Ensure base directories for alternates before creation

test/test_alt.py

@@ -235,6 +235,22 @@ def test_template_overwrite_symlink(runner, yadm_y, paths, tst_sys):
     assert link.read().strip() == 'test-data'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('ds1_copy')
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('style', ['symlink', 'template'])
+def test_ensure_alt_path(runner, paths, style):
+    """Test that directories are created before making alternates"""
+    yadm_dir = setup_standard_yadm_dir(paths)
+    suffix = 'default' if style == 'symlink' else 'template'
+    filename = 'a/b/c/file'
+    source = yadm_dir.join(f'alt/{filename}##{suffix}')
+    source.write('test-data', ensure=True)
+    run = runner([paths.pgm, '-Y', yadm_dir, 'add', source])
+    assert run.success
+    assert run.err == ''
+    assert run.out == ''
+    assert paths.work.join(filename).read().strip() == 'test-data'
+
+
 def setup_standard_yadm_dir(paths):
     """Configure a yadm home within the work tree"""
     std_yadm_dir = paths.work.mkdir('.config').mkdir('yadm')

yadm

@@ -505,10 +505,13 @@ function alt_future_linking() {
     filename="${alt_filenames[$index]}"
     target="${alt_targets[$index]}"
     template_cmd="${alt_template_cmds[$index]}"
+    basedir=${filename%/*}
     if [ -n "$template_cmd" ]; then
       # a template is defined, process the template
       debug "Creating $filename from template $target"
       [ -n "$loud" ] && echo "Creating $filename from template $target"
+      # ensure the destination path exists
+      [ -e "$basedir" ] || mkdir -p "$basedir"
       # remove any existing symlink before processing template
       [ -L "$filename" ] && rm -f "$filename"
       "$template_cmd" "$target" "$filename"
@@ -516,6 +519,8 @@ function alt_future_linking() {
       # a link target is defined, create symlink
       debug "Linking $target to $filename"
       [ -n "$loud" ] && echo "Linking $target to $filename"
+      # ensure the destination path exists
+      [ -e "$basedir" ] || mkdir -p "$basedir"
       if [ "$do_copy" -eq 1 ]; then
         # remove any existing symlink before copying
         [ -L "$filename" ] && rm -f "$filename"