Function test_load_dotenv_from_fifo

tests/test_fifo_dotenv.py:13–31

(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, monkeypatch)

def test_load_dotenv_from_fifo(tmp_path: pathlib.Path, monkeypatch):
    fifo = tmp_path / ".env"
    os.mkfifo(fifo)  # create named pipe

    def writer():
        with open(fifo, "w", encoding="utf-8") as w:
            w.write("MY_PASSWORD=pipe-secret\n")

    t = threading.Thread(target=writer)
    t.start()

    # Ensure env is clean
    monkeypatch.delenv("MY_PASSWORD", raising=False)

    ok = load_dotenv(dotenv_path=str(fifo), override=True)
    t.join(timeout=2)

    assert ok is True
    assert os.getenv("MY_PASSWORD") == "pipe-secret"