--- /dev/null
+#!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 i3 does not crash when a layout is partially loadable.
+# ticket #1145, bug still present in commit b109b1b20dd51401dc929407453d3acdd8ff5566
+use i3test;
+use File::Temp qw(tempfile);
+use IO::Handle;
+
+################################################################################
+# empty layout file.
+################################################################################
+
+my ($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+does_i3_live;
+
+close($fh);
+
+################################################################################
+# file with a superfluous trailing comma
+################################################################################
+
+my $ws = fresh_workspace;
+
+my @content = @{get_ws_content($ws)};
+is(@content, 0, 'no nodes on the new workspace yet');
+
+($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+print $fh <<'EOT';
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
+{
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 777,
+ "width": 199,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "Buddy List",
+ "percent": 0.116145833333333,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ "class": "^Pidgin$",
+ "window_role": "^buddy_list$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+}
+
+{
+ // splitv split container with 1 children
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splitv",
+ "percent": 0.883854166666667,
+ "swallows": [
+ {}
+ ],
+ "type": "con",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ // splitv split container with 2 children
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splitv",
+ "percent": 1,
+ "swallows": [
+ {}
+ ],
+ "type": "con",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 318,
+ "width": 566,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "zsh",
+ "percent": 0.5,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ "class": "^URxvt$",
+ "instance": "^IRC$",
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ },
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 1057,
+ "width": 636,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "Michael Stapelberg",
+ "percent": 0.5,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ "class": "^Pidgin$",
+ "window_role": "^conversation$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ }
+ ]
+ }
+ ]
+}
+
+EOT
+$fh->flush;
+my $reply = cmd "append_layout $filename";
+diag('reply = ' . Dumper($reply));
+
+does_i3_live;
+
+ok(!$reply->[0]->{success}, 'IPC reply did not indicate success');
+
+close($fh);
+
+################################################################################
+# file with a superfluous trailing comma
+################################################################################
+
+$ws = fresh_workspace;
+
+@content = @{get_ws_content($ws)};
+is(@content, 0, 'no nodes on the new workspace yet');
+
+($fh, $filename) = tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
+print $fh <<'EOT';
+// vim:ts=4:sw=4:et
+{
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "layout": "splitv",
+ "type": "con",
+ "nodes": [
+ {
+ "border": "pixel",
+ "floating": "auto_off",
+ "geometry": {
+ "height": 318,
+ "width": 566,
+ "x": 0,
+ "y": 0
+ },
+ "name": "zsh",
+ "percent": 0.833333,
+ "swallows": [
+ {
+ "class": "^URxvt$",
+ "instance": "^IRC$"
+ }
+ ],
+ "type": "con"
+ }
+ ]
+}
+
+EOT
+$fh->flush;
+cmd "append_layout $filename";
+
+does_i3_live;
+
+close($fh);
+
+
+done_testing;