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+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='git partial clone'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+# create a normal "src" repo where we can later create new commits.
+# expect_1.oids will contain a list of the OIDs of all blobs.
+test_expect_success 'setup normal src repo' '
+	echo "{print \$1}" >print_1.awk &&
+	echo "{print \$2}" >print_2.awk &&
+
+	git init src &&
+	for n in 1 2 3 4
+	do
+		echo "This is file: $n" > src/file.$n.txt
+		git -C src add file.$n.txt
+		git -C src commit -m "file $n"
+		git -C src ls-files -s file.$n.txt >>temp
+	done &&
+	awk -f print_2.awk <temp | sort >expect_1.oids &&
+	test_line_count = 4 expect_1.oids
+'
+
+# bare clone "src" giving "srv.bare" for use as our server.
+test_expect_success 'setup bare clone for server' '
+	git clone --bare "file://$(pwd)/src" srv.bare &&
+	git -C srv.bare config --local uploadpack.allowfilter 1 &&
+	git -C srv.bare config --local uploadpack.allowanysha1inwant 1
+'
+
+# do basic partial clone from "srv.bare"
+# confirm we are missing all of the known blobs.
+# confirm partial clone was registered in the local config.
+test_expect_success 'do partial clone 1' '
+	git clone --no-checkout --filter=blob:none "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" pc1 &&
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print \
+		| awk -f print_1.awk \
+		| sed "s/?//" \
+		| sort >observed.oids &&
+	test_cmp expect_1.oids observed.oids &&
+	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local core.repositoryformatversion)" = "1" &&
+	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local extensions.partialclone)" = "origin" &&
+	test "$(git -C pc1 config --local core.partialclonefilter)" = "blob:none"
+'
+
+# checkout master to force dynamic object fetch of blobs at HEAD.
+test_expect_success 'verify checkout with dynamic object fetch' '
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print >observed &&
+	test_line_count = 4 observed &&
+	git -C pc1 checkout master &&
+	git -C pc1 rev-list HEAD --quiet --objects --missing=print >observed &&
+	test_line_count = 0 observed
+'
+
+# create new commits in "src" repo to establish a blame history on file.1.txt
+# and push to "srv.bare".
+test_expect_success 'push new commits to server' '
+	git -C src remote add srv "file://$(pwd)/srv.bare" &&
+	for x in a b c d e
+	do
+		echo "Mod $x" >>src/file.1.txt
+		git -C src add file.1.txt
+		git -C src commit -m "mod $x"
+	done &&
+	git -C src blame master -- file.1.txt >expect.blame &&
+	git -C src push -u srv master
+'
+
+# (partial) fetch in the partial clone repo from the promisor remote.
+# verify that fetch inherited the filter-spec from the config and DOES NOT
+# have the new blobs.
+test_expect_success 'partial fetch inherits filter settings' '
+	git -C pc1 fetch origin &&
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print >observed &&
+	test_line_count = 5 observed
+'
+
+# force dynamic object fetch using diff.
+# we should only get 1 new blob (for the file in origin/master).
+test_expect_success 'verify diff causes dynamic object fetch' '
+	git -C pc1 diff master..origin/master -- file.1.txt &&
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print >observed &&
+	test_line_count = 4 observed
+'
+
+# force full dynamic object fetch of the file's history using blame.
+# we should get the intermediate blobs for the file.
+test_expect_success 'verify blame causes dynamic object fetch' '
+	git -C pc1 blame origin/master -- file.1.txt >observed.blame &&
+	test_cmp expect.blame observed.blame &&
+	git -C pc1 rev-list master..origin/master --quiet --objects --missing=print >observed &&
+	test_line_count = 0 observed
+'
+
+test_done