From 3c78f5b5c341aa741a39417e6007dbaf369438f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 15:29:37 +0200
Subject: tests: basic: Wait for /var/run/shepherd/socket to be ready.

* gnu/tests/base.scm (run-basic-test)["shepherd socket ready"]: New test.
---
 gnu/tests/base.scm | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

(limited to 'gnu/tests')

diff --git a/gnu/tests/base.scm b/gnu/tests/base.scm
index 4c24cf57f6..0efb4a6e55 100644
--- a/gnu/tests/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/tests/base.scm
@@ -100,6 +100,23 @@ (define marionette
                                     version)
                     (string-prefix? architecture %host-type)))))
 
+          ;; Shepherd reads the config file *before* binding its control
+          ;; socket, so /var/run/shepherd/socket might not exist yet when the
+          ;; 'marionette' service is started.
+          (test-assert "shepherd socket ready"
+            (marionette-eval
+             `(begin
+                (use-modules (gnu services herd))
+                (let loop ((i 10))
+                  (cond ((file-exists? (%shepherd-socket-file))
+                         #t)
+                        ((> i 0)
+                         (sleep 1)
+                         (loop (- i 1)))
+                        (else
+                         #f))))
+             marionette))
+
           (test-assert "shell and user commands"
             ;; Is everything in $PATH?
             (zero? (marionette-eval '(system "
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