glob!: Add three-arg version to specify base_path

src/glob.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 }
 
 pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(manifest_dir: &str, base: &Path, pattern: &str, mut f: F) {
+    // If settings.allow_empty_glob() == true and `base` doesn't exist, skip
+    // everything. This is necessary as `base` is user-controlled via `glob!/3`
+    // and may not exist.
+    let mut settings = Settings::clone_current();
+
+    if settings.allow_empty_glob() && !base.exists() {
+        return;
+    }
+
     let glob = GlobBuilder::new(pattern)
         .case_insensitive(true)
         .literal_separator(true)
@@ -48,7 +57,6 @@ pub fn glob_exec<F: FnMut(&Path)>(manifest_dir: &str, base: &Path, pattern: &str
 
     let walker = WalkDir::new(base).follow_links(true);
     let mut glob_found_matches = false;
-    let mut settings = Settings::clone_current();
 
     GLOB_STACK.lock().unwrap().push(GlobCollector {
         failed: 0,

src/macros.rs

@@ -538,19 +538,41 @@ macro_rules! with_settings {
 /// are deferred until the end of of it.  In other words this means that each snapshot
 /// assertion within the `glob!` block are reported.  It can be disabled by setting
 /// `INSTA_GLOB_FAIL_FAST` environment variable to `1`.
+///
+/// A three-argument version of this macro allows specifying a base directory
+/// for the glob to start in. This allows globbing in arbitrary directories,
+/// including parent directories:
+///
+/// ```
+/// # use insta::{assert_snapshot, glob, Settings};
+/// # let mut settings = Settings::clone_current();
+/// # settings.set_allow_empty_glob(true);
+/// # let _dropguard = settings.bind_to_scope();
+/// use std::fs;
+///
+/// glob!("../test_data", "inputs/*.txt", |path| {
+///     let input = fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+///     assert_snapshot!(input.to_uppercase());
+/// });
+/// ```
 #[cfg(feature = "glob")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "glob")))]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! glob {
-    ($glob:expr, $closure:expr) => {{
+    ($base_path:expr, $glob:expr, $closure:expr) => {{
+        use std::path::Path;
         let base = $crate::_macro_support::get_cargo_workspace(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
-            .join(file!())
-            .parent()
-            .unwrap()
+            .join(Path::new(file!()).parent().unwrap())
+            .join($base_path)
             .to_path_buf();
+
         // we try to canonicalize but on some platforms (eg: wasm) that might not work, so
         // we instead silently fall back.
         let base = base.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| base);
         $crate::_macro_support::glob_exec(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), &base, $glob, $closure);
     }};
+
+    ($glob:expr, $closure:expr) => {{
+        insta::glob!(".", $glob, $closure)
+    }};
 }

tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "glob")]
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_globbing_parent_dir() {
+    insta::glob!("../inputs", "*.txt", |path| {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_json_snapshot!(&contents);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_globbing_nested_parent_dir_base_path() {
+    insta::glob!("../inputs-nested", "*/*.txt", |path| {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(&contents);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_globbing_nested_parent_glob() {
+    insta::glob!("..", "inputs-nested/*/*.txt", |path| {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(&contents);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_globs_follow_links_parent_dir_base_path() {
+    insta::glob!("../link-to-inputs", "*.txt", |path| {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_json_snapshot!(&contents);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_globs_follow_links_parent_dir_glob() {
+    insta::glob!("..", "link-to-inputs/*.txt", |path| {
+        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_json_snapshot!(&contents);
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic_globbing_absolute_dir() {
+    insta::glob!(
+        concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/tests/inputs"),
+        "*.txt",
+        |path| {
+            let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
+            insta::assert_json_snapshot!(&contents);
+        }
+    );
+}

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_absolute_dir@goodbye.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/goodbye.txt
+---
+"Contents of goodbye"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_absolute_dir@hello.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/hello.txt
+---
+"Contents of hello"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_nested_parent_dir_base_path@a__file.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs-nested/a/file.txt
+---
+Hello A
+

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_nested_parent_dir_base_path@b__file.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs-nested/b/file.txt
+---
+Hello B
+

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_nested_parent_glob@a__file.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs-nested/a/file.txt
+---
+Hello A
+

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_nested_parent_glob@b__file.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs-nested/b/file.txt
+---
+Hello B
+

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_parent_dir@goodbye.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/goodbye.txt
+---
+"Contents of goodbye"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__basic_globbing_parent_dir@hello.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/hello.txt
+---
+"Contents of hello"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__globs_follow_links_parent_dir_base_path@goodbye.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/goodbye.txt
+---
+"Contents of goodbye"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__globs_follow_links_parent_dir_base_path@hello.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/hello.txt
+---
+"Contents of hello"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__globs_follow_links_parent_dir_glob@goodbye.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/goodbye.txt
+---
+"Contents of goodbye"

tests/glob_submodule/snapshots/test_glob__glob_submodule__globs_follow_links_parent_dir_glob@hello.txt.snap

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/glob_submodule/mod.rs
+expression: "&contents"
+input_file: tests/inputs/hello.txt
+---
+"Contents of hello"

tests/test_glob.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "glob")]
 
+mod glob_submodule;
+
 #[test]
 fn test_basic_globbing() {
     insta::glob!("inputs/*.txt", |path| {