Small fix in log and status

QuantStack · JohanMabille · Jan 6, 2026 · Dec 26, 2025 · Jan 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026
commit 88708e64ce5297859f460dbea064bd90f29cfd74
diff --git a/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/log_subcommand.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ void log_subcommand::run()
     auto repo = repository_wrapper::open(directory);
     // auto branch_name = repo.head().short_name();
 
+    if (repo.is_head_unborn())
+    {
+        std::cout << "fatal: your current branch 'main' does not have any commits yet" << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
     revwalk_wrapper walker = repo.new_walker();
     walker.push_head();
 

diff --git a/src/subcommand/status_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/status_subcommand.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ void status_subcommand::run()
     {
         std::cout  << "On branch " << branch_name << "\n" << std::endl;
 
+        if (repo.is_head_unborn())
+        {
+            std::cout << "No commits yet\n" << std::endl;
+        }
+
         if (sl.has_unmerged_header())
         {
             std::cout << "You have unmerged paths.\n  (fix conflicts and run \"git commit\")\n  (use \"git merge --abort\" to abort the merge)\n" << std::endl;
@@ -274,6 +279,9 @@ void status_subcommand::run()
     // TODO: check if this message should be displayed even if there are untracked files
     if (!(sl.has_tobecommited_header() | sl.has_notstagged_header() | sl.has_unmerged_header() | sl.has_untracked_header()))
     {
-        std::cout << treeclean_message << std::endl;
+        if (is_long)
+        {
+            std::cout << treeclean_message << std::endl;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/test_init.py b/test/test_init.py
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
-from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def test_init_in_directory(git2cpp_path, tmp_path):
     # tmp_path exists and is empty.
     assert list(tmp_path.iterdir()) == []
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', '--bare', str(tmp_path)]
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "--bare", str(tmp_path)]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
     assert p.returncode == 0
-    assert p.stdout == b''
-    assert p.stderr == b''
+    assert p.stdout == b""
+    assert p.stderr == b""
 
     assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, tmp_path.iterdir())) == [
-        'HEAD', 'config', 'description', 'hooks', 'info', 'objects', 'refs'
+        "HEAD",
+        "config",
+        "description",
+        "hooks",
+        "info",
+        "objects",
+        "refs",
     ]
 
     # TODO: check this is a valid git repo
@@ -24,14 +30,20 @@ def test_init_in_cwd(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
     assert list(tmp_path.iterdir()) == []
     assert Path.cwd() == tmp_path
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', '--bare']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "--bare"]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
     assert p.returncode == 0
-    assert p.stdout == b''
-    assert p.stderr == b''
+    assert p.stdout == b""
+    assert p.stderr == b""
 
     assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, tmp_path.iterdir())) == [
-        'HEAD', 'config', 'description', 'hooks', 'info', 'objects', 'refs'
+        "HEAD",
+        "config",
+        "description",
+        "hooks",
+        "info",
+        "objects",
+        "refs",
     ]
 
     # TODO: check this is a valid git repo
@@ -41,38 +53,43 @@ def test_init_not_bare(git2cpp_path, tmp_path):
     # tmp_path exists and is empty.
     assert list(tmp_path.iterdir()) == []
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', '.']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "."]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path)
     assert p.returncode == 0
-    assert p.stdout == b''
-    assert p.stderr == b''
+    assert p.stdout == b""
+    assert p.stderr == b""
 
-    # Directory contains just .git directory.
-    assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, tmp_path.iterdir())) == ['.git']
+    # Directory contains just .git directory.
+    assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, tmp_path.iterdir())) == [".git"]
     # .git directory is a valid repo.
-    assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, (tmp_path / '.git').iterdir())) == [
-        'HEAD', 'config', 'description', 'hooks', 'info', 'objects', 'refs'
+    assert sorted(map(lambda path: path.name, (tmp_path / ".git").iterdir())) == [
+        "HEAD",
+        "config",
+        "description",
+        "hooks",
+        "info",
+        "objects",
+        "refs",
     ]
 
     # Would like to use `git2cpp status` but it complains that 'refs/heads/master' not found
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'log']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "log"]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path)
     assert p.returncode == 0
-    assert p.stdout == b''
-    assert p.stderr == b''
+    assert b"does not have any commits yet" in p.stdout
 
 
 def test_error_on_unknown_option(git2cpp_path):
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', '--unknown']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "--unknown"]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
     assert p.returncode == 109
-    assert p.stdout == b''
+    assert p.stdout == b""
     assert p.stderr.startswith(b"The following argument was not expected: --unknown")
 
 
 def test_error_on_repeated_directory(git2cpp_path):
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', 'abc', 'def']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "abc", "def"]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
     assert p.returncode == 109
-    assert p.stdout == b''
+    assert p.stdout == b""
     assert p.stderr.startswith(b"The following argument was not expected: def")
diff --git a/test/test_status.py b/test/test_status.py
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ def test_status_new_file(xtl_clone, git2cpp_path, tmp_path, short_flag, long_fla
     assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
     xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
 
-    p = xtl_path / "mook_file.txt"   # Untracked files
-    p.write_text('')
+    p = xtl_path / "mook_file.txt"  # Untracked files
+    p.write_text("")
 
-    pw = xtl_path / "CMakeLists.txt"   # Changes not staged for commit / modified
+    pw = xtl_path / "CMakeLists.txt"  # Changes not staged for commit / modified
     pw.write_text("blablabla")
 
-    os.remove(xtl_path / "README.md")   # Changes not staged for commit / deleted
+    os.remove(xtl_path / "README.md")  # Changes not staged for commit / deleted
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'status']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "status"]
     if short_flag != "":
         cmd.append(short_flag)
     if long_flag != "":
@@ -38,27 +38,29 @@ def test_status_new_file(xtl_clone, git2cpp_path, tmp_path, short_flag, long_fla
         assert " D " in p.stdout
         assert "?? " in p.stdout
 
+
 def test_status_nogit(git2cpp_path, tmp_path):
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'status']
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "status"]
     p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
     assert p.returncode != 0
 
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("short_flag", ["", "-s", "--short"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("long_flag", ["", "--long"])
 def test_status_add_file(xtl_clone, git2cpp_path, tmp_path, short_flag, long_flag):
     assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
     xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
 
-    p = xtl_path / "mook_file.txt"   # Changes to be committed / new file
-    p.write_text('')
+    p = xtl_path / "mook_file.txt"  # Changes to be committed / new file
+    p.write_text("")
 
-    os.remove(xtl_path / "README.md")   # Changes to be committed / deleted
+    os.remove(xtl_path / "README.md")  # Changes to be committed / deleted
 
-    cmd_add = [git2cpp_path, 'add', "--all"]
+    cmd_add = [git2cpp_path, "add", "--all"]
     p_add = subprocess.run(cmd_add, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
     assert p_add.returncode == 0
 
-    cmd_status = [git2cpp_path, 'status']
+    cmd_status = [git2cpp_path, "status"]
     if short_flag != "":
         cmd_status.append(short_flag)
     if long_flag != "":
@@ -77,14 +79,15 @@ def test_status_add_file(xtl_clone, git2cpp_path, tmp_path, short_flag, long_fla
         assert "A  " in p_status.stdout
         assert "D  " in p_status.stdout
 
+
 def test_status_new_repo(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
     # tmp_path exists and is empty.
     assert list(tmp_path.iterdir()) == []
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init']
-    p = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd = tmp_path)
-
-    status_cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'status']
-    p_status = subprocess.run(status_cmd, cwd = tmp_path)
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init"]
+    p = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=tmp_path)
+    assert p.returncode == 0
 
+    status_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "status"]
+    p_status = subprocess.run(status_cmd, cwd=tmp_path)
     assert p_status.returncode == 0