2 files changed, 37 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/unittests/helpers.py b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
index 7f4b8784..fb9c83a7 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/helpers.py
@@ -180,13 +180,12 @@ class ResourceUsingTestCase(TestCase):
         with open(where, 'r') as fh:
             return fh.read()
 
-    def getCloudPaths(self):
+    def getCloudPaths(self, ds=None):
         tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, tmpdir)
-        cp = ch.Paths({
-            'cloud_dir': tmpdir,
-            'templates_dir': self.resourceLocation(),
-        })
+        cp = ch.Paths({'cloud_dir': tmpdir,
+                       'templates_dir': self.resourceLocation()},
+                      ds=ds)
         return cp
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py b/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..943a5723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""Tests of the built-in user data handlers."""
+
+import os
+
+from . import helpers as test_helpers
+
+from cloudinit import sources
+
+
+class MyDataSource(sources.DataSource):
+    _instance_id = None
+
+    def get_instance_id(self):
+        return self._instance_id
+
+
+class TestPaths(test_helpers.ResourceUsingTestCase):
+    def test_get_ipath_and_instance_id_with_slashes(self):
+        myds = MyDataSource(sys_cfg={}, distro=None, paths={})
+        myds._instance_id = "/foo/bar"
+        safe_iid = "_foo_bar"
+        mypaths = self.getCloudPaths(myds)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            os.path.join(mypaths.cloud_dir, 'instances', safe_iid),
+            mypaths.get_ipath())
+
+    def test_get_ipath_and_empty_instance_id_returns_none(self):
+        myds = MyDataSource(sys_cfg={}, distro=None, paths={})
+        myds._instance_id = None
+        mypaths = self.getCloudPaths(myds)
+
+        self.assertEqual(None, mypaths.get_ipath())