Test for github issue 1842: handle relative paths correctly on Windows.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
index d6f56db3e9..2b7361de0b 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/file_spec.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,19 @@ describe Chef::Resource::File do
   let(:file_base) { "file_spec" }
   let(:expected_content) { "Don't fear the ruby." }
 
-  def create_resource
+  def create_resource(opts={})
     events = Chef::EventDispatch::Dispatcher.new
     node = Chef::Node.new
     run_context = Chef::RunContext.new(node, {}, events)
-    resource = Chef::Resource::File.new(path, run_context)
+
+    use_path = if opts[:use_relative_path]
+      Dir.chdir(test_file_dir)
+      File.basename(path)
+    else
+      path
+    end
+
+    resource = Chef::Resource::File.new(use_path, run_context)
     resource
   end
 
@@ -42,6 +50,10 @@ describe Chef::Resource::File do
     create_resource
   end
 
+  let(:resource_with_relative_path) do
+    create_resource(:use_relative_path => true)
+  end
+
   let(:unmanaged_content) do
     "This is file content that is not managed by chef"
   end
@@ -74,6 +86,19 @@ describe Chef::Resource::File do
     end
   end
 
+  # github issue 1842.
+  describe "when running action :create on a relative path" do
+    before do
+      resource_with_relative_path.run_action(:create)
+    end
+
+    context "and the file exists" do
+      it "should run without an exception" do
+        resource_with_relative_path.run_action(:create)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "when running action :touch" do
     context "and the target file does not exist" do
       before do