Leo Butler <leo.but...@umanitoba.ca> writes: > However, I would like feedback/suggestions on writing such a > test. Issues include: > > 1. how to clean up the side-effects, including changes in the test > buffer, filesystem and potentially creating an error buffer;
As you did, we generally use unwind-protect. Also, we prefer putting temporary files into temporary directory. You can grep for `make-temp-file' and `delete-file' in tests. There are plenty of examples. > 2. the general absence of similar tests (except in test-ob.el, > test-ob/result-graphics-link-type-header-argument). > ... > I am unsure about 2. Is the absence of such tests because there is a > policy against them, or ... We have no such policy. In fact, many tests are making temporary files. -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
