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tests/e2e/template_instantiation_test.sh ran find … -exec bash -c '…' _ "\$file", which has two defects on one line:

  1. No ; or + terminator — the file does not parse (SC2067).
  2. "\$file" where {} belongs\$file is assigned only inside the -exec body, so in the outer scope it is unset. \$1 arrived empty, file="", and every grep/sed operated on an empty path.

The consequence is worse than a lint error. The placeholder-replacement step silently did nothing, then logged "All placeholder tokens replaced". A test whose entire purpose is to prove instantiation worked was passing without replacing a single token — a plausible cause of estate repos shipping with literal {{project}} still in their sources.

Corrected to ' _ {} \; so find passes each matched path.

Found by an estate-wide sweep of 5,111 scripts across 375 repos: this identical stale copy exists in 30 repositories. rsr-template-repo's own copy is already correct and restructured (371 lines vs the 268 here), so these are stale duplicates that never picked up the upstream fix.

…as a no-op

tests/e2e/template_instantiation_test.sh ran:

    find ... -exec bash -c '
        file="$1"
        ... grep/sed over $file ...
    ' _ "$file"

Two defects in that one line:

  1. No ';' or '+' terminator, so the file does not parse (SC2067).
  2. "$file" is passed where {} belongs. $file is assigned ONLY inside the
     -exec body, so in the outer scope it is UNSET — $1 arrived empty, file=""
     and every grep/sed operated on an empty path.

⚠ The consequence is worse than a lint error: the placeholder-replacement step
SILENTLY DID NOTHING, then logged "All placeholder tokens replaced". A test
whose whole purpose is to prove instantiation worked was passing without
replacing a single token. That is a plausible cause of estate repos shipping
with literal {{project}} tokens still in their sources.

Corrected to "' _ {} \;" so find passes each matched path.

Found by an estate-wide shellcheck sweep of 5,111 scripts across 375 repos:
this identical stale copy exists in 30 repositories. rsr-template-repo's own
copy is already correct and restructured (371 lines vs the 268 here), so these
are stale duplicates that never picked up the upstream fix.
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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved template instantiation testing by ensuring placeholder replacement is applied correctly to each matched file.

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The end-to-end template instantiation test now passes each matched file from find directly to the placeholder replacement command.

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Template instantiation test

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Use find path substitution
tests/e2e/template_instantiation_test.sh
The placeholder replacement command now uses {} for each matched file instead of $file.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

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This localized test fix makes the placeholder replacement step process the matched files instead of silently doing nothing. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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{} carries each path like a train
Placeholders hop into place
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Pull Request Overview

While the syntax errors in the find -exec command have been addressed, the PR fails to achieve its functional goal. The subshell script uses a single-quoted string, which prevents it from accessing the $file variable from the parent shell. Consequently, the sed command operates on an empty filename, and the placeholder replacement remains a no-op. Despite Codacy indicating the PR is 'up to standards', this logic error must be fixed to ensure the test suite actually validates template instantiation.

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  • Verify that 'template_instantiation_test.sh' correctly replaces placeholders in a generated template structure.

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🔴 HIGH RISK

The find -exec syntax is now correct, but the subshell logic remains broken. The subshell receives the file path from find as $1, but the script uses "$file". Since the subshell script is single-quoted, it does not have access to the outer shell's $file variable. To fix this, use "$1" directly in the sed command or assign file="$1" at the start of the command string (e.g., sh -c 'file="$1"; sed -i ...').

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