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missing test coverage: `setindex!` should return the collection (not the element)

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
62/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Domain
testing

Research direction

Start with the merged PR #829 to find which setindex! method it changed and what it now returns. Then look for the existing test file covering that collection and run the test suite to confirm the current behaviour. Done when a new test asserts that setindex! returns the collection and the suite passes.

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Description

PR #829 fixed a bug. Merged without adding any test.

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Merged PRs (30d)
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