1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/test-bootctl-json.sh b/test/test-bootctl-json.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/test/test-bootctl-json.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+bootctl="${1:?}"
+
+"$bootctl" --no-pager list >/dev/null || {
+    echo "$bootctl list failed, skipping tests" 1>&2
+    exit 77
+}
+
+set -x
+
+"$bootctl" list --json=pretty | python3 -m json.tool >/dev/null
+"$bootctl" list --json=short | python3 -m json.tool >/dev/null
+
+command -v jq >/dev/null || {
+    echo "jq is not available, skipping jq tests" 1>&2
+    exit 0
+}
+
+"$bootctl" list --json=pretty | jq . >/dev/null
+"$bootctl" list --json=short | jq . >/dev/null