test-lib: user-friendly alternatives to test [-d|-f|-e]

[thirdparty/git.git] / t / test-lib.sh

diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index e5523dd690a43fdcf315e7e952d4d316182eeb25..e913286e2d747385cef3d35d10fb0695d61a93f9 100644 (file)
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -542,6 +542,38 @@ test_external_without_stderr () {
        fi
 }
 
+# debugging-friendly alternatives to "test [-f|-d|-e]"
+# The commands test the existence or non-existence of $1. $2 can be
+# given to provide a more precise diagnosis.
+test_path_is_file () {
+       if ! [ -f "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "File $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_dir () {
+       if ! [ -d "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "Directory $1 doesn't exist. $*"
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+test_path_is_missing () {
+       if [ -e "$1" ]
+       then
+               echo "Path exists:"
+               ls -ld "$1"
+               if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
+                       echo "$*"
+               fi
+               false
+       fi
+}
+
+
 # This is not among top-level (test_expect_success | test_expect_failure)
 # but is a prefix that can be used in the test script, like:
 #