test-lib-functions.sh: teach test_commit -C <dir>

Specifically when setting up submodule tests, it comes in handy if
we can create commits in repositories that are not at the root of
the tested trash dir. Add "-C <dir>" similar to gits -C parameter
that will perform the operation in the given directory.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>

Author: stefanbeller

t/test-lib-functions.sh

@@ -157,16 +157,21 @@ debug () {
 	 GIT_TEST_GDB=1 "$@"
 }
 
-# Call test_commit with the arguments "<message> [<file> [<contents> [<tag>]]]"
+# Call test_commit with the arguments
+# [-C <directory>] <message> [<file> [<contents> [<tag>]]]"
 #
 # This will commit a file with the given contents and the given commit
 # message, and tag the resulting commit with the given tag name.
 #
 # <file>, <contents>, and <tag> all default to <message>.
+#
+# If the first argument is "-C", the second argument is used as a path for
+# the git invocations.
 
 test_commit () {
 	notick= &&
 	signoff= &&
+	indir= &&
 	while test $# != 0
 	do
 		case "$1" in
@@ -176,21 +181,26 @@ test_commit () {
 		--signoff)
 			signoff="$1"
 			;;
+		-C)
+			indir="$2"
+			shift
+			;;
 		*)
 			break
 			;;
 		esac
 		shift
 	done &&
+	indir=${indir:+"$indir"/} &&
 	file=${2:-"$1.t"} &&
-	echo "${3-$1}" > "$file" &&
-	git add "$file" &&
+	echo "${3-$1}" > "$indir$file" &&
+	git ${indir:+ -C "$indir"} add "$file" &&
 	if test -z "$notick"
 	then
 		test_tick
 	fi &&
-	git commit $signoff -m "$1" &&
-	git tag "${4:-$1}"
+	git ${indir:+ -C "$indir"} commit $signoff -m "$1" &&
+	git ${indir:+ -C "$indir"} tag "${4:-$1}"
 }
 
 # Call test_merge with the arguments "<message> <commit>", where <commit>