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+"""Tests that version strings can be produced reliably."""
+
+import subprocess
+import os
+import re
+import tempfile
+
+from hypothesis import strategies as st
+
+from openflexure_microscope_server import utilities
+
+
+# This is the regex provided by https://semver.org/
+SEMVER_REGEX = re.compile(
+    r"^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)"
+    r"(?:-((?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)"
+    r"(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?"
+    r"(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$"
+)
+
+# Use hypothesis to generate random filenames
+FILE_NAME_GEN = st.from_regex(r"[a-zA-Z_-]{5,20}\.[a-z]{1,5}", fullmatch=True)
+# Use hypothesis to generate random data for files
+FILE_Data_GEN = st.from_regex(r"[a-zA-Z_-]{5,20}\.[a-z]{1,5}", fullmatch=True)
+
+
+def _git(command: str) -> str:
+    """Run a git command in a subprocess."""
+    git_command = ["git"] + command.split()
+    # Use check=True so an error is raised if git has a problem. Only read STDOUT
+    result = subprocess.run(git_command, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True)
+    return result.stdout.decode()
+
+
+def test_reading_hash_from_git():
+    """Use create a Git repo and check that hash can be read.
+
+    The performs a series of directory and git operations, commented as they go.
+    """
+    working_dir = os.getcwd()
+    try:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            os.chdir(tmpdir)
+            git_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, ".git")
+            # Git dir not created yet. Returns Undefined
+            assert utilities._get_hash_from_git_dir(git_dir) == "Undefined"
+
+            # Intialised. Should still be undefined.
+            _git("init")
+            assert utilities._get_hash_from_git_dir(git_dir) == "Undefined"
+
+    finally:
+        # Return to original working dir
+        os.chdir(working_dir)
+
+
+def test_reading_version_from_toml():
+    """Check version string can be read from this project's TOML file.
+
+    As we only expect to ever read our own TOML file there is not a need to do
+    excessive testing on different generated TOML files.
+    """
+    project_toml_path = os.path.join(utilities.REPO_DIR, "pyproject.toml")
+    ver_string = utilities._get_version_from_toml(project_toml_path)
+    # Check version does follow semantic versioning.
+    assert SEMVER_REGEX.match(ver_string)
+    # Explicit check
+    assert ver_string == "3.0.0-alpha1"
+
+
+def test_error_reading_version_from_toml():
+    """Check Undefined is returned if error reading TOML file."""
+    # Just give it the wrong path.
+    project_toml_path = os.path.join(utilities.REPO_DIR, "pyppproject.toml")
+    ver_string = utilities._get_version_from_toml(project_toml_path)
+    # Explicit check
+    assert ver_string == "Undefined"