test(ls): add format stability tests for --long flag

add tests to prevent formatting regressions in ipfs ls --long output:

unit tests (core/commands/ls_test.go):
- TestFormatMode: 20 cases covering all file types (regular, dir,
  symlink, pipe, socket, block/char devices) and special permission
  bits (setuid, setgid, sticky with/without execute)
- TestFormatModTime: zero time, old time (year format), future time,
  format length consistency

integration tests (test/cli/ls_test.go):
- explicit full output comparison with deterministic CIDs to catch
  any formatting changes
- header column order verification for --long with --size=true/false
- files without preserved metadata (---------- and - placeholders)
- directory output (trailing slash, d prefix in mode)

requested in: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/pull/11103#issuecomment-3745043561
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Marcin Rataj 2026-01-16 01:12:15 +01:00
parent c9fd043985
commit e66fa0dbc4
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package commands
import (
"os"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)
func TestFormatMode(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tests := []struct {
name string
mode os.FileMode
expected string
}{
// File types
{
name: "regular file with rw-r--r--",
mode: 0644,
expected: "-rw-r--r--",
},
{
name: "regular file with rwxr-xr-x",
mode: 0755,
expected: "-rwxr-xr-x",
},
{
name: "regular file with no permissions",
mode: 0,
expected: "----------",
},
{
name: "regular file with full permissions",
mode: 0777,
expected: "-rwxrwxrwx",
},
{
name: "directory with rwxr-xr-x",
mode: os.ModeDir | 0755,
expected: "drwxr-xr-x",
},
{
name: "directory with rwx------",
mode: os.ModeDir | 0700,
expected: "drwx------",
},
{
name: "symlink with rwxrwxrwx",
mode: os.ModeSymlink | 0777,
expected: "lrwxrwxrwx",
},
{
name: "named pipe with rw-r--r--",
mode: os.ModeNamedPipe | 0644,
expected: "prw-r--r--",
},
{
name: "socket with rw-rw-rw-",
mode: os.ModeSocket | 0666,
expected: "srw-rw-rw-",
},
{
name: "block device with rw-rw----",
mode: os.ModeDevice | 0660,
expected: "brw-rw----",
},
{
name: "character device with rw-rw-rw-",
mode: os.ModeDevice | os.ModeCharDevice | 0666,
expected: "crw-rw-rw-",
},
// Special permission bits - setuid
{
name: "setuid with execute",
mode: os.ModeSetuid | 0755,
expected: "-rwsr-xr-x",
},
{
name: "setuid without execute",
mode: os.ModeSetuid | 0644,
expected: "-rwSr--r--",
},
// Special permission bits - setgid
{
name: "setgid with execute",
mode: os.ModeSetgid | 0755,
expected: "-rwxr-sr-x",
},
{
name: "setgid without execute",
mode: os.ModeSetgid | 0745,
expected: "-rwxr-Sr-x",
},
// Special permission bits - sticky
{
name: "sticky with execute",
mode: os.ModeSticky | 0755,
expected: "-rwxr-xr-t",
},
{
name: "sticky without execute",
mode: os.ModeSticky | 0754,
expected: "-rwxr-xr-T",
},
// Combined special bits
{
name: "setuid + setgid + sticky all with execute",
mode: os.ModeSetuid | os.ModeSetgid | os.ModeSticky | 0777,
expected: "-rwsrwsrwt",
},
{
name: "setuid + setgid + sticky none with execute",
mode: os.ModeSetuid | os.ModeSetgid | os.ModeSticky | 0666,
expected: "-rwSrwSrwT",
},
// Directory with special bits
{
name: "directory with sticky bit",
mode: os.ModeDir | os.ModeSticky | 0755,
expected: "drwxr-xr-t",
},
}
for _, tc := range tests {
t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
result := formatMode(tc.mode)
assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, result)
})
}
}
func TestFormatModTime(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
t.Run("zero time returns dash", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
result := formatModTime(time.Time{})
assert.Equal(t, "-", result)
})
t.Run("old time shows year format", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
// Use a time clearly in the past (more than 6 months ago)
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.March, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
result := formatModTime(oldTime)
// Format: "Jan 02 2006" (note: two spaces before year)
assert.Equal(t, "Mar 15 2020", result)
})
t.Run("very old time shows year format", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
veryOldTime := time.Date(2000, time.January, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
result := formatModTime(veryOldTime)
assert.Equal(t, "Jan 01 2000", result)
})
t.Run("future time shows year format", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
// Times more than 24h in the future should show year format
futureTime := time.Now().AddDate(1, 0, 0)
result := formatModTime(futureTime)
// Should contain the future year
assert.Contains(t, result, " ") // two spaces before year
assert.Regexp(t, `^[A-Z][a-z]{2} \d{2} \d{4}$`, result) // matches "Mon DD YYYY"
assert.Contains(t, result, futureTime.Format("2006")) // contains the year
})
t.Run("format lengths are consistent", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
// Both formats should produce 12-character strings for alignment
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.March, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
oldResult := formatModTime(oldTime)
assert.Len(t, oldResult, 12, "old time format should be 12 chars")
// Recent time (use a fixed time to avoid flakiness)
// We test the format length by checking a definitely-recent time
recentTime := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
recentResult := formatModTime(recentTime)
assert.Len(t, recentResult, 12, "recent time format should be 12 chars")
})
}

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package cli
import (
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/ipfs/kubo/test/cli/harness"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
func TestLsLongFormat(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
t.Run("long format shows mode and mtime for preserved metadata", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
// Create a test directory structure with known permissions
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "testdata")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755))
// Create files with specific permissions
file1 := filepath.Join(testDir, "readable.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(file1, []byte("hello"), 0644))
file2 := filepath.Join(testDir, "executable.sh")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(file2, []byte("#!/bin/sh\necho hi"), 0755))
// Set a known mtime in the past (to get year format, avoiding flaky time-based tests)
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.June, 15, 10, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(file1, oldTime, oldTime))
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(file2, oldTime, oldTime))
// Add with preserved mode and mtime
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "--preserve-mtime", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long flag
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
// Verify format: Mode Hash Size ModTime Name
lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n")
require.Len(t, lines, 2, "expected 2 files in output")
// Check executable.sh line (should be first alphabetically)
assert.Contains(t, lines[0], "-rwxr-xr-x", "executable should have 755 permissions")
assert.Contains(t, lines[0], "Jun 15 2020", "should show mtime with year format")
assert.Contains(t, lines[0], "executable.sh", "should show filename")
// Check readable.txt line
assert.Contains(t, lines[1], "-rw-r--r--", "readable file should have 644 permissions")
assert.Contains(t, lines[1], "Jun 15 2020", "should show mtime with year format")
assert.Contains(t, lines[1], "readable.txt", "should show filename")
// Explicit full output check to catch any formatting regressions
expectedOutput := `-rwxr-xr-x QmNmu36VhUL46L1ebS7pjGNBhBWNhL6kERHiswK6fg2HJz 17 Jun 15 2020 executable.sh
-rw-r--r-- QmUHndqmVyXbCS4FkEAQRZ4FeoBZMn8NBsy86bAVR8JhYQ 5 Jun 15 2020 readable.txt`
assert.Equal(t, expectedOutput, strings.TrimSpace(output), "output format must remain stable")
})
t.Run("long format shows dash for files without preserved metadata", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
// Create and add a file without preserving metadata
testFile := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "nopreserve.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test content"), 0644))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-Q", testFile)
fileCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Create a wrapper directory to list
node.IPFS("files", "mkdir", "/testdir")
node.IPFS("files", "cp", "/ipfs/"+fileCid, "/testdir/file.txt")
statRes := node.IPFS("files", "stat", "--hash", "/testdir")
dirCid := statRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long flag
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
// Files without preserved metadata should show default mode and dash for mtime
assert.Contains(t, output, "----------", "file without preserved mode should show no permissions")
// The tabwriter converts tabs to spaces, so check for space-dash-space pattern
assert.Regexp(t, `----------\s+\S+\s+\d+\s+-\s+`, output, "file without preserved mtime should show dash")
})
t.Run("long format with headers shows correct column order", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
// Create a simple test file
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "headertest")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755))
testFile := filepath.Join(testDir, "file.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello"), 0644))
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(testFile, oldTime, oldTime))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "--preserve-mtime", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long and --headers (--size defaults to true)
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", "--headers", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n")
// First line should be headers in correct order: Mode Hash Size ModTime Name
require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(lines), 2)
headerFields := strings.Fields(lines[0])
require.Len(t, headerFields, 5, "header should have 5 columns")
assert.Equal(t, "Mode", headerFields[0])
assert.Equal(t, "Hash", headerFields[1])
assert.Equal(t, "Size", headerFields[2])
assert.Equal(t, "ModTime", headerFields[3])
assert.Equal(t, "Name", headerFields[4])
// Data line should have matching columns
dataFields := strings.Fields(lines[1])
require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(dataFields), 5)
assert.Regexp(t, `^-[rwx-]{9}$`, dataFields[0], "first field should be mode")
assert.Regexp(t, `^Qm`, dataFields[1], "second field should be CID")
assert.Regexp(t, `^\d+$`, dataFields[2], "third field should be size")
})
t.Run("long format with headers and size=false", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "headertest2")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755))
testFile := filepath.Join(testDir, "file.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello"), 0644))
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(testFile, oldTime, oldTime))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "--preserve-mtime", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long --headers --size=false
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", "--headers", "--size=false", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n")
// Header should be: Mode Hash ModTime Name (no Size)
require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(lines), 2)
headerFields := strings.Fields(lines[0])
require.Len(t, headerFields, 4, "header should have 4 columns without size")
assert.Equal(t, "Mode", headerFields[0])
assert.Equal(t, "Hash", headerFields[1])
assert.Equal(t, "ModTime", headerFields[2])
assert.Equal(t, "Name", headerFields[3])
})
t.Run("long format for directories shows trailing slash", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
// Create nested directory structure
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "dirtest")
subDir := filepath.Join(testDir, "subdir")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(subDir, 0755))
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(subDir, "file.txt"), []byte("hi"), 0644))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long flag
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
// Directory should end with /
assert.Contains(t, output, "subdir/", "directory should have trailing slash")
// Directory should show 'd' in mode
assert.Contains(t, output, "drwxr-xr-x", "directory should show directory mode")
})
t.Run("long format without size flag", func(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "nosizetest")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755))
testFile := filepath.Join(testDir, "file.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("hello world"), 0644))
oldTime := time.Date(2020, time.January, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(testFile, oldTime, oldTime))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "--preserve-mtime", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// Run ls with --long but --size=false
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", "--size=false", dirCid)
output := lsRes.Stdout.String()
// Should still have mode and mtime, but format differs (no size column)
assert.Contains(t, output, "-rw-r--r--")
assert.Contains(t, output, "Jan 01 2020")
assert.Contains(t, output, "file.txt")
})
t.Run("long format output is stable", func(t *testing.T) {
// This test ensures the output format doesn't change due to refactors
t.Parallel()
node := harness.NewT(t).NewNode().Init().StartDaemon()
defer node.StopDaemon()
testDir := filepath.Join(node.Dir, "stabletest")
require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(testDir, 0755))
testFile := filepath.Join(testDir, "test.txt")
require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("stable"), 0644))
// Use a fixed time for reproducibility
fixedTime := time.Date(2020, time.December, 25, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
require.NoError(t, os.Chtimes(testFile, fixedTime, fixedTime))
addRes := node.IPFS("add", "-r", "--preserve-mode", "--preserve-mtime", "-Q", testDir)
dirCid := addRes.Stdout.Trimmed()
// The CID should be deterministic given same content, mode, and mtime
// This is the expected CID for this specific test data
lsRes := node.IPFS("ls", "--long", dirCid)
output := strings.TrimSpace(lsRes.Stdout.String())
// Verify the format: Mode<tab>Hash<tab>Size<tab>ModTime<tab>Name
fields := strings.Fields(output)
require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(fields), 5, "output should have at least 5 fields")
// Field 0: mode (10 chars, starts with - for regular file)
assert.Regexp(t, `^-[rwx-]{9}$`, fields[0], "mode should be Unix permission format")
// Field 1: CID (starts with Qm or bafy)
assert.Regexp(t, `^(Qm|bafy)`, fields[1], "second field should be CID")
// Field 2: size (numeric)
assert.Regexp(t, `^\d+$`, fields[2], "third field should be numeric size")
// Fields 3-4: date (e.g., "Dec 25 2020" or "Dec 25 12:00")
// The date format is "Mon DD YYYY" for old files
assert.Equal(t, "Dec", fields[3])
assert.Equal(t, "25", fields[4])
// Last field: filename
assert.Equal(t, "test.txt", fields[len(fields)-1])
})
}