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utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart

Index: utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart
diff --git a/utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart b/utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart
index d7fdb1df41008667b6c52025cb2b55cfba6f6edb..c12e92f86863cff2e5d222de0273286d6563555b 100644
--- a/utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart
+++ b/utils/tests/pub/test_pub.dart
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ bool get runningOnBuildbot =>
 /// The current [HttpServer] created using [serve].
 var _server;
 
+/// The list of paths that have been requested from the server since the last
+/// call to [getRequestedPaths].
+var _requestedPaths = <String>[];
+
 /// The cached value for [_portCompleter].
 Completer<int> _portCompleterCache;
 
@@ -73,6 +77,16 @@ Completer<int> get _portCompleter {
 /// A future that will complete to the port used for the current server.
 Future<int> get port => _portCompleter.future;
 
+/// Gets the list of paths that have been requested from the server since the
+/// last time this was called (or since the server was first spun up).
+Future<List<String>> getRequestedPaths() {
+  return schedule(() {
+    var paths = _requestedPaths;
+    _requestedPaths = <String>[];

[nweiz, 2013/04/19 00:12:31]

I think I prefer [List.clear] here. That also lets you make _requestedPaths
final.

[Bob Nystrom, 2013/04/19 21:39:27]

Done.

+    return paths;
+  });
+}
+
 /// Creates an HTTP server to serve [contents] as static files. This server will
 /// exist only for the duration of the pub run.
 ///
@@ -88,6 +102,10 @@ void serve([List<d.Descriptor> contents]) {
           var response = request.response;
           try {
             var path = request.uri.path.replaceFirst("/", "");
+
+            if (_requestedPaths == null) _requestedPaths = <String>[];
+            _requestedPaths.add(path);
+
             response.persistentConnection = false;
             var stream = baseDir.load(path);