Yeah, I see. One solution would be to introduce /* ... */ style comments (not exactly with this syntax) but it sounds like a large change for small benefits. Can anyone think of other approaches?
On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 5:57 PM Adam Kirk <atomk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I guess I just wish it was `mix format` friendly because then its much > much easier to remove it > > On Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 9:51:54 AM UTC-6 José Valim wrote: > >> There is a "structs: false" option but I am not sure if that is supported >> when diffing. >> >> But also keep in mind there are structures that represent memory data >> (such as PIDs and REFs) and those can never really be copy and pasted. And >> sometimes, like above, it shows in a special style because it is private >> and you are not supposed to assert on it (i.e. you should remove it). >> >> On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 5:42 PM Adam Kirk <atom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I do this ALL the time, but heres a specific example: When I write a >>> test, I do something like >>> >>> assert [] = Repo.all(Thing) >>> >>> it fails, I copy what the match shows into my test and modify it to what >>> I need. >>> >>> except that it outputs stuff like: >>> >>> ``` >>> __meta__: #Ecto.Schema.Metadata<:loaded, "thing"> >>> ``` >>> which isn't valid elixir, so I can't run mix format to make it nice >>> before I modify it. >>> >>> This applies to a ton of workflows I have. I'm curious why it can't be >>> output as valid elixir instead of this special formatting with special >>> characters like `#` etc >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to elixir-lang-co...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/3648f1d0-73a0-47a5-ac83-6bec7c933290n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/3648f1d0-73a0-47a5-ac83-6bec7c933290n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/f71d0cca-a625-4885-b09f-c5c679cd37e1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/f71d0cca-a625-4885-b09f-c5c679cd37e1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CAGnRm4%2BfP6-5pgaSagqpmFX5K9QtNQobs4hW_QzAru0ogzv1%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
