Make build system class return artificial text for missing morphology

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/morphlib/buildsystem.py b/morphlib/buildsystem.py
index ba6d8998..8b71a640 100644
--- a/morphlib/buildsystem.py
+++ b/morphlib/buildsystem.py
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ class BuildSystem(object):
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         key = '_'.join(key.split('-'))
         return getattr(self, key)
+        
+    def get_morphology_text(self, name):
+        '''Return the text of an autodetected chunk morphology.'''
+        
+        return '''
+            {
+                "name": "%(name)s",
+                "kind": "chunk",
+                "build-system": "%(bs)s"
+            }
+        ''' % {
+            'name': name,
+            'bs': self.name,
+        }
     
     def used_by_project(self, srcdir):
         '''Does project at ``srcdir`` use this build system?'''
diff --git a/morphlib/buildsystem_tests.py b/morphlib/buildsystem_tests.py
index 5d21b8ba..6d426d8c 100644
--- a/morphlib/buildsystem_tests.py
+++ b/morphlib/buildsystem_tests.py
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ class BuildSystemTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_has_install_commands(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.bs['install-commands'], [])
+        
+    def test_returns_morphology_text(self):
+        self.bs.name = 'fake'
+        text = self.bs.get_morphology_text('foobar')
+        self.assertTrue(type(text) in (str, unicode))
 
 
 class ManualBuildSystemTests(unittest.TestCase):