5 files changed, 37 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/base/config.py b/src/leap/base/config.py
index 8455f9de..4d7db018 100644
--- a/src/leap/base/config.py
+++ b/src/leap/base/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(name=__name__)
 logger.setLevel('DEBUG')
 
 from leap.base import exceptions
+from leap.base import constants
 from leap.util.fileutil import (mkdir_p)
 
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ def get_config_file(filename, folder=None):
 
 def get_default_provider_path():
     default_subpath = os.path.join("providers",
-                                   "default")
+                                   constants.DEFAULT_TEST_PROVIDER)
     default_provider_path = get_config_file(
         '',
         folder=default_subpath)
diff --git a/src/leap/base/constants.py b/src/leap/base/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55308a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/leap/base/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""constants to be used in base module"""
+
+# default provider placeholder
+# using `example.org` we make sure that this
+# is not going to be resolved during the tests phases
+# (we expect testers to add it to their /etc/hosts
+
+DEFAULT_TEST_PROVIDER = "testprovider.example.org"
diff --git a/src/leap/base/tests/test_config.py b/src/leap/base/tests/test_config.py
index 0a98dbaf..67be0e54 100644
--- a/src/leap/base/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/src/leap/base/tests/test_config.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import mock
 import requests
 
 from leap.base import config
+from leap.base import constants
 from leap.base import exceptions
 from leap.util.fileutil import mkdir_p
 from leap.testing.basetest import BaseLeapTest
@@ -215,7 +216,9 @@ class ConfigHelperFunctions(BaseLeapTest):
         """
         self.assertEqual(
             config.get_default_provider_path(),
-            os.path.expanduser('~/.config/leap/providers/default/')
+            os.path.expanduser(
+                '~/.config/leap/providers/%s/' %
+                constants.DEFAULT_TEST_PROVIDER)
         )
 
     # validate ip
diff --git a/src/leap/eip/tests/test_config.py b/src/leap/eip/tests/test_config.py
index b6b06346..ed9fe270 100644
--- a/src/leap/eip/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/src/leap/eip/tests/test_config.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import unittest
 
-from leap.testing.basetest import BaseLeapTest
+from leap.base import constants
 from leap.eip import config as eip_config
+from leap.testing.basetest import BaseLeapTest
 
 _system = platform.system()
 
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ class EIPConfigTest(BaseLeapTest):
         args.append('unix')
         args.append('--config')
         args.append(os.path.expanduser(
-            '~/.config/leap/providers/default/openvpn.conf'))
+            '~/.config/leap/providers/%s/openvpn.conf'
+            % constants.DEFAULT_TEST_PROVIDER))
         return args
 
     # build command string
diff --git a/src/leap/eip/tests/test_eipconnection.py b/src/leap/eip/tests/test_eipconnection.py
index 51772b7c..dee28935 100644
--- a/src/leap/eip/tests/test_eipconnection.py
+++ b/src/leap/eip/tests/test_eipconnection.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import ConfigParser
 import logging
 import platform
+import os
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(name=__name__)
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from mock import Mock, patch  # MagicMock
 
+from leap.base import constants
 from leap.eip.eipconnection import EIPConnection
 from leap.eip.exceptions import ConnectionRefusedError
 
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class EIPConductorTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 "for the running platform: %s" %
                 _system)
 
+    def touch(self, filepath):
+        with open(filepath, 'w') as fp:
+            fp.write('')
+
     #
     # tests
     #
@@ -75,6 +81,19 @@ class EIPConductorTest(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         default attrs as expected
         """
+        # XXX there's a conceptual/design
+        # mistake here.
+        # If we're testing just attrs after init,
+        # init shold not be doing so much side effects.
+
+        # for instance:
+        # We have to TOUCH a keys file because
+        # we're triggerig the key checks FROM
+        # the constructo. me not like that,
+        # key checker should better be called explicitelly.
+        self.touch(os.path.expanduser(
+            '~/.config/leap/providers/%s/openvpn.keys'
+            % constants.DEFAULT_TEST_PROVIDER))
         con = self.con
         self.assertEqual(con.autostart, True)
         self.assertEqual(con.missing_pkexec, False)