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diff --git a/refs/log.py b/refs/log.py
index 6c734ad4..f49c07fd 100644
--- a/refs/log.py
+++ b/refs/log.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class RefLog(list, Serializable):
specifiy an entry counted from the end of the list
:raise IndexError: If the entry didn't exist
+
.. note:: This method is faster as it only parses the entry at index, skipping
all other lines. Nonetheless, the whole file has to be read if
the index is negative
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ class RefLog(list, Serializable):
@classmethod
def append_entry(cls, config_reader, filepath, oldbinsha, newbinsha, message):
"""Append a new log entry to the revlog at filepath.
+
:param config_reader: configuration reader of the repository - used to obtain
user information. May be None
:param filepath: full path to the log file
@@ -255,8 +257,13 @@ class RefLog(list, Serializable):
return entry
def write(self):
- """Write this instance's data to the file we are originating from"""
- return self.to_file(self._path)
+ """Write this instance's data to the file we are originating from
+ :return: self"""
+ if self._path is None:
+ raise ValueError("Instance was not initialized with a path, use to_file(...) instead")
+ #END assert path
+ self.to_file(self._path)
+ return self
#} END interface