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State Why a File No Run Read Compares Only Its Outcome - #1238
Reviewers on the promotion pull request #1234 asked, three times, why a result with no track dump in either run goes uncompared for tracks. The behavior is deliberate, and this states it where a reader meets it.
RegressionTests/README.md "Comparing two runs": a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks, and only its outcome compares. A file whose by-extension remux fails before PlexCleaner reads its media info is one case.
The track_differences docstring: a file in neither map is not compared.
test_result_no_run_dumped_compares_only_its_outcome pins it, so a check that failed such a result would fail the test.
A strict check was tried and dropped, as #1236's body records. A file that fails before its media info is read records a result with no dump in either run, so the check failed two runs of one build against each other.
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The regression-test README and track_differences docstring now clarify that when neither run has a track dump, no track lists are compared. The README also notes that only the outcome is compared in this case.
The README describes the no-dump case and gives a by-extension remux failure as an example. The docstring states that no track lists are compared when neither run has a dump. The comparison logic is unchanged.
The explanation can mislead users comparing runs with sidecars disabled. The change is otherwise mergeable with this limitation noted.
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Explain why files without track dumps compare only outcomes
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AI Description
• Clarify that a file with no dump in either run had no track-list read from its tools.
• Explain why its outcome still compares, without treating absent per-file tracks as a difference.
Diagram
graph TD
A["Two runs"] --> B["Compare outcomes"] --> C{"Both logs dumped?"}
C -->|No| D["Unverified track check"]
C -->|Yes| E{"File dumped?"}
E -->|Neither| F["Outcome only"]
E -->|Either run| G["Compare track dumps"]
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Documenting the existing distinction at the user guide and function docstring is appropriate. A strict requirement for every file to have a dump would incorrectly fail comparisons when a file fails before its first track-list read.
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README.mdExplain the no-dump, outcome-only case+1/-1
Explain the no-dump, outcome-only case
• Clarifies that a tool track-list read logs a dump start, so a file dumped by neither run has no tracks to compare. Gives a failed by-extension remux as an example while retaining the separate rule that a run with no dumps fails verification.
The README and the track_differences docstring state unconditionally that every read of a file's
track list logs its dump start first, so a file with no dump in either run was never read from its
tools. The PR description concedes that with UseSidecarFiles off, reads skip the dump start line,
which makes the claim false for that configuration.
+- **Output tracks.** PlexCleaner logs a file's MkvMerge track list at `Debug` each time it reads the file, so the last dump describes the output. The comparison prints one line per file whose output track types, formats, or codecs differ. PlexCleaner logs the video, audio, and subtitle tracks in that order, each in file order, so a reorder within a track type differs. A file one run dumped and the other did not differs too, even where the one dump holds no tracks. Each read of a file's track list from its tools logs its dump start first. So a file neither run dumped never had its tracks read from its tools, and only its outcome compares. A file whose by-extension remux fails is one case. A run with no log, or whose log holds no `Debug` dump, leaves the track check unverified. That fails the comparison rather than reading as a match.
Evidence
The new sentence in the README and the new docstring line both state the dump-start invariant
without a condition. ProcessOptions.cs defaults UseSidecarFiles to true and exposes it as a user
setting in the schema, so a run with it off is a supported input. The PR description says that case
is declined and that the sentence would not hold for it, yet the text published to readers carries
no such qualifier, so the comparison's stated guarantee is wrong for a valid configuration.
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Issue description
The README "Comparing two runs" section and the `track_differences` docstring state that every track-list read logs its dump start first, so a file neither run dumped was never read from its tools. The PR description admits this does not hold when `UseSidecarFiles` is off, a supported setting that defaults on.
Fix Focus Areas
- RegressionTests/README.md[70-70]
- RegressionTests/check_results.py[181-182]
Recommended Fix
Add the condition to both texts, for example "With `UseSidecarFiles` on, each read ... logs its dump start first", and state what a run with it off produces (a loud false difference, per the cited decision). Keep the claim that a neither-dumped file only compares by outcome scoped to that setting.
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2. Track-compare claim has no test pinning it✓ Resolved
Description
The new behavior claim about files neither run dumped is asserted only in prose and a docstring, and
the test plan reports the existing 95 tests unchanged. Nothing exercises track_differences with a
file absent from both dumps, so a later edit to the comparison could silently break the documented
contract.
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A remaining P2 finding requires correcting an inaccurate causal explanation in RegressionTests/check_results.py for the supported direct-tools configuration.
This documentation-only pull request explains why regression comparisons compare a file’s outcome when neither run contains a track dump, but do not compare its tracks.
Changes:
Clarifies track-dump behavior in RegressionTests/README.md.
Documents the corresponding track_differences behavior in RegressionTests/check_results.py.
Explains why files without track data are evaluated by outcome only.
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RegressionTests/README.md
Documents when output tracks are unavailable and why only the file outcome is compared.
RegressionTests/check_results.py
Documents how track_differences handles absent track dumps.
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Review comments at @RegressionTests/README.md:
- Line 70: Qualify the no-dump inference in the Output tracks section and the
track_differences docstring: when UseSidecarFiles is false, ProcessFile.Refresh
may read tracks without logging the dump-start marker, so an absent recognized
dump does not establish that no tool read tracks, including when FFprobe
succeeds but a later tool fails.
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@qodo-free-for-open-source-projects findings 1 and 2 are fixed in f9c82cf.
1, dump-start logging: the README no longer claims how a read logs its dump. It states only that a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks, and only its outcome compares.
2, no test pinning the claim:test_result_no_run_dumped_compares_only_its_outcome has both runs dump only another file, asserts the result's file is absent from output_tracks, and asserts exit 0 with no track line for it.
free-for-open-source-projects findings 1 and 2 are fixed in f9c82cf.
1, dump-start logging: the README no longer claims how a read logs its dump. It states only that a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks, and only its outcome compares.
2, no test pinning the claim:test_result_no_run_dumped_compares_only_its_outcome has both runs dump only another file, asserts the result's file is absent from output_tracks, and asserts exit 0 with no track line for it.
Thanks for the update. Based on the published report, finding 2 is already marked resolved in f9c82cf. Finding 1 still shows as open because the report predates that commit, so I haven't verified the fix against the diff.
If you want the review refreshed, I can rerun it on the latest commit. I can also dismiss finding 1 once it's confirmed, but only on your explicit request.
@qodo-free-for-open-source-projects finding 1, "Docs promise dump-start logging that off-setting runs skip", is fixed in f9c82cf: the README no longer claims how a read logs its dump, only that a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks.
free-for-open-source-projects finding 1, "Docs promise dump-start logging that off-setting runs skip", is fixed in f9c82cf: the README no longer claims how a read logs its dump, only that a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks.
Thanks, I've noted that finding 1 is addressed in f9c82cf. I haven't re-checked the diff against that commit, so I can't confirm the fix myself. If you want, I can pull up the finding's full evidence and fix guidance so you can compare it against the new README and docstring text.
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Summary
Reviewers on the promotion pull request #1234 asked, three times, why a result with no track dump in either run goes uncompared for tracks. The behavior is deliberate, and this states it where a reader meets it.
RegressionTests/README.md"Comparing two runs": a file neither run dumped is not compared for tracks, and only its outcome compares. A file whose by-extension remux fails before PlexCleaner reads its media info is one case.track_differencesdocstring: a file in neither map is not compared.test_result_no_run_dumped_compares_only_its_outcomepins it, so a check that failed such a result would fail the test.A strict check was tried and dropped, as #1236's body records. A file that fails before its media info is read records a result with no dump in either run, so the check failed two runs of one build against each other.
Test plan
python3 -m unittest discover -s testsinRegressionTests/: 96 tests pass.uvx ruff@0.17.3 check .,uvx ruff@0.17.3 format --check .,uvx mypy@latest,prose_lint.py --diff origin/develop, markdownlint, and cspell: clean.🤖 Generated with Claude Code