Status check is back in to prevent extraneous commit attempts; test added as well.

gitwatch.sh

@@ -276,11 +276,14 @@ eval $INCOMMAND | while read -r line; do
         fi
 
         cd "$TARGETDIR" # CD into right dir
-        "$GIT" add $GIT_ADD_ARGS # add file(s) to index
-        "$GIT" commit $GIT_COMMIT_ARGS -m"$FORMATTED_COMMITMSG" # construct commit message and commit
+        STATUS=$($GIT status -s)
+        if [ -n "$STATUS" ]; then # only commit if status shows tracked changes.
+            "$GIT" add $GIT_ADD_ARGS # add file(s) to index
+            "$GIT" commit $GIT_COMMIT_ARGS -m"$FORMATTED_COMMITMSG" # construct commit message and commit
 
-        if [ -n "$PUSH_CMD" ]; then
-            eval $PUSH_CMD;
+            if [ -n "$PUSH_CMD" ]; then
+                eval $PUSH_CMD;
+            fi
         fi
     ) & # and send into background
 

testscript.bats

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "syncing correctly" {
-
     # Start up gitwatch and see if commit and push happen automatically
     # after waiting two seconds
     ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/gitwatch.sh -r origin "$testdir/local/remote" 3>- &
@@ -84,9 +83,8 @@ setup() {
 
 
 @test "commit log messages working" {
-
     # Start up gitwatch with logging, see if works
-    ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/gitwatch.sh -l 10 "$testdir/local/remote" 3>- &
+    ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/gitwatch.sh -l 10 "$testdir/local/remote" 3>&- &
     GITWATCH_PID=$!
 
     # Keeps kill message from printing to screen
@@ -110,11 +108,40 @@ setup() {
 
     # Check commit log that the diff is in there
     run git log -1 --oneline
-    echo "# Output is $output" >&3
     [[ $output == *"file1.txt"* ]]
+}
+
+@test "commit only when git status change" {
+
+    # Start up gitwatch and capture its output
+    ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/gitwatch.sh "$testdir/local/remote" > "$testdir/output.txt" 3>&- &
+    GITWATCH_PID=$!
+
+    # Keeps kill message from printing to screen
+    disown
+
+    # Create a file, verify that it hasn't been added yet, then commit
+    cd remote
 
+    # According to inotify documentation, a race condition results if you write
+    # to directory too soon after it has been created; hence, a short wait.
+    sleep 1
+    echo "line1" >> file1.txt
+
+    # Wait a bit for inotify to figure out the file has changed, and do its add,
+    # and commit
+    sleep 5
+
+    # Touch the file, but no change
+    touch file1.txt
+    sleep 5
+
+    run bash -c "grep \"nothing to commit\" \"$testdir/output.txt\" | wc -l"
+    [[ $output == "0" ]]
+    
 }
 
+
 teardown() {
     # Remove testing directories
     cd /tmp