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+source common.sh
+
+clearStore
+clearCache
+
+# No packages
+(( $(NIX_PATH= nix search -u|wc -l) == 0 ))
+
+# Haven't updated cache, still nothing
+(( $(nix search -f search.nix hello|wc -l) == 0 ))
+(( $(nix search -f search.nix |wc -l) == 0 ))
+
+# Update cache, search should work
+(( $(nix search -f search.nix -u hello|wc -l) > 0 ))
+
+# Use cache
+(( $(nix search -f search.nix foo|wc -l) > 0 ))
+(( $(nix search foo|wc -l) > 0 ))
+
+# Test --no-cache works
+# No results from cache
+(( $(nix search --no-cache foo |wc -l) == 0 ))
+# Does find results from file pointed at
+(( $(nix search -f search.nix --no-cache foo |wc -l) > 0 ))
+
+# Check descriptions are searched
+(( $(nix search broken | wc -l) > 0 ))
+
+# Check search that matches nothing
+(( $(nix search nosuchpackageexists | wc -l) == 0 ))
+
+
+## Search expressions
+
+# Check that empty search string matches all
+EMPTY=$(nix search)
+BOL=$(nix search "^")
+ALL=$(nix search ".*")
+
+diff <(printf "%s" $EMPTY) <(printf "%s" $BOL)
+# "ALL" highlights differently, not sure preferred behavior
+# diff <(printf "%s" $EMPTY) <(printf "%s" $ALL)