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65 changes: 64 additions & 1 deletion tests/test_path_symlink.py
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import os
import re
import subprocess
from concurrent.futures import TimeoutError as FuturesTimeoutError
from pathlib import Path
from time import sleep

import docker.models.containers
import pytest

import yaml
from event import Event, EventType, Process
from server import EventServer
from utils import join_path_with_filename, path_to_string
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)


@pytest.mark.xfail(
strict=True,
raises=FuturesTimeoutError,
reason='ROX-36737: a recursive path rooted at a relative symlink does not '
+ 'track direct children of the symlink target',
)
def test_configured_relative_symlink_root_tracks_direct_child(
tmp_path: Path,
fact: docker.models.containers.Container,
fact_config: tuple[dict, str],
server: EventServer,
):
"""
A relative symlink used as a recursive configured path should track files
created directly beneath its target.

This models an RHCOS node, where /root is a relative symlink to
var/roothome. With /root/** configured, a containerized Fact scans
/host/root/**, which resolves into /host/var/roothome. The scan must seed
the target directory inode so that a node process creating, for example,
/root/direct-child.txt is reported with the resolved file path
/var/roothome/direct-child.txt and the configured host path
/root/direct-child.txt. Without that inode, creation of a direct child is
missed even though it is within the configured recursive path.

This is distinct from test_follow_symlink_to_dir_relative: the symlink is
present when the host scanner reads the configuration, rather than being
created below a directory whose inode is already monitored.
"""
symlink_parent = tmp_path / 'symlink-parent'
target = tmp_path / 'target'
symlink_parent.mkdir()
target.mkdir()

link = symlink_parent / 'watched'
link.symlink_to(os.path.relpath(target, symlink_parent))

config, config_file = fact_config
config['paths'] = [f'{link}/**']
with open(config_file, 'w') as f:
yaml.dump(config, f)
fact.kill('SIGHUP')
sleep(0.5)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wait for configuration reload completion.

fact.kill('SIGHUP') only sends the signal. The fixed delay does not prove that Fact reloaded the YAML file and registered the recursive watch. Under load, the child can be created before registration. server.wait_events then times out, and the test remains an expected failure after ROX-36737 is fixed. Wait for an observable reload condition, such as an increased scanner scan count, before creating file_via_link.

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In `@tests/test_path_symlink.py` at line 360, Replace the fixed sleep after
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file_via_link = link / 'direct-child.txt'
with open(file_via_link, 'w') as f:
f.write('This should be captured')

server.wait_events(
[
Event(
process=Process.from_proc(),
event_type=EventType.CREATION,
file=str(target / file_via_link.name),
host_path=str(file_via_link),
)
]
)


def test_overwrite_symlink(monitored_dir: str, server: EventServer):
"""
Test overwriting a symlink in a monitored directory is properly captured.
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