Method testConfigUpdating

src/test/java/gate/config/TestConfig.java:140–205

Test config updating

()

  /** Test config updating */
  @Test
  public void testConfigUpdating() throws Exception {
    
    //TODO try and fix this in some way
    // Don't test if there is no file. Should probably test with a static file
    // in the resources instead of relying on the running user
    if (Gate.getUserConfigFile() == null) return;
    
    // clear the gate config so we don't write values from the
    // system initialisation into the test file
        
    
    OptionsMap configMap = Gate.getUserConfig();
    configMap.clear();

    // if user config file exists, save it and remember the name
    //String configName = Gate.getUserConfigFileName();
    //File userConfigFile = new File(configName);
    File userConfigFile = Gate.getUserConfigFile();
    String configName = userConfigFile.getAbsolutePath();
    File savedConfigFile = null;
    if(userConfigFile.exists()) {
      if(DEBUG) {
        Out.prln(userConfigFile);
        Out.prln("can write: " + userConfigFile.canWrite());
      }
      String userConfigDirectory = userConfigFile.getParent();
      if(userConfigDirectory == null)
        userConfigDirectory = "";
      savedConfigFile = new File(
        userConfigDirectory + Strings.getFileSep() +
        "__saved_gate.xml__for_TestConfig__" + System.currentTimeMillis()
      );
      if(DEBUG) Out.prln(savedConfigFile);
      boolean renamed = userConfigFile.renameTo(savedConfigFile);
      assertTrue("rename failed", renamed);
    }
    assertTrue("user config file still there", ! userConfigFile.exists());

    // call Gate.writeConfig - check it creates an empty config file
    //this is no longer a valid test as the written user config will at least
    //contain the values for the known and autload plugin paths.
    Gate.writeUserConfig();
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    String writtenConfig = Files.getString(new File(configName));
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    String empty = Gate.getEmptyConfigFile();
//    assertEquals("written config doesn't match", writtenConfig, empty);

    // set some config attributes via Gate.getConfigData
    configMap.put("A", "1");
    configMap.put("B", "2");

    // call Gate.writeConfig, delete the config data from Gate's map,
    // read the config file and check that the new data is present
    Gate.writeUserConfig();
    configMap.clear();
    readConfig(userConfigFile.toURI().toURL());