths[@]}"); do
       if ! grep --quiet "util/check.h" "$f"; then
         line=$(grep --line-number --max-count=1 '^#include' "$f" | cut --delimiter=: --fields=1)
         sed --in-place "${line}i#include <util/check.h>" "$f"
       fi
     done
    
     # Remove cassert includes
     for f in $(git grep -l '<cassert>' -- "${paths[@]}"); do
       sed --in-place '/^#include <cassert>$/d' "$f"
     done
    
    -END VERIFY SCRIPT-
    faa0d3b032
  42. lint: Allow clang-format to be used in scripted-diff
    Also, remove the unused pushd/popd. No command in this file requires a
    special PWD.
    fa84bc65e7
  43. scripted-diff: [test] Sort includes
    -BEGIN VERIFY SCRIPT-
    git show -U0 HEAD~1 | ./contrib/devtools/clang-format-diff.py -p1 -i -v
    -END VERIFY SCRIPT-
    fa8dd09e13
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  45. maflcko commented at 4:04 PM on September 28, 2026: member

    Concept ACK, though the scripted diffs will conflict with most open PRs.

    I went through all conflicts and there are about 6 acks in the list. Also, conflicts should be trivial to resolve in the include list, so I think it is fine. But I am happy to wait until this invalidates less acks.

    I expect this to be in review for a while, so maybe we could extract the lint commit into a separate PR - that one is conflict-free and should pass quickly. And once it's in, both scripted diffs here can be done in a single commit:

    The changes and scripts should be easy enough to keep bundled here. Also, I think it is easier to review the addition and the sorting separately.

    could the include insertion skip the first-#include line-number lookup and just insert at the top of the file?

    clang-format can't move includes over // comment lines. So this won't work.

    Rebased and left as-is for now.

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