For the reasons given in
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/4176#note_2233317,
it’s best to not rely on subprocesses when writing tests. Spawning a
subprocess can go wrong, getting feedback and assertion data from a
subprocess is a pain, and making sure the subprocess is killed properly
at the end of the test is hard to get right.
For tests where we are trying to mock a D-Bus service, it’s much more
reliable to run that service in-process (either in the main thread or in
a separate thread).
So, do that for the `fake-document-portal` former subprocess in the
`dbus-appinfo` test: move it to a worker thread.
This speeds the test up, simplifies the build slightly, and should make
the test run more reliable.
In particular, it provides a pattern for future `fake-*-portal` tests to
be built off. This is particularly useful for more complex portals,
where data needs to be relayed back from the mock portal service to the
unit test to check that the code under test has behaved properly. That’s
a pain to do from a subprocess.
Delete the `org.freedesktop.portal.Documents.service` file because we no
longer need to rely on D-Bus service activation within the test, as
we’re setting up the mock service thread explicitly now.
Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <pwithnall@gnome.org>
- use watcher auto start flag.
- use watch_name_on_connection_with_closures.
- use an existing service name for auto start.
Closes#2011
Signed-off-by: Frederic Martinsons <frederic.martinsons@sigfox.com>
So long, and thanks for everything. We’re a Meson-only shop now.
glib-2-58 will remain the last stable GLib release series which is
buildable using autotools.
We continue to install autoconf macros for autotools-using projects
which depend on GLib; they are stable API.
Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <withnall@endlessm.com>
