tests/test_git_config.py

import os
import unittest

import git_config

def fixture(*paths):
    """Return a path relative to test/fixtures.
    """
    return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'fixtures', *paths)

class GitConfigUnitTest(unittest.TestCase):
    """Tests the GitConfig class.
    """
    def setUp(self):
        """Create a GitConfig object using the test.gitconfig fixture.
        """
        config_fixture = fixture('test.gitconfig')
        self.config = git_config.GitConfig(config_fixture)

    def test_GetString_with_empty_config_values(self):
        """
        Test config entries with no value.

        [section]
            empty

        """
        val = self.config.GetString('section.empty')
        self.assertEqual(val, None)

    def test_GetString_with_true_value(self):
        """
        Test config entries with a string value.

        [section]
            nonempty = true

        """
        val = self.config.GetString('section.nonempty')
        self.assertEqual(val, 'true')

    def test_GetString_from_missing_file(self):
        """
        Test missing config file
        """
        config_fixture = fixture('not.present.gitconfig')
        config = git_config.GitConfig(config_fixture)
        val = config.GetString('empty')
        self.assertEqual(val, None)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()