First real test

.gitignore

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 /.dir-locals.el
 *.egg-info/
+*.pyc

tests/test_parser_on_data.py

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+import os
+import json
 import pytest
+import _pytest
+
 from tibi_hardlinks.backup_parser import parse_property_text
 
 # random_data fixture
 # sample data fixture
+
+TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT = "test_data/property_files"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def canned_data_input(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
+    # def canned_data_input():
+    def get_canned_data(filename):
+
+        full_path = os.path.join(
+            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
+        )
+
+        with open(full_path + ".txt", "r") as test_file:
+            return test_file.read()
+
+    return get_canned_data
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def canned_data_output(pytestconfig: _pytest.config.Config):
+    # def canned_data_output():
+    def get_canned_data(filename):
+        full_path = os.path.join(
+            pytestconfig.rootdir, TEST_PROPERTY_DATA_ROOT, filename
+        )
+
+        with open(full_path + ".json", "r") as test_file:
+            return json.load(test_file)
+
+    return get_canned_data
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("filename", [("example-new"), ("example-old")])
+def test_canned_data(filename, canned_data_input, canned_data_output):
+    data = canned_data_input(filename)
+    expected_output = canned_data_output(filename)
+
+    experimental = parse_property_text(data)
+    for key, value in expected_output.items():
+        assert experimental[key] == value