From 214a1ca3c5d7f8d633587cf6faff2868f341b31b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:08:54 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] html/template: fix nil pointer bug Fixes #3272.

R=golang-dev, rsc
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5819046
---
 src/pkg/html/template/escape_test.go |  9 +++++++++
 src/pkg/html/template/template.go    | 12 +++++++++---
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pkg/html/template/escape_test.go b/src/pkg/html/template/escape_test.go
index 2bbb1b1bc9..ce12c1795c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/html/template/escape_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/html/template/escape_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"text/template"
@@ -1637,6 +1638,14 @@ func TestIndirectPrint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// This is a test for issue 3272.
+func TestEmptyTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	page := Must(New("page").ParseFiles(os.DevNull))
+	if err := page.ExecuteTemplate(os.Stdout, "page", "nothing"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkEscapedExecute(b *testing.B) {
 	tmpl := Must(New("t").Parse(`<a onclick="alert('{{.}}')">{{.}}</a>`))
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/src/pkg/html/template/template.go b/src/pkg/html/template/template.go
index 95a3027c46..24c6c5276e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/html/template/template.go
+++ b/src/pkg/html/template/template.go
@@ -64,7 +64,13 @@ func (t *Template) lookupAndEscapeTemplate(name string) (tmpl *Template, err err
 	t.nameSpace.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.nameSpace.mu.Unlock()
 	tmpl = t.set[name]
-	if (tmpl == nil) != (t.text.Lookup(name) == nil) {
+	if tmpl == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("html/template: %q is undefined", name)
+	}
+	if tmpl.text.Tree == nil || tmpl.text.Root == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("html/template: %q is an incomplete template", name)
+	}
+	if t.text.Lookup(name) == nil {
 		panic("html/template internal error: template escaping out of sync")
 	}
 	if tmpl != nil && !tmpl.escaped {
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ func (t *Template) ParseFiles(filenames ...string) (*Template, error) {
 func parseFiles(t *Template, filenames ...string) (*Template, error) {
 	if len(filenames) == 0 {
 		// Not really a problem, but be consistent.
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("template: no files named in call to ParseFiles")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("html/template: no files named in call to ParseFiles")
 	}
 	for _, filename := range filenames {
 		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ func parseGlob(t *Template, pattern string) (*Template, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if len(filenames) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("template: pattern matches no files: %#q", pattern)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("html/template: pattern matches no files: %#q", pattern)
 	}
 	return parseFiles(t, filenames...)
 }
-- 
2.50.0