Skip content tests when file does not exist.

HISTORY.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Changelog
 
 version 1.7.0-dev
 ---------------------------
++ Skip tests searching in non existing file
 + Test and support for Python 3.11.
 + Add ``--stderr-bytes`` or ``--sb`` option to change the maximum 
   number of bytes to display for the stderr and stdout on 

src/pytest_workflow/content_tests.py

@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@ def runtest(self):
         were we are looking for multiple words (variants / sequences). """
         # Wait for thread to complete.
         self.parent.thread.join()
-        assert not self.parent.file_not_found
+        if self.parent.file_not_found:
+            pytest.skip(f"'{self.content_name}' was not found so cannot be "
+                        f"searched")
         if self.regex:
             assert ((self.string in self.parent.found_patterns) ==
                     self.should_contain)
@@ -253,17 +255,9 @@ def runtest(self):
                     self.should_contain)
 
     def repr_failure(self, excinfo, style=None):
-        if self.parent.file_not_found:
-            containing = ("containing" if self.should_contain else
-                          "not containing")
-            return (
-                f"'{self.content_name}' does not exist and cannot be searched "
-                f"for {containing} '{self.string}'."
-            )
-        else:
-            found = "not found" if self.should_contain else "found"
-            should = "should" if self.should_contain else "should not"
-            return (
-                f"'{self.string}' was {found} in {self.content_name} "
-                f"while it {should} be there."
-            )
+        found = "not found" if self.should_contain else "found"
+        should = "should" if self.should_contain else "should not"
+        return (
+            f"'{self.string}' was {found} in {self.content_name} "
+            f"while it {should} be there."
+        )

tests/test_fail_messages.py

@@ -111,25 +111,6 @@
      "'grep --help' was found in 'fail_test': stderr while "
      "it should not be there"),
     ("""\
-    - name: file_not_exist
-      command: echo moo
-      files:
-        - path: moo.txt
-          contains:
-            - "moo"
-    """,
-     "moo.txt' does not exist and cannot be searched for containing 'moo'."),
-    ("""\
-    - name: file_not_exist
-      command: echo moo
-      files:
-        - path: moo.txt
-          must_not_contain:
-            - "miaow"
-    """,
-     "moo.txt' does not exist and cannot be searched for "
-     "not containing 'miaow'."),
-    ("""\
     - name: simple echo
       command: "echo Hello, world"
       stdout:

tests/test_skip_tests.py

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2018 Leiden University Medical Center
+# This file is part of pytest-workflow
+#
+# pytest-workflow is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# pytest-workflow is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with pytest-workflow.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+
+import textwrap
+
+SKIP_TESTS = textwrap.dedent("""\
+- name: wall_test
+  command: echo "testing"
+  files:
+    - path: test.txt
+      contains:
+        - "brie"
+    - path: test2.txt
+      contains:
+        - "halloumi"
+      must_not_contain:
+        - "gorgonzola"
+
+- name: wall3_test
+  command: bash -c "echo 'testing' > test3.txt"
+  files:
+    - path: test3.txt
+      contains:
+        - "kaas"
+      must_not_contain:
+        - "testing"
+""")
+
+
+def test_skips(pytester):
+    pytester.makefile(".yml", test=SKIP_TESTS)
+    result = pytester.runpytest("-v").parseoutcomes()
+    assert {"failed": 4, "passed": 3, "skipped": 3} == result