Repository: gohugoio/hugo (language: go)

Issue:
section.SectionsEntries adds an empty string when not backed by a file
This doesn't currently have much practical negative side-effects, but was discovered no that we allow permalink configuration for sections.


Discussion / hints:

Fix patch:
diff --git a/config/allconfig/alldecoders.go b/config/allconfig/alldecoders.go
index bda3122d3ef..a40a02372b1 100644
--- a/config/allconfig/alldecoders.go
+++ b/config/allconfig/alldecoders.go
@@ -206,49 +206,9 @@ var allDecoderSetups = map[string]decodeWeight{
 	"permalinks": {
 		key: "permalinks",
 		decode: func(d decodeWeight, p decodeConfig) error {
-			p.c.Permalinks = make(map[string]map[string]string)
-
-			p.c.Permalinks["page"] = make(map[string]string)
-			p.c.Permalinks["section"] = make(map[string]string)
-			p.c.Permalinks["taxonomy"] = make(map[string]string)
-			p.c.Permalinks["term"] = make(map[string]string)
-
-			config := maps.CleanConfigStringMap(p.p.GetStringMap(d.key))
-			for k, v := range config {
-				switch v := v.(type) {
-				case string:
-					// [permalinks]
-					//   key = '...'
-
-					// To sucessfully be backward compatible, "default" patterns need to be set for both page and term
-					p.c.Permalinks["page"][k] = v
-					p.c.Permalinks["term"][k] = v
-
-				case maps.Params:
-					// [permalinks.key]
-					//   xyz = ???
-
-					if (k == "page") || (k == "section") || (k == "taxonomy") || (k == "term") {
-						// TODO: warn if we overwrite an already set value
-						for k2, v2 := range v {
-							switch v2 := v2.(type) {
-							case string:
-								p.c.Permalinks[k][k2] = v2
-
-							default:
-								return fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration invalid: unknown value %q for key %q for kind %q", v2, k2, k)
-							}
-						}
-					} else {
-						return fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration only allows per-kind configuration 'page', 'section', 'taxonomy' and 'term'; unknown kind: %q", k)
-					}
-
-				default:
-					return fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration invalid: unknown value %q for key %q", v, k)
-				}
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			var err error
+			p.c.Permalinks, err = page.DecodePermalinksConfig(p.p.GetStringMap(d.key))
+			return err
 		},
 	},
 	"sitemap": {
diff --git a/hugofs/files/classifier.go b/hugofs/files/classifier.go
index 5690795ed71..09b239c21a9 100644
--- a/hugofs/files/classifier.go
+++ b/hugofs/files/classifier.go
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ const (
 	ContentClassBranch  ContentClass = "branch"
 	ContentClassFile    ContentClass = "zfile" // Sort below
 	ContentClassContent ContentClass = "zcontent"
-	ContentClassZero    ContentClass = "zero"  // Special value for zeroFile
 )
 
 func (c ContentClass) IsBundle() bool {
diff --git a/hugolib/content_map.go b/hugolib/content_map.go
index a7f344004d2..9abf0d5b067 100644
--- a/hugolib/content_map.go
+++ b/hugolib/content_map.go
@@ -680,7 +680,14 @@ func (m *contentMap) splitKey(k string) []string {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return strings.Split(k, "/")[1:]
+	parts := strings.Split(k, "/")[1:]
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if parts[len(parts)-1] == "" {
+		parts = parts[:len(parts)-1]
+	}
+	return parts
 }
 
 func (m *contentMap) testDump() string {
diff --git a/hugolib/page__paths.go b/hugolib/page__paths.go
index f98531c1085..a834a1d9d7d 100644
--- a/hugolib/page__paths.go
+++ b/hugolib/page__paths.go
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ func createTargetPathDescriptor(s *Site, p page.Page, pm *pageMeta) (page.Target
 	)
 
 	d := s.Deps
-	classifier := files.ContentClassZero
+	var classifier files.ContentClass
 
 	if !p.File().IsZero() {
 		dir = p.File().Dir()
 		baseName = p.File().TranslationBaseName()
 		contentBaseName = p.File().ContentBaseName()
-		classifier = p.File().Classifier()
+		classifier = p.File().FileInfo().Meta().Classifier
 	}
 
 	if classifier == files.ContentClassLeaf {
diff --git a/resources/page/permalinks.go b/resources/page/permalinks.go
index ab418a20b9e..3b12e1154e0 100644
--- a/resources/page/permalinks.go
+++ b/resources/page/permalinks.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/maps"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/helpers"
-
 )
 
 // PermalinkExpander holds permalin mappings per section.
@@ -252,16 +252,12 @@ func (l PermalinkExpander) pageToPermalinkDate(p Page, dateField string) (string
 
 // pageToPermalinkTitle returns the URL-safe form of the title
 func (l PermalinkExpander) pageToPermalinkTitle(p Page, _ string) (string, error) {
-	if p.File().TranslationBaseName() == "_index" {
-		return "", nil
-	}
-
 	return l.urlize(p.Title()), nil
 }
 
 // pageToPermalinkFilename returns the URL-safe form of the filename
 func (l PermalinkExpander) pageToPermalinkFilename(p Page, _ string) (string, error) {
-	name := p.File().TranslationBaseName()
+	name := l.translationBaseName(p)
 	if name == "index" {
 		// Page bundles; the directory name will hopefully have a better name.
 		dir := strings.TrimSuffix(p.File().Dir(), helpers.FilePathSeparator)
@@ -297,6 +293,13 @@ func (l PermalinkExpander) pageToPermalinkSections(p Page, _ string) (string, er
 	return p.CurrentSection().SectionsPath(), nil
 }
 
+func (l PermalinkExpander) translationBaseName(p Page) string {
+	if p.File().IsZero() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return p.File().TranslationBaseName()
+}
+
 var (
 	nilSliceFunc = func(s []string) []string {
 		return nil
@@ -349,7 +352,10 @@ func (l PermalinkExpander) toSliceFunc(cut string) func(s []string) []string {
 		return func(ss []string) int {
 			// Prevent out of bound situations. It would not make
 			// much sense to panic here.
-			if n > len(ss) {
+			if n >= len(ss) {
+				if low {
+					return -1
+				}
 				return len(ss)
 			}
 			return n
@@ -365,7 +371,11 @@ func (l PermalinkExpander) toSliceFunc(cut string) func(s []string) []string {
 			if len(s) == 0 {
 				return nil
 			}
-			v := s[toN(s)]
+			n := toN(s)
+			if n < 0 {
+				return []string{}
+			}
+			v := s[n]
 			if v == "" {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -379,7 +389,59 @@ func (l PermalinkExpander) toSliceFunc(cut string) func(s []string) []string {
 		if len(s) == 0 {
 			return nil
 		}
-		return s[toN1(s):toN2(s)]
+		n1, n2 := toN1(s), toN2(s)
+		if n1 < 0 || n2 < 0 {
+			return []string{}
+		}
+		return s[n1:n2]
 	}
 
 }
+
+var permalinksKindsSuppurt = []string{KindPage, KindSection, KindTaxonomy, KindTerm}
+
+// DecodePermalinksConfig decodes the permalinks configuration in the given map
+func DecodePermalinksConfig(m map[string]any) (map[string]map[string]string, error) {
+	permalinksConfig := make(map[string]map[string]string)
+
+	permalinksConfig[KindPage] = make(map[string]string)
+	permalinksConfig[KindSection] = make(map[string]string)
+	permalinksConfig[KindTaxonomy] = make(map[string]string)
+	permalinksConfig[KindTerm] = make(map[string]string)
+
+	config := maps.CleanConfigStringMap(m)
+	for k, v := range config {
+		switch v := v.(type) {
+		case string:
+			// [permalinks]
+			//   key = '...'
+
+			// To sucessfully be backward compatible, "default" patterns need to be set for both page and term
+			permalinksConfig[KindPage][k] = v
+			permalinksConfig[KindTerm][k] = v
+
+		case maps.Params:
+			// [permalinks.key]
+			//   xyz = ???
+
+			if helpers.InStringArray(permalinksKindsSuppurt, k) {
+				// TODO: warn if we overwrite an already set value
+				for k2, v2 := range v {
+					switch v2 := v2.(type) {
+					case string:
+						permalinksConfig[k][k2] = v2
+
+					default:
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration invalid: unknown value %q for key %q for kind %q", v2, k2, k)
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration not supported for kind %q, supported kinds are %v", k, permalinksKindsSuppurt)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("permalinks configuration invalid: unknown value %q for key %q", v, k)
+		}
+	}
+	return permalinksConfig, nil
+}
diff --git a/resources/page/zero_file.autogen.go b/resources/page/zero_file.autogen.go
index 979f92a0f0e..72d98998ec2 100644
--- a/resources/page/zero_file.autogen.go
+++ b/resources/page/zero_file.autogen.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package page
 import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/loggers"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugofs"
-	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugofs/files"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/source"
 )
 
@@ -35,11 +34,6 @@ func (zeroFile) IsZero() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (z zeroFile) Classifier() files.ContentClass {
-	z.log.Warnln(".File.Classifier on zero object. Wrap it in if or with: {{ with .File }}{{ .Classifier }}{{ end }}")
-	return files.ContentClassZero
-}
-
 func (z zeroFile) Path() (o0 string) {
 	z.log.Warnln(".File.Path on zero object. Wrap it in if or with: {{ with .File }}{{ .Path }}{{ end }}")
 	return
diff --git a/source/fileInfo.go b/source/fileInfo.go
index 03bb1b16cb9..c58a0c3b908 100644
--- a/source/fileInfo.go
+++ b/source/fileInfo.go
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ type FileWithoutOverlap interface {
 	// if file is a leaf bundle.
 	ContentBaseName() string
 
-	// Classifier is the ContentClass of the file
-	Classifier() files.ContentClass
-
 	// UniqueID is the MD5 hash of the file's path and is for most practical applications,
 	// Hugo content files being one of them, considered to be unique.
 	UniqueID() string
@@ -173,11 +170,6 @@ func (fi *FileInfo) ContentBaseName() string {
 	return fi.contentBaseName
 }
 
-// Classifier is the ContentClass of the file
-func (fi *FileInfo) Classifier() files.ContentClass {
-	return fi.classifier;
-}
-
 // Section returns a file's section.
 func (fi *FileInfo) Section() string {
 	fi.init()


Test patch:
diff --git a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
index 9c40fa7d02e..3910e2b978b 100644
--- a/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
+++ b/hugolib/integrationtest_builder.go
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) Build() *IntegrationTestBuilder {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) LogString() string {
+	return s.logBuff.String()
+}
+
 func (s *IntegrationTestBuilder) BuildE() (*IntegrationTestBuilder, error) {
 	s.Helper()
 	if err := s.initBuilder(); err != nil {
diff --git a/hugolib/site_url_test.go b/hugolib/site_url_test.go
index 62483093cca..cb69be4ca05 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_url_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_url_test.go
@@ -160,3 +160,25 @@ Do not go gentle into that good night.
 	th.assertFileContent(filepath.Join("public", "ss1", "index.html"), "P1|URL: /ss1/|Next: /ss1/page/2/")
 	th.assertFileContent(filepath.Join("public", "ss1", "page", "2", "index.html"), "P2|URL: /ss1/page/2/|Next: /ss1/page/3/")
 }
+
+func TestSectionsEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	files := `
+-- hugo.toml --
+-- content/withfile/_index.md --
+-- content/withoutfile/p1.md --
+-- layouts/_default/list.html --
+SectionsEntries: {{ .SectionsEntries }}
+
+
+`
+
+	b := NewIntegrationTestBuilder(
+		IntegrationTestConfig{
+			T:           t,
+			TxtarString: files,
+		},
+	).Build()
+
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/withfile/index.html", "SectionsEntries: [withfile]")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/withoutfile/index.html", "SectionsEntries: [withoutfile]")
+}
diff --git a/resources/page/permalinks_integration_test.go b/resources/page/permalinks_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c2411ad780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/page/permalinks_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package page_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bep/logg"
+	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugolib"
+)
+
+func TestPermalinks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	files := `
+-- layouts/_default/list.html --
+List|{{ .Kind }}|{{ .RelPermalink }}|
+-- layouts/_default/single.html --
+Single|{{ .Kind }}|{{ .RelPermalink }}|
+-- hugo.toml --
+[taxonomies]
+tag = "tags"
+[permalinks.page]
+withpageslug = '/pageslug/:slug/'
+withallbutlastsection = '/:sections[:last]/:slug/'
+[permalinks.section]
+withfilefilename = '/sectionwithfilefilename/:filename/'
+withfilefiletitle = '/sectionwithfilefiletitle/:title/'
+withfileslug = '/sectionwithfileslug/:slug/'
+nofileslug = '/sectionnofileslug/:slug/'
+nofilefilename = '/sectionnofilefilename/:filename/'
+nofiletitle1 = '/sectionnofiletitle1/:title/'
+nofiletitle2 = '/sectionnofiletitle2/:sections[:last]/'
+[permalinks.term]
+tags = '/tagsslug/tag/:slug/'
+[permalinks.taxonomy]
+tags = '/tagsslug/:slug/'
+-- content/withpageslug/p1.md --
+---
+slug: "p1slugvalue"
+tags: ["mytag"]
+---
+-- content/withfilefilename/_index.md --
+-- content/withfileslug/_index.md --
+---
+slug: "withfileslugvalue"
+---
+-- content/nofileslug/p1.md --
+-- content/nofilefilename/p1.md --
+-- content/nofiletitle1/p1.md --
+-- content/nofiletitle2/asdf/p1.md --
+-- content/withallbutlastsection/subsection/p1.md --
+-- content/tags/_index.md --
+---
+slug: "tagsslug"
+---
+-- content/tags/mytag/_index.md --
+---
+slug: "mytagslug"
+---
+
+
+`
+
+	b := hugolib.NewIntegrationTestBuilder(
+		hugolib.IntegrationTestConfig{
+			T:           t,
+			TxtarString: files,
+			LogLevel:    logg.LevelWarn,
+		}).Build()
+
+	t.Log(b.LogString())
+	// No .File.TranslationBaseName on zero object etc. warnings.
+	b.Assert(b.H.Log.LoggCount(logg.LevelWarn), qt.Equals, 0)
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/pageslug/p1slugvalue/index.html", "Single|page|/pageslug/p1slugvalue/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionwithfilefilename/index.html", "List|section|/sectionwithfilefilename/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionwithfileslug/withfileslugvalue/index.html", "List|section|/sectionwithfileslug/withfileslugvalue/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionnofilefilename/index.html", "List|section|/sectionnofilefilename/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionnofileslug/nofileslugs/index.html", "List|section|/sectionnofileslug/nofileslugs/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionnofiletitle1/nofiletitle1s/index.html", "List|section|/sectionnofiletitle1/nofiletitle1s/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/sectionnofiletitle2/index.html", "List|section|/sectionnofiletitle2/|")
+
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/tagsslug/tag/mytagslug/index.html", "List|term|/tagsslug/tag/mytagslug/|")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/tagsslug/tagsslug/index.html", "List|taxonomy|/tagsslug/tagsslug/|")
+
+	permalinksConf := b.H.Configs.Base.Permalinks
+	b.Assert(permalinksConf, qt.DeepEquals, map[string]map[string]string{
+		"page":     {"withallbutlastsection": "/:sections[:last]/:slug/", "withpageslug": "/pageslug/:slug/"},
+		"section":  {"nofilefilename": "/sectionnofilefilename/:filename/", "nofileslug": "/sectionnofileslug/:slug/", "nofiletitle1": "/sectionnofiletitle1/:title/", "nofiletitle2": "/sectionnofiletitle2/:sections[:last]/", "withfilefilename": "/sectionwithfilefilename/:filename/", "withfilefiletitle": "/sectionwithfilefiletitle/:title/", "withfileslug": "/sectionwithfileslug/:slug/"},
+		"taxonomy": {"tags": "/tagsslug/:slug/"},
+		"term":     {"tags": "/tagsslug/tag/:slug/"},
+	})
+
+}
+
+func TestPermalinksOldSetup(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	files := `
+-- layouts/_default/list.html --
+List|{{ .Kind }}|{{ .RelPermalink }}|
+-- layouts/_default/single.html --
+Single|{{ .Kind }}|{{ .RelPermalink }}|
+-- hugo.toml --
+[permalinks]
+withpageslug = '/pageslug/:slug/'
+-- content/withpageslug/p1.md --
+---
+slug: "p1slugvalue"
+---
+
+
+
+
+`
+
+	b := hugolib.NewIntegrationTestBuilder(
+		hugolib.IntegrationTestConfig{
+			T:           t,
+			TxtarString: files,
+			LogLevel:    logg.LevelWarn,
+		}).Build()
+
+	t.Log(b.LogString())
+	// No .File.TranslationBaseName on zero object etc. warnings.
+	b.Assert(b.H.Log.LoggCount(logg.LevelWarn), qt.Equals, 0)
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/pageslug/p1slugvalue/index.html", "Single|page|/pageslug/p1slugvalue/|")
+
+	permalinksConf := b.H.Configs.Base.Permalinks
+	b.Assert(permalinksConf, qt.DeepEquals, map[string]map[string]string{
+		"page":     {"withpageslug": "/pageslug/:slug/"},
+		"section":  {},
+		"taxonomy": {},
+		"term":     {"withpageslug": "/pageslug/:slug/"},
+	})
+
+}
+
+func TestPermalinksNestedSections(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	files := `
+-- hugo.toml --
+[permalinks.page]
+books = '/libros/:sections[1:]/:filename'
+
+[permalinks.section]
+books = '/libros/:sections[1:]'
+-- content/books/_index.md --
+---
+title: Books
+---
+-- content/books/fiction/_index.md --
+---
+title: Fiction
+---
+-- content/books/fiction/2023/_index.md --
+---
+title: 2023
+---
+-- content/books/fiction/2023/book1/index.md --
+---
+title: Book 1
+---
+-- layouts/_default/single.html --
+Single.
+-- layouts/_default/list.html --
+List.
+`
+
+	b := hugolib.NewIntegrationTestBuilder(
+		hugolib.IntegrationTestConfig{
+			T:           t,
+			TxtarString: files,
+			LogLevel:    logg.LevelWarn,
+		}).Build()
+
+	t.Log(b.LogString())
+	// No .File.TranslationBaseName on zero object etc. warnings.
+	b.Assert(b.H.Log.LoggCount(logg.LevelWarn), qt.Equals, 0)
+
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/libros/index.html", "List.")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/libros/fiction/index.html", "List.")
+	b.AssertFileContent("public/libros/fiction/2023/book1/index.html", "Single.")
+
+}
diff --git a/resources/page/permalinks_test.go b/resources/page/permalinks_test.go
index 24eb27f5b6f..194387d5cb8 100644
--- a/resources/page/permalinks_test.go
+++ b/resources/page/permalinks_test.go
@@ -179,36 +179,45 @@ func TestPermalinkExpansionSliceSyntax(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
 	exp, err := NewPermalinkExpander(urlize, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
-	slice := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"}
-	fn := func(s string) []string {
-		return exp.toSliceFunc(s)(slice)
+	slice4 := []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"}
+	fn4 := func(s string) []string {
+		return exp.toSliceFunc(s)(slice4)
+	}
+
+	slice1 := []string{"a"}
+	fn1 := func(s string) []string {
+		return exp.toSliceFunc(s)(slice1)
 	}
 
 	c.Run("Basic", func(c *qt.C) {
-		c.Assert(fn("[1:3]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[1:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c", "d"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[:2]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[0:2]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
-		c.Assert(fn(""), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"d"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[:last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[1:3]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[1:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c", "d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[:2]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[0:2]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4(""), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[:last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c"})
+		c.Assert(fn1("[last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a"})
+		c.Assert(fn1("[:last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
+		c.Assert(fn1("[1:last]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
+		c.Assert(fn1("[1]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
 
 	})
 
 	c.Run("Out of bounds", func(c *qt.C) {
-		c.Assert(fn("[1:5]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c", "d"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[-1:5]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
-		c.Assert(fn("[5:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
-		c.Assert(fn("[5:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
-		c.Assert(fn("[5:32]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[1:5]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"b", "c", "d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[-1:5]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{"a", "b", "c", "d"})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[5:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[5:]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
+		c.Assert(fn4("[5:32]"), qt.DeepEquals, []string{})
 		c.Assert(exp.toSliceFunc("[:1]")(nil), qt.DeepEquals, []string(nil))
 		c.Assert(exp.toSliceFunc("[:1]")([]string{}), qt.DeepEquals, []string(nil))
 
 		// These all return nil
-		c.Assert(fn("[]"), qt.IsNil)
-		c.Assert(fn("[1:}"), qt.IsNil)
-		c.Assert(fn("foo"), qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(fn4("[]"), qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(fn4("[1:}"), qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(fn4("foo"), qt.IsNil)
 
 	})