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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-19 16:58:41 +0000
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Exercise tail's behavior regarding missing files with/without --retry.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ tail
+
+# Function to count number of lines from tail
+# while ignoring transient errors due to resource limits
+countlines_ ()
+{
+ grep -Ev 'inotify (resources exhausted|cannot be used)' out | wc -l
+}
+
+# Function to check the expected line count in 'out'.
+# Called via retry_delay_(). Sleep some time - see retry_delay_() - if the
+# line count is still smaller than expected.
+wait4lines_ ()
+{
+ local delay=$1
+ local elc=$2 # Expected line count.
+ [ "$(countlines_)" -ge "$elc" ] || { sleep $delay; return 1; }
+}
+
+# Terminate any background tail process
+cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
+
+# Speedup the non inotify case
+fastpoll='-s.1 --max-unchanged-stats=1'
+
+# === Test:
+# Retry without --follow results in a warning.
+touch file
+tail --retry file > out 2>&1 || fail=1
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 1 ] || { cat out; fail=1; }
+grep -F 'tail: warning: --retry ignored' out || { cat out; fail=1; }
+
+# === Test:
+# The same with a missing file: expect error message and exit 1.
+returns_ 1 tail --retry missing > out 2>&1 || fail=1
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 2 ] || { cat out; fail=1; }
+grep -F 'tail: warning: --retry ignored' out || { cat out; fail=1; }
+
+for mode in '' '---disable-inotify'; do
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that "tail --retry --follow=name" waits for the file to appear.
+# Clear 'out' so that we can check its contents without races
+>out || framework_failure_
+timeout 10 \
+ tail $mode $fastpoll --follow=name --retry missing >out 2>&1 & pid=$!
+# Wait for "cannot open" error.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 1 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+echo "X" > missing || framework_failure_
+# Wait for the expected output.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 3 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+cleanup_
+# Expect 3 lines in the output file.
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 3 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'has appeared' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep '^X$' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -f missing out || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that "tail --retry --follow=descriptor" waits for the file to appear.
+# tail-8.21 failed at this (since the implementation of the inotify support).
+timeout 10 \
+ tail $mode $fastpoll --follow=descriptor --retry missing >out 2>&1 & pid=$!
+# Wait for "cannot open" error.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 2 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+echo "X1" > missing || framework_failure_
+# Wait for the expected output.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 4 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+# Ensure truncation is detected
+# tail-8.25 failed at this (as assumed non file and went into blocking mode)
+echo "X" > missing || framework_failure_
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 6 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+cleanup_
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 6 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'retry only effective for the initial open' out \
+ || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'has appeared' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep '^X1$' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'file truncated' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep '^X$' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -f missing out || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that tail --follow=descriptor --retry exits when the file appears
+# untailable. Expect exit status 1.
+timeout 10 \
+ tail $mode $fastpoll --follow=descriptor --retry missing >out 2>&1 & pid=$!
+# Wait for "cannot open" error.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 2 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+mkdir missing || framework_failure_ # Create untailable
+# Wait for the expected output.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 4 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+wait $pid
+rc=$?
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 4 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'retry only effective for the initial open' out \
+ || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'replaced with an untailable file' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'no files remaining' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+[ $rc = 1 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -fd missing out || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that --follow=descriptor (without --retry) does *not* try
+# to open a file after an initial fail, even when there are other
+# tailable files. This was an issue in <= 8.25.
+touch existing || framework_failure_
+tail $mode $fastpoll --follow=descriptor missing existing >out 2>&1 & pid=$!
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 2 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 2 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+echo "Y" > missing || framework_failure_
+echo "X" > existing || framework_failure_
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 3 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 3 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep '^X$' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep '^Y$' out && { fail=1; cat out; }
+cleanup_
+rm -f missing out existing || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that --follow=descriptor (without --retry) does *not wait* for the
+# file to appear. Expect 2 lines in the output file ("cannot open" +
+# "no files remaining") and exit status 1.
+returns_ 1 tail $mode --follow=descriptor missing >out 2>&1 || fail=1
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 2 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'no files remaining' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -f out || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Likewise for --follow=name (without --retry).
+returns_ 1 tail $mode --follow=name missing >out 2>&1 || fail=1
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 2 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot open' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'no files remaining' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -f out || framework_failure_
+
+# === Test:
+# Ensure that tail -F retries when the file is initially untailable.
+if ! cat . >/dev/null; then
+mkdir untailable || framework_failure_
+timeout 10 \
+ tail $mode $fastpoll -F untailable >out 2>&1 & pid=$!
+# Wait for "cannot follow" error.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 2 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+{ rmdir untailable; echo foo > untailable; } || framework_failure_
+# Wait for the expected output.
+retry_delay_ wait4lines_ .1 6 4 || { cat out; fail=1; }
+cleanup_
+[ "$(countlines_)" = 4 ] || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'cannot follow' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+# The first is the common case, "has appeared" arises with slow rmdir.
+grep -E 'become accessible|has appeared' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'giving up' out && { fail=1; cat out; }
+grep -F 'foo' out || { fail=1; cat out; }
+rm -fd untailable out || framework_failure_
+fi
+
+done
+
+Exit $fail