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+#!/usr/bin/env bats   -*- bats -*-
+#
+# tests for podman partial pulls support
+#
+
+load helpers
+load helpers.network
+load helpers.registry
+
+###############################################################################
+# BEGIN filtering - none of these tests will work with podman-remote
+
+function setup() {
+    skip_if_remote "none of these tests work with podman-remote"
+
+    basic_setup
+    start_registry
+}
+
+# END   filtering - none of these tests will work with podman-remote
+###############################################################################
+# BEGIN actual tests
+# BEGIN primary podman push/pull tests
+
+@test "push and pull zstd chunked image" {
+    image1=localhost:${PODMAN_LOGIN_REGISTRY_PORT}/img1-$(safename)
+
+    globalargs="--pull-option enable_partial_pulls=true"
+    pushpullargs="--cert-dir ${PODMAN_LOGIN_WORKDIR}/trusted-registry-cert-dir \
+                  --creds ${PODMAN_LOGIN_USER}:${PODMAN_LOGIN_PASS}"
+
+    dockerfile1=$PODMAN_TMPDIR/Dockerfile.1
+    cat >$dockerfile1 <<EOF
+FROM $IMAGE
+RUN touch /
+EOF
+
+    run_podman $globalargs build --squash-all -t $image1 -f $dockerfile1 .
+    run_podman $globalargs push \
+               --compression-format zstd:chunked \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image1
+
+    run_podman $globalargs rmi $image1
+
+    run_podman $globalargs pull \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image1
+
+    run -0 skopeo inspect containers-storage:$image1
+    assert "$output" =~ "application/vnd.oci.image.layer.v1.tar\+zstd" "pulled image must be zstd-compressed"
+
+    dockerfile2=$PODMAN_TMPDIR/Dockerfile.2
+    cat >$dockerfile2 <<EOF
+FROM $image1
+RUN touch /new-file
+EOF
+
+    dockerfile3=$PODMAN_TMPDIR/Dockerfile.3
+    cat >$dockerfile3 <<EOF
+FROM $image1
+RUN touch /new-file-2
+EOF
+
+    image2=localhost:${PODMAN_LOGIN_REGISTRY_PORT}/img2-$(safename)
+    image3=localhost:${PODMAN_LOGIN_REGISTRY_PORT}/img3-$(safename)
+
+    run_podman $globalargs build -t $image2 -f $dockerfile2 .
+    run_podman $globalargs build -t $image3 -f $dockerfile3 .
+
+    run_podman $globalargs push \
+               --compression-format zstd:chunked \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image2
+
+    run_podman $globalargs push \
+               --compression-format zstd:chunked \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image3
+
+    run_podman $globalargs diff $image3 $image2
+    sorted_output=$(sort <<< $output | tr -d '\n')
+    assert "$sorted_output" = "A /new-file-2D /new-file"
+
+    run_podman $globalargs rmi $image2 $image3
+
+    run_podman $globalargs pull \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image2
+
+    run -0 skopeo inspect containers-storage:$image2
+    assert "$output" =~ "application/vnd.oci.image.layer.v1.tar\+zstd" "pulled image must be zstd-compressed"
+
+    run_podman $globalargs pull \
+               $pushpullargs \
+               $image3
+
+    run -0 skopeo inspect containers-storage:$image3
+    assert "$output" =~ "application/vnd.oci.image.layer.v1.tar\+zstd" "pulled image must be zstd-compressed"
+
+    run_podman $globalargs diff $image3 $image2
+    sorted_output=$(sort <<< $output | tr -d '\n')
+    assert "$sorted_output" = "A /new-file-2D /new-file"
+
+    for image in $image1 $image2 $image3; do
+        push_dir=$PODMAN_TMPDIR/dir-image
+
+        # let's use the dir transport as it gives us directly the uncompressed tar
+        run_podman push $image dir:$push_dir
+
+        # grab the inspect data before attempting a save/load cycle
+        run_podman inspect $image
+        inspect_data=$output
+
+        # Test for #24283: would fail with 'archive/tar: write too long'
+        run_podman save -o $PODMAN_TMPDIR/image.tar $image
+
+        # replace the image with a "podman load" from what was stored
+        run_podman rmi $image
+        run_podman load < $PODMAN_TMPDIR/image.tar
+
+        rm -f $PODMAN_TMPDIR/image.tar
+
+        # validate the data we got from "podman inspect"
+        for layer in $(jq -r '.[].RootFS.Layers.[] | gsub("^sha256:"; "")' <<< $inspect_data); do
+            layer_file=$push_dir/$layer
+            # the checksum for the layer is already validated, but for the sake
+            # of the test let's check it again
+            run -0 sha256sum < $layer_file
+            assert "$output" = "$layer  -" "digest mismatch for layer $layer for $image"
+        done
+        rm -rf $push_dir
+    done
+
+    run_podman $globalargs rmi $image1 $image2 $image3
+}
+
+# END   cooperation with skopeo
+# END   actual tests
+###############################################################################
+
+# vim: filetype=sh