From 90a29b23a138585af1f8dec5b6aafa44bd9bd50a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Fred T. Hamster" <fred@feistymeow.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:07:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] getting the tests under control some more

state machine tester compiles now, and knows to use a local input file if no parms are provided,
but it also totally fails on the input, rejecting every line (even when they should have been accepted).
but it compiles!...
---
 nucleus/library/processes/state_machine.cpp            |  2 +-
 .../tests_processes/input_data_state_machine.txt       |  4 ++--
 nucleus/library/tests_processes/test_state_machine.cpp | 10 +++++++---
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nucleus/library/processes/state_machine.cpp b/nucleus/library/processes/state_machine.cpp
index e2f7150d..07253f3e 100644
--- a/nucleus/library/processes/state_machine.cpp
+++ b/nucleus/library/processes/state_machine.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace processes {
 
 //////////////
 
-//#define DEBUG_STATE_MACHINE
+#define DEBUG_STATE_MACHINE
   // uncomment if you want the debugging version.
 
 //hmmm: implement logging...
diff --git a/nucleus/library/tests_processes/input_data_state_machine.txt b/nucleus/library/tests_processes/input_data_state_machine.txt
index 08608c5e..5d1b3214 100644
--- a/nucleus/library/tests_processes/input_data_state_machine.txt
+++ b/nucleus/library/tests_processes/input_data_state_machine.txt
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ common_outcomes.h
 contracts.h
 definitions.h
 enhance_cpp.h
-environment.cpp
+environment.c
 environment.h
 functions.h
 guards.cpp
 guards.h
 makefile
-mutex.cpp
+mutex.o
 mutex.h
 outcome.h
 utf_conversion.cpp
diff --git a/nucleus/library/tests_processes/test_state_machine.cpp b/nucleus/library/tests_processes/test_state_machine.cpp
index 27a60edb..f9991600 100644
--- a/nucleus/library/tests_processes/test_state_machine.cpp
+++ b/nucleus/library/tests_processes/test_state_machine.cpp
@@ -146,11 +146,15 @@ int test_state_machine::execute()
   transition_map recog;
   setup_state_machine(recog);
 
+  astring filename;
   if (application::_global_argc < 2) {
-    print_instructions();
-    return 1;
+    // automating for unit test with a simple input file.
+    filename = "./input_data_state_machine.txt";
+///    print_instructions();
+///    return 1;
+  } else {
+    filename = astring(application::_global_argv[1]);
   }
-  astring filename = astring(application::_global_argv[1]);
 ///  int indy = filename.find(' ');
   if (!filename) {
     print_instructions();
-- 
2.43.0