Confirm that each journal can be parsed during upgrade, and abort upgrade if not

features/encryption.feature

@@ -29,14 +29,3 @@
             When we run "jrnl simple -n 1"
             Then we should not see the message "Password"
             and the output should contain "2013-06-10 15:40 Life is good"
-
-        Scenario: Upgrading a journal encrypted with jrnl 1.x
-            Given we use the config "encrypted_old.json"
-            When we run "jrnl -n 1" and enter 
-                """
-                Y
-                bad doggie no biscuit
-                bad doggie no biscuit
-                """
-            Then we should see the message "Password"
-            and the output should contain "2013-06-10 15:40 Life is good"

features/regression.feature

@@ -43,17 +43,6 @@ Feature: Zapped bugs should stay dead.
             | Hope to get a lot of traffic.
             """
 
-    Scenario: Upgrade and parse journals with square brackets
-        Given we use the config "upgrade_from_195.json"
-        When we run "jrnl -9" and enter "Y"
-        Then the output should contain
-            """
-            2010-06-10 15:00 A life without chocolate is like a bad analogy.
-
-            2013-06-10 15:40 He said "[this] is the best time to be alive".
-            """
-        Then the journal should have 2 entries
-
     Scenario: Integers in square brackets should not be read as dates 
         Given we use the config "brackets.yaml"
         When we run "jrnl -1"

features/upgrade.feature

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Feature: Upgrading Journals from 1.x.x to 2.x.x
+
+    Scenario: Upgrade and parse journals with square brackets
+        Given we use the config "upgrade_from_195.json"
+        When we run "jrnl -9" and enter "Y"
+        Then the output should contain
+            """
+            2010-06-10 15:00 A life without chocolate is like a bad analogy.
+
+            2013-06-10 15:40 He said "[this] is the best time to be alive".
+            """
+        Then the journal should have 2 entries
+
+    Scenario: Upgrading a journal encrypted with jrnl 1.x
+        Given we use the config "encrypted_old.json"
+        When we run "jrnl -n 1" and enter 
+            """
+            Y
+            bad doggie no biscuit
+            bad doggie no biscuit
+            """
+        Then we should see the message "Password"
+        and the output should contain "2013-06-10 15:40 Life is good"

jrnl/Journal.py

@@ -84,9 +84,20 @@ def open(self, filename=None):
     def write(self, filename=None):
         """Dumps the journal into the config file, overwriting it"""
         filename = filename or self.config['journal']
-        text = "\n".join([e.__unicode__() for e in self.entries])
+        text = self._to_text()
         self._store(filename, text)
 
+    def validate_parsing(self):
+        """Confirms that the jrnl is still parsed correctly after being dumped to text."""
+        new_entries = self._parse(self._to_text())
+        for i, entry in enumerate(self.entries):
+            if entry != new_entries[i]:
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def _to_text(self):
+        return "\n".join([e.__unicode__() for e in self.entries])
+
     def _load(self, filename):
         raise NotImplementedError
 

jrnl/install.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from .EncryptedJournal import EncryptedJournal
 import yaml
 import logging
+import sys
 
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME = 'jrnl.yaml'
 DEFAULT_JOURNAL_NAME = 'journal.txt'
@@ -85,8 +86,18 @@ def load_or_install_jrnl():
     if os.path.exists(config_path):
         log.debug('Reading configuration from file %s', config_path)
         config = util.load_config(config_path)
-        upgrade.upgrade_jrnl_if_necessary(config_path)
+
+        try:
+            upgrade.upgrade_jrnl_if_necessary(config_path)
+        except upgrade.UpgradeValidationException:
+            util.prompt("Aborting upgrade.")
+            util.prompt("Please tell us about this problem at the following URL:")
+            util.prompt("https://github.com/jrnl-org/jrnl/issues/new?title=UpgradeValidationException")
+            util.prompt("Exiting.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
         upgrade_config(config)
+
         return config
     else:
         log.debug('Configuration file not found, installing jrnl...')

jrnl/upgrade.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def upgrade_jrnl_if_necessary(config_path):
     encrypted_journals = {}
     plain_journals = {}
     other_journals = {}
+    all_journals = []
 
     for journal_name, journal_conf in config['journals'].items():
         if isinstance(journal_conf, dict):
@@ -85,19 +86,33 @@ def upgrade_jrnl_if_necessary(config_path):
         util.prompt("\nUpgrading encrypted '{}' journal stored in {}...".format(journal_name, path))
         backup(path, binary=True)
         old_journal = Journal.open_journal(journal_name, util.scope_config(config, journal_name), legacy=True)
-        new_journal = EncryptedJournal.from_journal(old_journal)
-        new_journal.write()
-        util.prompt("  Done.")
+        all_journals.append(EncryptedJournal.from_journal(old_journal))
 
     for journal_name, path in plain_journals.items():
         util.prompt("\nUpgrading plain text '{}' journal stored in {}...".format(journal_name, path))
         backup(path)
         old_journal = Journal.open_journal(journal_name, util.scope_config(config, journal_name), legacy=True)
-        new_journal = Journal.PlainJournal.from_journal(old_journal)
-        new_journal.write()
-        util.prompt("  Done.")
+        all_journals.append(Journal.PlainJournal.from_journal(old_journal))
+
+    # loop through lists to validate
+    failed_journals = [j for j in all_journals if not j.validate_parsing()]
+
+    if len(failed_journals) > 0:
+        util.prompt("\nThe following journal{} failed to upgrade:\n{}".format(
+            's' if len(failed_journals) > 1 else '', "\n".join(j.name for j in failed_journals))
+        )
+
+        raise UpgradeValidationException
+
+    # write all journals - or - don't
+    for j in all_journals:
+        j.write()
 
     util.prompt("\nUpgrading config...")
     backup(config_path)
 
     util.prompt("\nWe're all done here and you can start enjoying jrnl 2.".format(config_path))
+
+class UpgradeValidationException(Exception):
+    """Raised when the contents of an upgraded journal do not match the old journal"""
+    pass