TST: Added test for https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/119 and update changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added (for new features)
 
+* Test for [caosdb-pylib#119](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/119)
 * Test for [caosdb-pylib#89](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/89)
 * Test for [caosdb-pylib#103](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/103)
 * Tests for entity state [caosdb-server!62](https://gitlab.com/caosdb/caosdb-server/-/merge_requests/62)

tests/test_issues_pylib.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from linkahead import administration as admin
 from linkahead.exceptions import (TransactionError, HTTPClientError)
+from linkahead.apiutils import empty_diff, merge_entities
 
 CURATOR_ROLE = "curator"
 
@@ -138,6 +139,29 @@ def test_gitlab_com_108():
     print("deleted")
 
 
+def test_gitlab_com_119():
+    """
+    Test that merge_entities works on properties with id but no name.
+
+    See https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-pylib/-/issues/119 and
+    https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/customers/f-fit/management/-/issues/94
+    """
+    prop = db.Property(name="Test", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
+    rt = db.RecordType(name="TestRT").insert()
+
+    rec1 = db.Record(name="TestRec").add_parent(rt)
+    rec2 = db.Record(name="TestRec").add_parent(rt)
+    rec1.add_property(id=prop.id, value="something")
+
+    # Ensure rec1 has prop, rec2 does not
+    assert not empty_diff(rec1, rec2)
+    assert len(rec2.properties) == 0
+
+    # Merge and check rec2 now has prop
+    merge_entities(rec2, rec1)
+    assert empty_diff(rec1.get_property(prop), rec2.get_property(prop))
+
+
 def test_gitlab_com_120():
     """Test that an update doesn't add unwanted subproperties.