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@@ -934,6 +934,34 @@ test_when_finished () {
} && (exit \"\$eval_ret\"); eval_ret=\$?; $test_cleanup"
}
+# This function can be used to schedule some commands to be run
+# unconditionally at the end of the test script, e.g. to stop a daemon:
+#
+# test_expect_success 'test git daemon' '
+# git daemon &
+# daemon_pid=$! &&
+# test_atexit 'kill $daemon_pid' &&
+# hello world
+# '
+#
+# The commands will be executed before the trash directory is removed,
+# i.e. the atexit commands will still be able to access any pidfiles or
+# socket files.
+#
+# Note that these commands will be run even when a test script run
+# with '--immediate' fails. Be careful with your atexit commands to
+# minimize any changes to the failed state.
+
+test_atexit () {
+ # We cannot detect when we are in a subshell in general, but by
+ # doing so on Bash is better than nothing (the test will
+ # silently pass on other shells).
+ test "${BASH_SUBSHELL-0}" = 0 ||
+ error "bug in test script: test_atexit does nothing in a subshell"
+ test_atexit_cleanup="{ $*
+ } && (exit \"\$eval_ret\"); eval_ret=\$?; $test_atexit_cleanup"
+}
+
# Most tests can use the created repository, but some may need to create more.
# Usage: test_create_repo <directory>
test_create_repo () {