tests/mockmakedate.py

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+# mock out util.makedate() to supply testable values
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import os
+
+from mercurial import pycompat
+from mercurial.utils import dateutil
+
+def mockmakedate():
+    filename = os.path.join(os.environ['TESTTMP'], 'testtime')
+    try:
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as timef:
+            time = float(timef.read()) + 1
+    except IOError:
+        time = 0.0
+    with open(filename, 'wb') as timef:
+        timef.write(pycompat.bytestr(time))
+    return (time, 0)
+
+dateutil.makedate = mockmakedate