enh: added assert_matches (issue #80 from stuertz) and assert_not_matches

Author: poWer4aiX

bash_unit

@@ -121,6 +121,28 @@ assert_not_equals() {
     fail "$message expected different value than [$unexpected] but was the same"
 }
 
+assert_matches() {
+  local expected=$1
+  local actual=$2
+  local message=${3:-}
+  [[ -z $message ]] || message="$message\n"
+
+  if [[ ! "${actual}" =~ ${expected} ]]; then
+    fail "$message expected regex [$expected] to match [$actual]"
+  fi
+}
+
+assert_not_matches() {
+  local expected=$1
+  local actual=$2
+  local message=${3:-}
+  [[ -z $message ]] || message="$message\n"
+
+  if [[ "${actual}" =~ ${expected} ]]; then
+    fail "$message expected regex [$expected] should not match but matched [$actual]"
+  fi
+}
+
 assert_no_diff() {
   local expected=$1
   local actual=$2

tests/test_core.sh

@@ -45,6 +45,30 @@ test_assert_equals_succeed_when_equal() {
 
 #assert_equals can now be used in the following tests
 
+test_assert_matches_fails_when_not_matching() {
+  assert_fails \
+    "with_bash_unit_muted assert_matches to.*to tutu" \
+    "assert_matches should fail"
+}
+
+test_assert_matches_succeed_when_matching() {
+  assert \
+    "assert_matches 't.to{0,1} t[Aa].*ta$' 'toto tata'"\
+    'assert_matches should succeed'
+}
+
+test_assert_not_matches_fails_when_matching() {
+  assert_fails \
+    "with_bash_unit_muted assert_not_matches 't.to{0,1} t[Aa].*ta$' 'toto tata'" \
+    "assert_not_matches should fail"
+}
+
+test_assert_not_matches_succeed_when_not_matching() {
+  assert \
+    "assert_not_matches 'toto' 'tata'"\
+    'assert_not_matches should succeed'
+}
+
 test_assert_not_equals_fails_when_equal() {
   assert_fails \
     "with_bash_unit_muted assert_not_equals toto toto" \