Re: [elixir-core:11364] Format inspect output as valid elixir

[José Valim]

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  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
>
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[elixir-core:11364] Format inspect output as valid elixir

[Adam Kirk]

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

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