feat(test-structure): add save test data if dne

SaveTestData is a powerful feature. But with great power comes great responsibility. If a user is not careful, this feature can cause unintended side effects including duplicating resources and overwriting state.

Adding support for only saving if a file does not exists prevent overwriting contents and provides terratest users protection from themselves.

resolves gruntwork-io#1318

modules/test-structure/save_test_data.go

@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ import (
 // SaveTerraformOptions serializes and saves TerraformOptions into the given folder. This allows you to create TerraformOptions during setup
 // and to reuse that TerraformOptions later during validation and teardown.
 func SaveTerraformOptions(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, terraformOptions *terraform.Options) {
-	SaveTestData(t, formatTerraformOptionsPath(testFolder), terraformOptions)
+	SaveTestData(t, formatTerraformOptionsPath(testFolder), true, terraformOptions)
+}
+
+// SaveTerraformOptionsIfNotPresent serializes and saves TerraformOptions into the given folder if the file does not exist or the json is
+// empty. This allows you to create TerraformOptions during setup and to reuse that TerraformOptions later during validation and teardown,
+// but will prevent overwritting the contents and potentially duplicating resources.
+func SaveTerraformOptionsIfNotPresent(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, terraformOptions *terraform.Options) {
+	SaveTestData(t, formatTerraformOptionsPath(testFolder), false, terraformOptions)
 }
 
 // LoadTerraformOptions loads and unserializes TerraformOptions from the given folder. This allows you to reuse a TerraformOptions that was
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ func formatTerraformOptionsPath(testFolder string) string {
 // SavePackerOptions serializes and saves PackerOptions into the given folder. This allows you to create PackerOptions during setup
 // and to reuse that PackerOptions later during validation and teardown.
 func SavePackerOptions(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, packerOptions *packer.Options) {
-	SaveTestData(t, formatPackerOptionsPath(testFolder), packerOptions)
+	SaveTestData(t, formatPackerOptionsPath(testFolder), true, packerOptions)
 }
 
 // LoadPackerOptions loads and unserializes PackerOptions from the given folder. This allows you to reuse a PackerOptions that was
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ func formatPackerOptionsPath(testFolder string) string {
 // SaveEc2KeyPair serializes and saves an Ec2KeyPair into the given folder. This allows you to create an Ec2KeyPair during setup
 // and to reuse that Ec2KeyPair later during validation and teardown.
 func SaveEc2KeyPair(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, keyPair *aws.Ec2Keypair) {
-	SaveTestData(t, formatEc2KeyPairPath(testFolder), keyPair)
+	SaveTestData(t, formatEc2KeyPairPath(testFolder), true, keyPair)
 }
 
 // LoadEc2KeyPair loads and unserializes an Ec2KeyPair from the given folder. This allows you to reuse an Ec2KeyPair that was
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ func formatEc2KeyPairPath(testFolder string) string {
 // SaveSshKeyPair serializes and saves an SshKeyPair into the given folder. This allows you to create an SshKeyPair during setup
 // and to reuse that SshKeyPair later during validation and teardown.
 func SaveSshKeyPair(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, keyPair *ssh.KeyPair) {
-	SaveTestData(t, formatSshKeyPairPath(testFolder), keyPair)
+	SaveTestData(t, formatSshKeyPairPath(testFolder), true, keyPair)
 }
 
 // LoadSshKeyPair loads and unserializes an SshKeyPair from the given folder. This allows you to reuse an SshKeyPair that was
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ func formatSshKeyPairPath(testFolder string) string {
 // SaveKubectlOptions serializes and saves KubectlOptions into the given folder. This allows you to create a KubectlOptions during setup
 // and reuse that KubectlOptions later during validation and teardown.
 func SaveKubectlOptions(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, kubectlOptions *k8s.KubectlOptions) {
-	SaveTestData(t, formatKubectlOptionsPath(testFolder), kubectlOptions)
+	SaveTestData(t, formatKubectlOptionsPath(testFolder), true, kubectlOptions)
 }
 
 // LoadKubectlOptions loads and unserializes a KubectlOptions from the given folder. This allows you to reuse a KubectlOptions that was
@@ -117,7 +124,7 @@ func formatKubectlOptionsPath(testFolder string) string {
 // values during one stage -- each with a unique name -- and to reuse those values during later stages.
 func SaveString(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, name string, val string) {
 	path := formatNamedTestDataPath(testFolder, name)
-	SaveTestData(t, path, val)
+	SaveTestData(t, path, true, val)
 }
 
 // LoadString loads and unserializes a uniquely named string value from the given folder. This allows you to reuse one or more string
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ func LoadString(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, name string) string {
 // values during one stage -- each with a unique name -- and to reuse those values during later stages.
 func SaveInt(t testing.TestingT, testFolder string, name string, val int) {
 	path := formatNamedTestDataPath(testFolder, name)
-	SaveTestData(t, path, val)
+	SaveTestData(t, path, true, val)
 }
 
 // LoadInt loads a uniquely named int value from the given folder. This allows you to reuse one or more int
@@ -183,12 +190,19 @@ func FormatTestDataPath(testFolder string, filename string) string {
 }
 
 // SaveTestData serializes and saves a value used at test time to the given path. This allows you to create some sort of test data
-// (e.g., TerraformOptions) during setup and to reuse this data later during validation and teardown.
-func SaveTestData(t testing.TestingT, path string, value interface{}) {
+// (e.g., TerraformOptions) during setup and to reuse this data later during validation and teardown. If `overwrite` is `true`,
+// any contents that exist in the file found at `path` will be overwritten. This has the potential for causing duplicated resources
+// and should be used with caution. If `overwrite` is `false`, the save will be skipped and a warning will be logged.
+func SaveTestData(t testing.TestingT, path string, overwrite bool, value interface{}) {
 	logger.Logf(t, "Storing test data in %s so it can be reused later", path)
 
 	if IsTestDataPresent(t, path) {
-		logger.Logf(t, "[WARNING] The named test data at path %s is non-empty. Save operation will overwrite existing value with \"%v\".\n.", path, value)
+		if overwrite {
+			logger.Logf(t, "[WARNING] The named test data at path %s is non-empty. Save operation will overwrite existing value with \"%v\".\n.", path, value)
+		} else {
+			logger.Logf(t, "[WARNING] The named test data at path %s is non-empty. Skipping save operation to prevent overwriting existing value with \"%v\".\n.", path, value)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	bytes, err := json.Marshal(value)

modules/test-structure/save_test_data_test.go

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadTestData(t *testing.T) {
 	isTestDataPresent = IsTestDataPresent(t, tmpFile.Name())
 	assert.False(t, isTestDataPresent, "Expected no test data would be present because file exists but no data has been written yet.")
 
-	SaveTestData(t, tmpFile.Name(), expectedData)
+	overwrite := true
+	SaveTestData(t, tmpFile.Name(), overwrite, expectedData)
 
 	isTestDataPresent = IsTestDataPresent(t, tmpFile.Name())
 	assert.True(t, isTestDataPresent, "Expected test data would be present because file exists and data has been written to file.")
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadTestData(t *testing.T) {
 	LoadTestData(t, tmpFile.Name(), &actualData)
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedData, actualData)
 
+	overwritingData := testData{
+		Foo: "foo",
+		Bar: false,
+		Baz: map[string]interface{}{"123": "456", "789": 1.0, "0": false},
+	}
+	SaveTestData(t, tmpFile.Name(), !overwrite, overwritingData)
+	LoadTestData(t, tmpFile.Name(), &actualData)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedData, actualData)
+
 	CleanupTestData(t, tmpFile.Name())
 	assert.False(t, files.FileExists(tmpFile.Name()))
 }