754: fix 'NoneType is not iterable' error for group with no children#787
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- groups usually have child elements, and if they don't (as shown in test_groups.py) ODK Validate will raise an error, so the Section class now sets a default list since most of the time a list will be created anyway. Moved children-related class methods from SurveyElement to Section since the latter is the type using them. - interestingly the same kind of error does not occur for repeats, as shown in test_repeat.py. - empty groups may also be a problem in form clients as follows but this behaviour can't be tested here: - enketo with setting `style` = `theme-grid` but no group label - collect group with no visible items due to all being relevant=false
- while it makes the git history a little harder to navigate, this should make it easier to understand test coverage for these elements
- there's no empty group error expected for repeats but in any case an error can't be raised by validate if it's not run on the xform
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Closes #754
Also added test to document behaviour with repeats where a similar 'empty group' error is not raised
Also tidies up group/repeat related tests to make test coverage clearer
Why is this the best possible solution? Were any other approaches considered?
In
section.py, considered addingif self.children is not Nonebranches where necessary, but usually a Section subclass will have child elements so instead a default list is created in the__init__method.What are the regression risks?
If an external library subclasses SurveyElement but expects the moved children-related methods to be there, they would need to copy them over to their own implementation, or use Section as a parent class instead.
Does this change require updates to documentation? If so, please file an issue here and include the link below.
No just a bug fix.
Before submitting this PR, please make sure you have:
testspython -m unittestand verified all tests passruff format pyxform testsandruff check pyxform teststo lint code