chef 12.4.0.rc.0-universal-mingw32

data/spec/support/platforms/prof/gc.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Seth Chisamore (<schisamo@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2011 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+module RSpec
+  module Prof
+    module GC
+      class Profiler
+
+        # GC 1 invokes.
+        # Index    Invoke Time(sec)       Use Size(byte)     Total Size(byte)         Total Object                    GC time(ms)
+        #     1               0.012               159240               212940                10647         0.00000000000001530000
+        LINE_PATTERN = /^\s+([\d\.]*)\s+([\d\.]*)\s+([\d\.]*)\s+([\d\.]*)\s+([\d\.]*)\s+([\d\.]*)$/
+
+        def start
+          ::GC::Profiler.enable unless ::GC::Profiler.enabled?
+        end
+
+        def stop
+          ::GC::Profiler.disable
+        end
+
+        def working_set_size
+          begin
+            ::GC.start
+            ::GC::Profiler.result.scan(LINE_PATTERN)[-1][2].to_i if ::GC::Profiler.enabled?
+          ensure
+            ::GC::Profiler.clear
+          end
+        end
+
+        def handle_count
+          0
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+

data/spec/support/platforms/prof/win32.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Seth Chisamore (<schisamo@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2011 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'chef/win32/process'
+
+module RSpec
+  module Prof
+    module Win32
+      class Profiler
+
+        def start
+          GC.start
+        end
+
+        def stop
+          GC.start
+        end
+
+        def working_set_size
+          Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Process.get_current_process.memory_info[:WorkingSetSize]
+        end
+
+        def handle_count
+          Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Process.get_current_process.handle_count
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+

data/spec/support/platforms/win32/spec_service.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Serdar Sutay (<serdar@lambda.local>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2013 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'win32/daemon'
+
+class SpecService < ::Win32::Daemon
+  def service_init
+    @test_service_file = "#{ENV['TMP']}/spec_service_file"
+  end
+
+  def service_main(*startup_parameters)
+    while running? do
+      if !File.exists?(@test_service_file)
+        File.open(@test_service_file, 'wb') do |f|
+          f.write("This file is created by SpecService")
+        end
+      end
+
+      sleep 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  ################################################################################
+  # Control Signal Callback Methods
+  ################################################################################
+
+  def service_stop
+  end
+
+  def service_pause
+  end
+
+  def service_resume
+  end
+
+  def service_shutdown
+  end
+end
+
+# To run this file as a service, it must be called as a script from within
+# the Windows Service framework.  In that case, kick off the main loop!
+if __FILE__ == $0
+  SpecService.mainloop
+end

data/spec/support/shared/context/config.rb

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+
+#
+# Define config file setups for spec tests here.
+# https://www.relishapp.com/rspec/rspec-core/docs/example-groups/shared-context
+#
+
+# Required chef files here:
+require 'chef/config'
+
+# Required spec files here:
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+# Basic config. Nothing fancy.
+shared_context "default config options" do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:cache_path] = windows? ? 'C:\chef' : '/var/chef'
+  end
+
+  # Don't need to have an after block to reset the config...
+  # The spec_helper.rb takes care of resetting the config state.
+end

data/spec/support/shared/functional/diff_disabled.rb

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+
+shared_context "diff disabled"  do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:diff_disabled] = true
+  end
+
+  after do
+    Chef::Config[:diff_disabled] = false
+  end
+end

data/spec/support/shared/functional/directory_resource.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Seth Chisamore (<schisamo@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2011 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+shared_examples_for "a directory resource" do
+
+  include_context "diff disabled"
+
+  let(:expect_updated?) {true}
+
+  context "when the target directory does not exist" do
+    before do
+      # assert pre-condition
+      expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :create" do
+      context "and the recursive option is not set" do
+        before do
+          resource.run_action(:create)
+        end
+
+        it "creates the directory when the :create action is run" do
+          expect(File).to exist(path)
+        end
+
+        it "is marked updated by last action" do
+          expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "and the recursive option is set" do
+        before do
+          expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+
+          resource.recursive(true)
+          @recursive_path = File.join(path, 'red-headed-stepchild')
+          resource.path(@recursive_path)
+          resource.run_action(:create)
+        end
+
+        it "recursively creates required directories" do
+          expect(File).to exist(path)
+          expect(File).to exist(@recursive_path)
+        end
+
+        it "is marked updated by last action" do
+          expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Set up the context for security tests
+    def allowed_acl(sid, expected_perms)
+      [
+       ACE.access_allowed(sid, expected_perms[:specific]),
+       ACE.access_allowed(sid, expected_perms[:generic], (Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::INHERIT_ONLY_ACE | Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::CONTAINER_INHERIT_ACE | Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::OBJECT_INHERIT_ACE))
+      ]
+    end
+
+    def denied_acl(sid, expected_perms)
+      [
+       ACE.access_denied(sid, expected_perms[:specific]),
+       ACE.access_denied(sid, expected_perms[:generic], (Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::INHERIT_ONLY_ACE | Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::CONTAINER_INHERIT_ACE | Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::API::Security::OBJECT_INHERIT_ACE))
+      ]
+    end
+
+    def parent_inheritable_acls
+      dummy_directory_path = File.join(test_file_dir, "dummy_directory")
+      dummy_directory = FileUtils.mkdir_p(dummy_directory_path)
+      dummy_desc = get_security_descriptor(dummy_directory_path)
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(dummy_directory_path)
+      dummy_desc
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "a securable resource without existing target"
+  end
+
+  context "when the target directory exists" do
+    before(:each) do
+      # For resources such as remote_directory, simply creating the base
+      # directory isn't enough to test that the system is in the desired state,
+      # so we run the resource twice--otherwise the updated_by_last_action test
+      # will fail.
+      resource.dup.run_action(:create)
+      expect(File).to exist(path)
+
+      resource.run_action(:create)
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :create" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+      end
+
+      it "does not re-create the directory" do
+        expect(File).to exist(path)
+      end
+
+      it "is not marked updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :delete" do
+      context "without the recursive option" do
+        before do
+          resource.run_action(:delete)
+        end
+
+        it "deletes the directory" do
+          expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+        end
+
+        it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+          expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with the recursive option" do
+        before do
+          FileUtils.mkdir(File.join(path, 'red-headed-stepchild'))
+          resource.recursive(true)
+          resource.run_action(:delete)
+        end
+
+        it "recursively deletes directories" do
+          expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+shared_context Chef::Resource::Directory do
+  # We create the  directory than tmp to exercise different file
+  # deployment strategies more completely.
+  let(:test_file_dir) do
+    if windows?
+      File.join(ENV['systemdrive'], "test-dir")
+    else
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "test-dir")
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:path) do
+    File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname(directory_base))
+  end
+
+  before do
+    FileUtils::mkdir_p(test_file_dir)
+  end
+
+  after do
+    FileUtils::rm_rf(test_file_dir)
+  end
+
+  after(:each) do
+    FileUtils.rm_r(path) if File.exists?(path)
+  end
+end

data/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb

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+#
+# Author:: Seth Chisamore (<schisamo@opscode.com>)
+# Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2011 Opscode, Inc.
+# License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+shared_context "deploying with move" do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:file_backup_path] = CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH
+    Chef::Config[:file_atomic_update] = true
+  end
+end
+
+shared_context "deploying with copy" do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:file_backup_path] = CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH
+    Chef::Config[:file_atomic_update] = false
+  end
+end
+
+shared_context "deploying via tmpdir" do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:file_staging_uses_destdir] = false
+    Chef::Config[:file_backup_path] = CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH
+  end
+end
+
+shared_context "deploying via destdir" do
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:file_staging_uses_destdir] = true
+    Chef::Config[:file_backup_path] = CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH
+  end
+end
+
+
+shared_examples_for "a file with the wrong content" do
+  before do
+    # Assert starting state is as expected
+    expect(File).to exist(path)
+    # Kinda weird, in this case @expected_checksum is the cksum of the file
+    # with incorrect content.
+    expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+  end
+
+  describe "when diff is disabled" do
+
+    include_context "diff disabled"
+
+    context "when running action :create" do
+      context "with backups enabled" do
+        before do
+          resource.run_action(:create)
+        end
+
+        it "overwrites the file with the updated content when the :create action is run" do
+          expect(File.stat(path).mtime).to be > @expected_mtime
+          expect(sha256_checksum(path)).not_to eq(@expected_checksum)
+        end
+
+        it "backs up the existing file" do
+          expect(Dir.glob(backup_glob).size).to equal(1)
+        end
+
+        it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+          expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        end
+
+        it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+          expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with backups disabled" do
+        before do
+          resource.backup(0)
+          resource.run_action(:create)
+        end
+
+        it "should not attempt to backup the existing file if :backup == 0" do
+          expect(Dir.glob(backup_glob).size).to equal(0)
+        end
+
+        it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+          expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "with a checksum that does not match the content to deploy" do
+        before do
+          resource.checksum("aAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaAaA")
+        end
+
+        it "raises an exception" do
+          expect{ resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::ChecksumMismatch)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :create_if_missing" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:create_if_missing)
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't overwrite the file when the :create_if_missing action is run" do
+        expect(File.stat(path).mtime).to eq(@expected_mtime)
+        expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+      end
+
+      it "is not marked as updated" do
+        expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+
+      it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+        expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :delete" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:delete)
+      end
+
+      it "deletes the file" do
+        expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+      end
+
+      it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  context "when diff is enabled" do
+    describe 'sensitive attribute' do
+      context "should be insensitive by default" do
+        it { expect(resource.sensitive).to(be_falsey) }
+      end
+
+      context "when set" do
+        before { resource.sensitive(true) }
+
+        it "should be set on the resource" do
+          expect(resource.sensitive).to(be_truthy)
+        end
+
+        context "when running :create action" do
+          let(:provider) { resource.provider_for_action(:create) }
+          let(:reporter_messages) { provider.instance_variable_get("@converge_actions").actions[0][0] }
+
+          before do
+            provider.run_action
+          end
+
+          it "should suppress the diff" do
+            expect(resource.diff).to(include('suppressed sensitive resource'))
+            expect(reporter_messages[1]).to eq("suppressed sensitive resource")
+          end
+
+          it "should still include the updated checksums" do
+            expect(reporter_messages[0]).to include("update content in file")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+shared_examples_for "a file with the correct content" do
+  before do
+    # Assert starting state is as expected
+    expect(File).to exist(path)
+    expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+  end
+
+  include_context "diff disabled"
+
+  describe "when running action :create" do
+    before do
+      resource.run_action(:create)
+    end
+    it "does not overwrite the original when the :create action is run" do
+      expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+    end
+
+    it "does not update the mtime of the file when the :create action is run" do
+      expect(File.stat(path).mtime).to eq(@expected_mtime)
+    end
+
+    it "is not marked as updated by last action" do
+      expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+    end
+
+    it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+      expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when running action :create_if_missing" do
+    before do
+      resource.run_action(:create_if_missing)
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't overwrite the file when the :create_if_missing action is run" do
+      expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+    end
+
+    it "is not marked as updated by last action" do
+      expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+    end
+
+    it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+      expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when running action :delete" do
+    before do
+      resource.run_action(:delete)
+    end
+
+    it "deletes the file when the :delete action is run" do
+      expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+    end
+
+    it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+      expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+shared_examples_for "a file resource" do
+  describe "when deploying with :move" do
+
+    include_context "deploying with move"
+
+    describe "when deploying via tmpdir" do
+
+      include_context "deploying via tmpdir"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a configured file resource"
+    end
+
+    describe "when deploying via destdir" do
+
+      include_context "deploying via destdir"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a configured file resource"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when deploying with :copy" do
+
+    include_context "deploying with copy"
+
+    describe "when deploying via tmpdir" do
+
+      include_context "deploying via tmpdir"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a configured file resource"
+    end
+
+    describe "when deploying via destdir" do
+
+      include_context "deploying via destdir"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a configured file resource"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when running under why run" do
+
+    before do
+      Chef::Config[:why_run] = true
+      Chef::Config[:ssl_verify_mode] = :verify_none
+    end
+
+    after do
+      Chef::Config[:why_run] = false
+    end
+
+    context "and the resource has a path with a missing intermediate directory" do
+      # CHEF-3978
+
+      let(:path) do
+        File.join(test_file_dir, "intermediate_dir", make_tmpname(file_base))
+      end
+
+      it "successfully doesn't create the file" do
+        resource.run_action(:create) # should not raise
+        expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe "when setting atomic_update" do
+    it "booleans should work" do
+      expect {resource.atomic_update(true)}.not_to raise_error
+      expect {resource.atomic_update(false)}.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
+    it "anything else should raise an error" do
+      expect {resource.atomic_update(:copy)}.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      expect {resource.atomic_update(:move)}.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      expect {resource.atomic_update(958)}.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+shared_examples_for "file resource not pointing to a real file" do
+  def symlink?(file_path)
+    if windows?
+      Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File.symlink?(file_path)
+    else
+      File.symlink?(file_path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def real_file?(file_path)
+    !symlink?(file_path) && File.file?(file_path)
+  end
+
+  before do
+    Chef::Config[:ssl_verify_mode] = :verify_none
+  end
+
+  describe "when force_unlink is set to true" do
+    it ":create unlinks the target" do
+      expect(real_file?(path)).to be_falsey
+      resource.force_unlink(true)
+      resource.run_action(:create)
+      expect(real_file?(path)).to be_truthy
+      expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+      expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when force_unlink is set to false" do
+    it ":create raises an error" do
+      expect {resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::FileTypeMismatch)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "when force_unlink is not set (default)" do
+    it ":create raises an error" do
+      expect {resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::FileTypeMismatch)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+shared_examples_for "a configured file resource" do
+
+  include_context "diff disabled"
+
+  before do
+    Chef::Log.level = :info
+    Chef::Config[:ssl_verify_mode] = :verify_none
+  end
+
+   # note the stripping of the drive letter from the tmpdir on windows
+  let(:backup_glob) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH, test_file_dir.sub(/^([A-Za-z]:)/, ""), "#{file_base}*") }
+
+  # Most tests update the resource, but a few do not. We need to test that the
+  # resource is marked updated or not correctly, but the test contexts are
+  # composed between correct/incorrect content and correct/incorrect
+  # permissions. We override this "let" definition in the context where content
+  # and permissions are correct.
+  let(:expect_updated?) { true }
+
+  include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
+
+  def selinux_security_context_restored?(path)
+    @restorecon_path = which("restorecon") if @restorecon_path.nil?
+    restorecon_test_command = "#{@restorecon_path} -n -v #{path}"
+    cmdresult = shell_out(restorecon_test_command)
+    # restorecon will print the required changes to stdout if any is
+    # needed
+    cmdresult.stdout.empty?
+  end
+
+  def binread(file)
+    content = File.open(file, "rb") do |f|
+      f.read
+    end
+    content.force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY) if "".respond_to?(:force_encoding)
+    content
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a symlink", :not_supported_on_win2k3 do
+    let(:symlink_target) {
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "file-test-target")
+    }
+
+
+    describe "when configured not to manage symlink's target" do
+      before(:each) do
+        # configure not to manage symlink source
+        resource.manage_symlink_source(false)
+
+        # create symlinks for test context
+        FileUtils.touch(symlink_target)
+
+        if windows?
+          Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File.symlink(symlink_target, path)
+        else
+          File.symlink(symlink_target, path)
+        end
+      end
+
+      after(:each) do
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(symlink_target)
+        FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+      end
+
+      describe "when symlink target has correct content" do
+        before(:each) do
+          File.open(symlink_target, "wb") { |f| f.print expected_content }
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+      end
+
+      describe "when symlink target has the wrong content" do
+        before(:each) do
+          File.open(symlink_target, "wb") { |f| f.print "This is so wrong!!!" }
+        end
+
+        after(:each) do
+          # symlink should never be followed
+          expect(binread(symlink_target)).to eq("This is so wrong!!!")
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Unix-only for now. Windows behavior may differ because of how ACL
+    # management handles symlinks. Since symlinks are rare on Windows and this
+    # feature primarily exists to support the case where a well-known file
+    # (e.g., resolv.conf) has been converted to a symlink, we're okay with the
+    # discrepancy.
+    context "when configured to manage the symlink source", :unix_only do
+
+      before do
+        resource.manage_symlink_source(true)
+      end
+
+      context "but the symlink is part of a loop" do
+        let(:link1_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-link2") }
+        let(:link2_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-link1") }
+
+        before do
+          # point resource at link1:
+          resource.path(link1_path)
+          # create symlinks for test context
+          File.symlink(link1_path, link2_path)
+          File.symlink(link2_path, link1_path)
+        end
+
+        after(:each) do
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link1_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link2_path)
+        end
+
+        it "raises an InvalidSymlink error" do
+          expect { resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::InvalidSymlink)
+        end
+
+        it "issues a warning/assumption in whyrun mode" do
+          begin
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = true
+            resource.run_action(:create) # should not raise
+          ensure
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = false
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "but the symlink points to a nonexistent file" do
+        let(:link_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-nothing") }
+        let(:not_existent_source) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "i-am-not-here") }
+
+        before do
+          resource.path(link_path)
+          # create symlinks for test context
+          File.symlink(not_existent_source, link_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(not_existent_source)
+        end
+
+        after(:each) do
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link_path)
+        end
+        it "raises an InvalidSymlink error" do
+          expect { resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::InvalidSymlink)
+        end
+
+        it "issues a warning/assumption in whyrun mode" do
+          begin
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = true
+            resource.run_action(:create) # should not raise
+          ensure
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = false
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "but the symlink is points to a non-file fs entry" do
+        let(:link_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-dir") }
+        let(:not_a_file_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "dir-at-end-of-symlink") }
+
+        before do
+          # point resource at link1:
+          resource.path(link_path)
+          # create symlinks for test context
+          File.symlink(not_a_file_path, link_path)
+          Dir.mkdir(not_a_file_path)
+        end
+
+        after(:each) do
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(not_a_file_path)
+        end
+
+        it "raises an InvalidSymlink error" do
+          expect { resource.run_action(:create) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::FileTypeMismatch)
+        end
+
+        it "issues a warning/assumption in whyrun mode" do
+          begin
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = true
+            resource.run_action(:create) # should not raise
+          ensure
+            Chef::Config[:why_run] = false
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the symlink source is a real file" do
+
+        let(:wrong_content) { "this is the wrong content" }
+        let(:link_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-real-file") }
+
+        before do
+          # point resource at link:
+          resource.path(link_path)
+          # create symlinks for test context
+          File.symlink(path, link_path)
+        end
+
+        after(:each) do
+          # shared examples should not change our test setup of a file resource
+          # pointing at a symlink:
+          expect(resource.path).to eq(link_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link_path)
+        end
+
+        context "and the permissions are incorrect" do
+          before do
+            # Create source (real) file
+            File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.write(expected_content) }
+          end
+
+
+          include_context "setup broken permissions"
+
+          include_examples "a securable resource with existing target"
+
+          it "does not replace the symlink with a real file" do
+            resource.run_action(:create)
+            expect(File).to be_symlink(link_path)
+          end
+
+        end
+
+        context "and the content is incorrect" do
+          before do
+            # Create source (real) file
+            File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.write(wrong_content) }
+          end
+
+          it "updates the source file content" do
+            skip
+          end
+
+          it "marks the resource as updated" do
+            resource.run_action(:create)
+            expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+          end
+
+          it "does not replace the symlink with a real file" do
+            resource.run_action(:create)
+            expect(File).to be_symlink(link_path)
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "and the content and permissions are correct" do
+          let(:expect_updated?) { false }
+
+          before do
+            # Create source (real) file
+            File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.write(expected_content) }
+          end
+          include_context "setup correct permissions"
+
+          include_examples "a securable resource with existing target"
+
+        end
+
+      end
+
+      context "when the symlink points to a symlink which points to a real file" do
+
+        let(:wrong_content) { "this is the wrong content" }
+        let(:link_to_file_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-real-file") }
+        let(:link_to_link_path) { File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "points-to-next-link") }
+
+        before do
+          # point resource at link:
+          resource.path(link_to_link_path)
+          # create symlinks for test context
+          File.symlink(path, link_to_file_path)
+          File.symlink(link_to_file_path, link_to_link_path)
+
+          # Create source (real) file
+          File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.write(wrong_content) }
+        end
+
+        include_context "setup broken permissions"
+
+        include_examples "a securable resource with existing target"
+
+        after(:each) do
+          # shared examples should not change our test setup of a file resource
+          # pointing at a symlink:
+          expect(resource.path).to eq(link_to_link_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link_to_file_path)
+          FileUtils.rm_rf(link_to_link_path)
+        end
+
+        it "does not replace the symlink with a real file" do
+          resource.run_action(:create)
+          expect(File).to be_symlink(link_to_link_path)
+          expect(File).to be_symlink(link_to_file_path)
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file does not exist" do
+    before(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    def symlink?(file_path)
+      if windows?
+        Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File.symlink?(file_path)
+      else
+        File.symlink?(file_path)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def real_file?(file_path)
+      !symlink?(file_path) && File.file?(file_path)
+    end
+
+    describe "when force_unlink is set to true" do
+      it ":create updates the target" do
+        resource.force_unlink(true)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+        expect(real_file?(path)).to be_truthy
+        expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when force_unlink is set to false" do
+      it ":create updates the target" do
+        resource.force_unlink(true)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+        expect(real_file?(path)).to be_truthy
+        expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when force_unlink is not set (default)" do
+      it ":create updates the target" do
+        resource.force_unlink(true)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+        expect(real_file?(path)).to be_truthy
+        expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a directory" do
+    before(:each) do
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(path)
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a blockdev",:unix_only, :requires_root, :not_supported_on_solaris do
+    include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
+    let(:path) do
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "testdev")
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      result = shell_out("mknod #{path} b 1 2")
+      result.stderr.empty?
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a chardev",:unix_only, :requires_root, :not_supported_on_solaris do
+    include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
+    let(:path) do
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "testdev")
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      result = shell_out("mknod #{path} c 1 2")
+      result.stderr.empty?
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a pipe",:unix_only do
+    include Chef::Mixin::ShellOut
+    let(:path) do
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "testpipe")
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      result = shell_out("mkfifo #{path}")
+      result.stderr.empty?
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file is a socket",:unix_only do
+    require 'socket'
+
+    # It turns out that the path to a socket can have at most ~104
+    # bytes. Therefore we are creating our sockets in tmpdir so that
+    # they have a shorter path.
+    let(:test_socket_dir) { File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "sockets") }
+
+    before do
+      FileUtils::mkdir_p(test_socket_dir)
+    end
+
+    after do
+      FileUtils::rm_rf(test_socket_dir)
+    end
+
+    let(:path) do
+      File.join(test_socket_dir, "testsocket")
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      expect(path.bytesize).to be <= 104
+      UNIXServer.new(path)
+    end
+
+    after(:each) do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(path)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like "file resource not pointing to a real file"
+  end
+
+  # Regression test for http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4082
+  context "when notification is configured" do
+    describe "when path is specified with normal separator" do
+      before do
+        @notified_resource = Chef::Resource.new("punk", resource.run_context)
+        resource.notifies(:run, @notified_resource, :immediately)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+      end
+
+      it "should notify the other resources correctly" do
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        expect(resource.run_context.immediate_notifications(resource).length).to eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when path is specified with windows separator", :windows_only do
+      let(:path) {
+        File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname(file_base)).gsub(::File::SEPARATOR, ::File::ALT_SEPARATOR)
+      }
+
+      before do
+        @notified_resource = Chef::Resource.new("punk", resource.run_context)
+        resource.notifies(:run, @notified_resource, :immediately)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+      end
+
+      it "should notify the other resources correctly" do
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+        expect(resource.run_context.immediate_notifications(resource).length).to eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file does not exist" do
+    before do
+      # Assert starting state is expected
+      expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :create" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+      end
+
+      it "creates the file when the :create action is run" do
+        expect(File).to exist(path)
+      end
+
+      it "creates the file with the correct content when the :create action is run" do
+        expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+      end
+
+      it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+
+      it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+        expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :create_if_missing" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:create_if_missing)
+      end
+
+      it "creates the file with the correct content" do
+        expect(binread(path)).to eq(expected_content)
+      end
+
+      it "is marked as updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+
+      it "should restore the security contexts on selinux", :selinux_only do
+        expect(selinux_security_context_restored?(path)).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "when running action :delete" do
+      before do
+        resource.run_action(:delete)
+      end
+
+      it "deletes the file when the :delete action is run" do
+        expect(File).not_to exist(path)
+      end
+
+      it "is not marked updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Set up the context for security tests
+  def allowed_acl(sid, expected_perms)
+    [ ACE.access_allowed(sid, expected_perms[:specific]) ]
+  end
+
+  def denied_acl(sid, expected_perms)
+    [ ACE.access_denied(sid, expected_perms[:specific]) ]
+  end
+
+  def parent_inheritable_acls
+    dummy_file_path = File.join(test_file_dir, "dummy_file")
+    FileUtils.touch(dummy_file_path)
+    dummy_desc = get_security_descriptor(dummy_file_path)
+    FileUtils.rm_rf(dummy_file_path)
+    dummy_desc
+  end
+
+  it_behaves_like "a securable resource without existing target"
+
+  context "when the target file has the wrong content" do
+    before(:each) do
+      File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.print "This is so wrong!!!" }
+      now = Time.now.to_i
+      File.utime(now - 9000, now - 9000, path)
+
+      @expected_mtime = File.stat(path).mtime
+      @expected_checksum = sha256_checksum(path)
+    end
+
+    describe "and the target file has the correct permissions" do
+      include_context "setup correct permissions"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a file with the wrong content"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a securable resource with existing target"
+    end
+
+    context "and the target file has incorrect permissions" do
+      include_context "setup broken permissions"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a file with the wrong content"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a securable resource with existing target"
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when the target file has the correct content" do
+    before(:each) do
+      File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.print expected_content }
+      now = Time.now.to_i
+      File.utime(now - 9000, now - 9000, path)
+
+      @expected_mtime = File.stat(path).mtime
+      @expected_checksum = sha256_checksum(path)
+    end
+
+    describe "and the target file has the correct permissions" do
+
+      # When permissions and content are correct, chef should do nothing and
+      # the resource should not be marked updated.
+      let(:expect_updated?) { false }
+
+      include_context "setup correct permissions"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a file with the correct content"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a securable resource with existing target"
+    end
+
+    context "and the target file has incorrect permissions" do
+      include_context "setup broken permissions"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a file with the correct content"
+
+      it_behaves_like "a securable resource with existing target"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Regression test for http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4419
+  context "when the path starts with '/' and target file exists", :windows_only do
+    let(:path) do
+      File.join(test_file_dir[2..test_file_dir.length], make_tmpname(file_base))
+    end
+
+    before do
+      File.open(path, "wb") { |f| f.print expected_content }
+      now = Time.now.to_i
+      File.utime(now - 9000, now - 9000, path)
+
+      @expected_mtime = File.stat(path).mtime
+      @expected_checksum = sha256_checksum(path)
+    end
+
+    describe ":create action should run without any updates" do
+      before do
+        # Assert starting state is as expected
+        expect(File).to exist(path)
+        expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+        resource.run_action(:create)
+      end
+
+      it "does not overwrite the original when the :create action is run" do
+        expect(sha256_checksum(path)).to eq(@expected_checksum)
+      end
+
+      it "does not update the mtime of the file when the :create action is run" do
+        expect(File.stat(path).mtime).to eq(@expected_mtime)
+      end
+
+      it "is not marked as updated by last action" do
+        expect(resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+shared_context Chef::Resource::File  do
+  if windows?
+    require 'chef/win32/file'
+  end
+
+  # We create the files in a different directory than tmp to exercise
+  # different file deployment strategies more completely.
+  let(:test_file_dir) do
+    if windows?
+      File.join(ENV['systemdrive'], "test-dir")
+    else
+      File.join(CHEF_SPEC_DATA, "test-dir")
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:path) do
+    File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname(file_base))
+  end
+
+  before do
+    FileUtils::mkdir_p(test_file_dir)
+  end
+
+  after(:each) do
+    FileUtils.rm_r(path) if File.exists?(path)
+    FileUtils.rm_r(CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH) if File.exists?(CHEF_SPEC_BACKUP_PATH)
+  end
+
+  after do
+    FileUtils::rm_rf(test_file_dir)
+  end
+end