From e807ca3539f453d543a6797a76418d218d2eeee2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Wick <sebastian.wick@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:38:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] tests/test-history.sh: Make testing for working journalctl
 more robust

journalctl also prints something when the message didn't make it to
whatever journalctl connects to. Check for the specific message showing
up instead to make sure it all works as expected.
---
 tests/test-history.sh | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test-history.sh b/tests/test-history.sh
index 556b7b21..9c3f1e53 100755
--- a/tests/test-history.sh
+++ b/tests/test-history.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ skip_without_libsystemd
 HISTORY_START_TIME=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
 sleep 1
 
-if ! logger "Checking whether Flatpak can use the journal..."; then
+MESSAGE="Checking whether Flatpak can use the journal..."
+if ! logger "${MESSAGE}"; then
     skip "Cannot write to Journal with logger"
 fi
 
-messages="$(journalctl --user --since="${HISTORY_START_TIME}" || true)"
-
-if [ -z "$messages" ]; then
+if ! journalctl --user --since="${HISTORY_START_TIME}" | grep -q "${MESSAGE}"; then
     skip "Cannot read back from Journal with journalctl"
 fi