Jira (PUP-3396) Add support for testing 4x functions in modules

[Joshua Partlow (JIRA)]

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Joshua Partlow commented on an issue   Re: Add support for testing 4x functions in modules While working on this with Henrik, Charlie discovered a feature in puppetlabs_spec_helper that fits the bill. From Charlie Sharpsteen: I just discovered that this change may not be necessary due to some support built into puppetlabs_spec_helper. The spec helper can install modules listed in the .fixtures.yml file into spec/fixtures/modules which is placed on the modulepath during test runs. What I was unaware of is there there is a syntax for dynamically generating a symlink to the module under test: fixtures: symlinks: name_of_module_here: "#{source_dir}" This accomplishes the goal of making v4 functions loadable. Marking this for documentation instead, and closing PR-3168 which was adding test specific instrumentation for adding modules. Add Comment   Puppet / PUP-3396 Add support for testing 4x functions in modules When testing a single module with a typical disk layout, the module is usually located in a directory that cannot be used as a modulepath entry. The Loaders helper facade has no public way of adding a module under test to the configuration it builds. While there is nothing preventing a different configuration to be created and used as the loaders for ... This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.4#6159-sha1:44eaede) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.