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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# author: deadc0de6 (https://github.com/deadc0de6)
+# Copyright (c) 2022, deadc0de6
+#
+# test import with env variables
+#
+
+# exit on first error
+set -e
+
+# all this crap to get current path
+rl="readlink -f"
+if ! ${rl} "${0}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rl="realpath"
+
+  if ! hash ${rl}; then
+    echo "\"${rl}\" not found !" && exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+cur=$(dirname "$(${rl} "${0}")")
+
+#hash dotdrop >/dev/null 2>&1
+#[ "$?" != "0" ] && echo "install dotdrop to run tests" && exit 1
+
+#echo "called with ${1}"
+
+# dotdrop path can be pass as argument
+ddpath="${cur}/../"
+[ "${1}" != "" ] && ddpath="${1}"
+[ ! -d ${ddpath} ] && echo "ddpath \"${ddpath}\" is not a directory" && exit 1
+
+export PYTHONPATH="${ddpath}:${PYTHONPATH}"
+bin="python3 -m dotdrop.dotdrop"
+hash coverage 2>/dev/null && bin="coverage run -a --source=dotdrop -m dotdrop.dotdrop" || true
+
+echo "dotdrop path: ${ddpath}"
+echo "pythonpath: ${PYTHONPATH}"
+
+# get the helpers
+source ${cur}/helpers
+
+echo -e "$(tput setaf 6)==> RUNNING $(basename $BASH_SOURCE) <==$(tput sgr0)"
+
+################################################################
+# this is the test
+################################################################
+
+# the dotfile source
+tmps=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d`
+mkdir -p ${tmps}/dotfiles
+# the dotfile destination
+tmpd=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d`
+#echo "dotfile destination: ${tmpd}"
+tmpx=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d`
+tmpy=`mktemp -d --suffix='-dotdrop-tests' || mktemp -d`
+
+clear_on_exit "${tmps}"
+clear_on_exit "${tmpd}"
+clear_on_exit "${tmpx}"
+clear_on_exit "${tmpy}"
+
+# create the dotfile
+mkdir -p ${tmpd}/adir
+echo "adir/file1" > ${tmpd}/adir/file1
+echo "adir/fil2" > ${tmpd}/adir/file2
+echo "file3" > ${tmpd}/file3
+
+# create the config file
+cfg="${tmps}/config.yaml"
+
+cat > ${cfg} << _EOF
+config:
+  backup: true
+  create: true
+  dotpath: dotfiles
+  check_version: true
+dotfiles:
+profiles:
+_EOF
+#cat ${cfg}
+
+export DOTDROP_CONFIG="${cfg}"
+export DOTDROP_PROFILE="p1"
+export DOTDROP_VERBOSE=
+export DOTDROP_NOBANNER=
+export DOTDROP_TMPDIR="${tmpx}"
+export DOTDROP_WORKDIR="${tmpy}"
+export DOTDROP_WORKERS="1"
+
+# import
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -f ${tmpd}/adir
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -f ${tmpd}/file3
+
+cat ${cfg}
+
+# ensure exists and is not link
+[ ! -d ${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/adir ] && echo "not a directory" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/adir/file1 ] && echo "not exist" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/adir/file2 ] && echo "not exist" && exit 1
+[ ! -e ${tmps}/dotfiles/${tmpd}/file3 ] && echo "not a file" && exit 1
+
+cat ${cfg} | grep ${tmpd}/adir >/dev/null 2>&1
+cat ${cfg} | grep ${tmpd}/file3 >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+nb=`cat ${cfg} | grep d_adir | wc -l`
+[ "${nb}" != "2" ] && echo 'bad config1' && exit 1
+nb=`cat ${cfg} | grep f_file3 | wc -l`
+[ "${nb}" != "2" ] && echo 'bad config2' && exit 1
+
+cntpre=`find ${tmps}/dotfiles -type f | wc -l`
+
+export DOTDROP_FORCE_NODEBUG=
+
+# compare
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} compare
+
+# install
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} install -f
+
+# reimport
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -f ${tmpd}/adir
+cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} import -f ${tmpd}/file3
+
+cntpost=`find ${tmps}/dotfiles -type f | wc -l`
+
+[ "${cntpost}" != "${cntpre}" ] && echo "import failed" && exit 1
+
+echo "OK"
+exit 0