GitRepository: add rename_file

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gbp/git/repository.py b/gbp/git/repository.py
index 991b0fa0..a55c4777 100644
--- a/gbp/git/repository.py
+++ b/gbp/git/repository.py
@@ -1431,6 +1431,17 @@ class GitRepository(object):
             return self.strip_sha1(sha1)
         else:
             raise GbpError("Failed to hash %s: %s" % (filename, stderr))
+
+    def rename_file(self, old, new):
+        """
+        Rename file, directory, or symlink
+        """
+        args = GitArgs(old, new)
+        _, stderr, ret = self._git_inout('mv',
+                                         args.args,
+                                         capture_stderr=True)
+        if ret:
+            raise GbpError("Failed to move '%s' to '%s': %s" % (old, new, stderr.rstrip()))
 #}
 
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diff --git a/tests/doctests/test_GitRepository.py b/tests/doctests/test_GitRepository.py
index a11211d7..f6e739b7 100644
--- a/tests/doctests/test_GitRepository.py
+++ b/tests/doctests/test_GitRepository.py
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ def test_add_files():
     """
 
 
+def test_move_file():
+    """
+    Methods tested:
+         - L{gbp.git.GitRepository.move_file}
+
+    >>> import gbp.git
+    >>> repo = gbp.git.GitRepository(dirs['repo'])
+    >>> repo.rename_file("testfile", "testfile2")
+    >>> repo.rename_file("testfile2", "testfile")
+    >>> repo.rename_file("doesnotexit", "testfile2")
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+    GbpError: Failed to move 'doesnotexit' to 'testfile2': fatal: bad source, source=doesnotexit, destination=testfile2
+    """
+
+
 def test_branch_master():
     """
     First branch is called I{master}