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+#!perl
+# vim:ts=4:sw=4:expandtab
+#
+# Please read the following documents before working on tests:
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/testsuite.html
+# (or docs/testsuite)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/lib-i3test.html
+# (alternatively: perldoc ./testcases/lib/i3test.pm)
+#
+# • http://build.i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html
+# (or docs/ipc)
+#
+# • http://onyxneon.com/books/modern_perl/modern_perl_a4.pdf
+# (unless you are already familiar with Perl)
+#
+# Verifies that entire outputs can be saved and restored properly by i3.
+# Ticket: #1306
+# Bug still in: 4.8-26-gf96ec19
+use i3test;
+use File::Temp qw(tempfile);
+use List::MoreUtils qw(uniq);
+use IO::Handle;
+
+my $ws = fresh_workspace;
+
+################################################################################
+# Append a new workspace with a name.
+################################################################################
+
+ok(!workspace_exists('ws_new'), 'workspace "ws_new" does not exist yet');
+
+my ($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+print $fh <<'EOT';
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
+{
+ // workspace with 1 children
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splith",
+ "percent": null,
+ "type": "workspace",
+ "name": "ws_new",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 268,
+ "width": 484,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "vals@w00t: ~",
+ "percent": 1,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ // "class": "^URxvt$",
+ // "instance": "^urxvt$",
+ // "title": "^vals\\@w00t\\:\\ \\~$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+EOT
+$fh->flush;
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+ok(workspace_exists('ws_new'), 'workspace "ws_new" exists now');
+
+does_i3_live;
+
+close($fh);
+
+################################################################################
+# Append a new workspace with a name that clashes with an existing workspace.
+################################################################################
+
+my @old_workspaces = @{get_workspace_names()};
+
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+my @new_workspaces = @{get_workspace_names()};
+cmp_ok(scalar @new_workspaces, '>', scalar @old_workspaces, 'more workspaces than before');
+
+my %created_workspaces = map { ($_, 1) } @new_workspaces;
+delete $created_workspaces{$_} for @old_workspaces;
+diag('created workspaces = ' . Dumper(keys %created_workspaces));
+cmp_ok(scalar keys %created_workspaces, '>', 0, 'new workspaces appeared');
+
+################################################################################
+# Append a new workspace without a name.
+################################################################################
+
+ok(!workspace_exists('unnamed'), 'workspace "unnamed" does not exist yet');
+
+($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+print $fh <<'EOT';
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
+{
+ // workspace with 1 children
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splith",
+ "percent": null,
+ "type": "workspace",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 268,
+ "width": 484,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "vals@w00t: ~",
+ "percent": 1,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ // "class": "^URxvt$",
+ // "instance": "^urxvt$",
+ // "title": "^vals\\@w00t\\:\\ \\~$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+EOT
+$fh->flush;
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+ok(workspace_exists('unnamed'), 'workspace "unnamed" exists now');
+
+################################################################################
+# Append a workspace with a numeric name, ensure it has ->num set.
+################################################################################
+
+ok(!workspace_exists('4'), 'workspace "4" does not exist yet');
+
+($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+print $fh <<'EOT';
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
+{
+ // workspace with 1 children
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splith",
+ "percent": null,
+ "type": "workspace",
+ "name": "4",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 268,
+ "width": 484,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "vals@w00t: ~",
+ "percent": 1,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ // "class": "^URxvt$",
+ // "instance": "^urxvt$",
+ // "title": "^vals\\@w00t\\:\\ \\~$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+EOT
+$fh->flush;
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+ok(workspace_exists('4'), 'workspace "4" exists now');
+my $ws = get_ws("4");
+is($ws->{num}, 4, 'workspace number is 4');
+
+done_testing;