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-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-jest.mock('nodegit');
-import * as NodeGit from 'nodegit';
-import { pushToRemoteCred } from './helpers';
-
-const {
-  Repository,
-  mockRepo,
-  mockIndex,
-  Signature,
-  Remote,
-  mockRemote,
-  Cred,
-} = require('nodegit') as {
-  Repository: jest.Mocked<{ init: any }>;
-  Signature: jest.Mocked<{ now: any }>;
-  Cred: jest.Mocked<{ userpassPlaintextNew: any }>;
-  Remote: jest.Mocked<{ create: any }>;
-
-  mockIndex: jest.Mocked<NodeGit.Index>;
-  mockRepo: jest.Mocked<NodeGit.Repository>;
-  mockRemote: jest.Mocked<NodeGit.Remote>;
-};
-
-describe('pushToRemoteCred', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  const directory = '/tmp/test/dir';
-  const remote = 'mockclone';
-  const credentialsProvider = () =>
-    NodeGit.Cred.userpassPlaintextNew('username', 'password');
-
-  it('should call init on the repo with the directory', async () => {
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    expect(Repository.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith(directory, 0);
-  });
-
-  it('should call refresh index on the index and write the new files', async () => {
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    expect(mockRepo.refreshIndex).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should call add all files and write', async () => {
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    expect(mockIndex.addAll).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockIndex.write).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(mockIndex.writeTree).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should create a commit with on head with the right name and commiter', async () => {
-    const mockSignature = { mockSignature: 'bloblly' };
-    Signature.now.mockReturnValue(mockSignature);
-
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    expect(Signature.now).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(Signature.now).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'Scaffolder',
-      'scaffolder@backstage.io',
-    );
-
-    expect(mockRepo.createCommit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'HEAD',
-      mockSignature,
-      mockSignature,
-      'initial commit',
-      'mockoid',
-      [],
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('creates a remote with the repo and remote', async () => {
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    expect(Remote.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockRepo, 'origin', 'mockclone');
-  });
-
-  it('shoud push to the remote repo', async () => {
-    await pushToRemoteCred(directory, remote, credentialsProvider);
-
-    const [remotes, { callbacks }] = mockRemote.push.mock
-      .calls[0] as NodeGit.PushOptions[];
-
-    expect(remotes).toEqual(['refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master']);
-
-    callbacks?.credentials?.();
-
-    expect(Cred.userpassPlaintextNew).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'username',
-      'password',
-    );
-  });
-});