From c04aeaac09f2ecc97bf9dd8b9dff560ec6bb621b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bastian Dehn <hhaalo@arcor.de>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:51:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add symlink creation for output

---
 src/albentohandy        |  8 ++++++++
 tests/albentohandy.bats | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/albentohandy b/src/albentohandy
index 09aa898..21848f0 100755
--- a/src/albentohandy
+++ b/src/albentohandy
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ load_config()
 	[ -n "$MUSIC_PATH" ] \
 		|| errlog "missing MUSIC_PATH in $CONFIG_FILE" \
 		|| return $?
+	[ -d "$MUSIC_PATH" ] \
+		|| errlog "directory $MUSIC_PATH does not exists" \
+		|| return $?
+	MUSIC_PATH=$(realpath "$MUSIC_PATH")
 	LIB_PATH=${LIB_PATH:-"$scriptpath/lib"}
 	OUTPUT_PATH=${OUTPUT_PATH:-"work.$$"}
 }
@@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ make_symlinks_to_work()
 		[ -d "$MUSIC_PATH/$album" ] \
 			|| errlog "directory $MUSIC_PATH/$album does not exists" \
 			|| return $?
+		cp --recursive \
+			--symbolic-link \
+			"$MUSIC_PATH/$album" \
+			"$OUTPUT_PATH"
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/albentohandy.bats b/tests/albentohandy.bats
index 8db3177..32ec11a 100755
--- a/tests/albentohandy.bats
+++ b/tests/albentohandy.bats
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setup() {
 	bats_load_library 'bats-support'
 	bats_load_library 'bats-assert'
-	mkdir --parents "build/tests"
+	mkdir --parents "build/tests/music"
 	echo "Alben/Artist1" > "build/tests/albumlist"
 	export TEST_MODE="ON"
 	export CONFIG_FILE="tests/test.conf"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ teardown() {
 	assert_line --index 0 "❌ ERROR: missing build/tests/nothing.conf"
 }
 
-@test "failed: missing MUSIC_PATHES" {
+@test "failed: missing MUSIC_PATH" {
 	CONFIG_FILE="build/tests/albentohandy.conf"
 	echo "" > "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ teardown() {
 	assert_line --index 0 "❌ ERROR: missing MUSIC_PATH in build/tests/albentohandy.conf"
 }
 
+@test "failed: directory MUSIC_PATH does not exists" {
+	CONFIG_FILE="build/tests/albentohandy.conf"
+	echo "MUSIC_PATH=build/tests/not_exists" > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+
+	run main
+
+	assert_failure
+	assert_line --index 0 "❌ ERROR: directory build/tests/not_exists does not exists"
+}
+
 @test "failed: lib vorbis.sh not found" {
 	LIB_PATH="build/tests/lib"
 
@@ -120,5 +130,16 @@ teardown() {
 	run main -i "build/tests/albumlist"
 
 	assert_failure
-	assert_line --index 0 "❌ ERROR: directory build/tests/music/Alben/Artist1 does not exists"
+	assert_output --partial "build/tests/music/Alben/Artist1 does not exists"
+}
+
+@test "success: create symlink for Alben/Artist1/file.flac" {
+	mkdir --parents "build/tests/output"
+	mkdir --parents "build/tests/music/Alben/Artist1"
+	echo "testfile" > "build/tests/music/Alben/Artist1/file.flac"
+
+	run main -i "build/tests/albumlist"
+
+	assert_success
+	[ -h "build/tests/output/Artist1/file.flac" ]
 }
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