[Freeipa-devel] [PATCH] 817 Add option to wait for values

[Rob Crittenden]

Rob Crittenden wrote:
> 389-ds postop plugins, such as the managed entry and memberof plugins,
> add values after the data has been returned to the client. In the case
> of the managed entry plugin this affects the parent entry as well (adds
> an objectclass value).
>
> This wreaks havoc on our tests as the values don't match what we expect.
>
> The solution is to wait for the postop plugins to finish their work,
> then return. I've added this as an option. The downside is it is going
> to naturally slow things down, so it is off by default.
>
> It is currently only used in the hostgroup plugin.
>
> The option is wait_for_attr. Add this to ~/.ipa/default.conf and set it
> to True and all the current tests will pass (assuming you apply patches
> 814-816 as well).
>
> So now we won't have any excuses for missing test failures in the unit
> tests...
>
> rob

Bah, found a small problem. Self-NACK.

rob