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chore(internal/kokoro): wrap variable in quotes#13821

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Wrap variable expansion in double quotes for -z length check to fix error regularly seen in kokoro:
github/google-cloud-go/internal/kokoro/presubmit.sh: line 93: [: too many arguments.

This happens when $SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES contains multiple, space separated values, which is often.

This is from a recent PR:
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This pull request correctly addresses a common shell scripting issue by wrapping a variable in double quotes within a test condition. This prevents word splitting and resolves the [: too many arguments error. The fix is appropriate and effective. I've added one suggestion to further enhance the script's robustness by using the [[...]] construct, which is a modern and safer alternative to [...] in bash.

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if [ -z $SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES ]; then
if [ -z "$SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES" ]; then
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This change correctly fixes the 'too many arguments' error. For improved robustness and to align with modern Bash best practices, consider using double brackets [[ ... ]] for tests. The [[ construct is more powerful and safer than the [ command, as it handles variable expansions more predictably, preventing issues like word splitting even without quotes (though quoting is still a good habit).

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if [ -z "$SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES" ]; then
if [[ -z "$SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES" ]]; then

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@noahdietz noahdietz deleted the kokoro-quote-variable branch February 10, 2026 19:34
noahdietz added a commit to noahdietz/google-cloud-go that referenced this pull request Feb 10, 2026
Wrap variable expansion in double quotes for `-z` length check to fix error regularly seen in kokoro:
`github/google-cloud-go/internal/kokoro/presubmit.sh: line 93: [: too many arguments`.

This happens when `$SIGNIFICANT_CHANGES` contains multiple, space separated values, which is often.

This is from a recent PR:
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