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+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package sqlite3
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// The number of rows of test data to create in the source database.
+// Can be used to control how many pages are available to be backed up.
+const testRowCount = 100
+
+// The maximum number of seconds after which the page-by-page backup is considered to have taken too long.
+const usePagePerStepsTimeoutSeconds = 30
+
+// Test the backup functionality.
+func testBackup(t *testing.T, testRowCount int, usePerPageSteps bool) {
+	// This function will be called multiple times.
+	// It uses sql.Register(), which requires the name parameter value to be unique.
+	// There does not currently appear to be a way to unregister a registered driver, however.
+	// So generate a database driver name that will likely be unique.
+	var driverName = fmt.Sprintf("sqlite3_testBackup_%v_%v_%v", testRowCount, usePerPageSteps, time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+	// The driver's connection will be needed in order to perform the backup.
+	driverConns := []*SQLiteConn{}
+	sql.Register(driverName, &SQLiteDriver{
+		ConnectHook: func(conn *SQLiteConn) error {
+			driverConns = append(driverConns, conn)
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Connect to the source database.
+	srcTempFilename := TempFilename(t)
+	defer os.Remove(srcTempFilename)
+	srcDb, err := sql.Open(driverName, srcTempFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to open the source database:", err)
+	}
+	defer srcDb.Close()
+	err = srcDb.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to connect to the source database:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Connect to the destination database.
+	destTempFilename := TempFilename(t)
+	defer os.Remove(destTempFilename)
+	destDb, err := sql.Open(driverName, destTempFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to open the destination database:", err)
+	}
+	defer destDb.Close()
+	err = destDb.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to connect to the destination database:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check the driver connections.
+	if len(driverConns) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 driver connections, but found %v.", len(driverConns))
+	}
+	srcDbDriverConn := driverConns[0]
+	if srcDbDriverConn == nil {
+		t.Fatal("The source database driver connection is nil.")
+	}
+	destDbDriverConn := driverConns[1]
+	if destDbDriverConn == nil {
+		t.Fatal("The destination database driver connection is nil.")
+	}
+
+	// Generate some test data for the given ID.
+	var generateTestData = func(id int) string {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("test-%v", id)
+	}
+
+	// Populate the source database with a test table containing some test data.
+	tx, err := srcDb.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to begin a transaction when populating the source database:", err)
+	}
+	_, err = srcDb.Exec("CREATE TABLE test (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, value TEXT)")
+	if err != nil {
+		tx.Rollback()
+		t.Fatal("Failed to create the source database \"test\" table:", err)
+	}
+	for id := 0; id < testRowCount; id++ {
+		_, err = srcDb.Exec("INSERT INTO test (id, value) VALUES (?, ?)", id, generateTestData(id))
+		if err != nil {
+			tx.Rollback()
+			t.Fatal("Failed to insert a row into the source database \"test\" table:", err)
+		}
+	}
+	err = tx.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to populate the source database:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Confirm that the destination database is initially empty.
+	var destTableCount int
+	err = destDb.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table'").Scan(&destTableCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to check the destination table count:", err)
+	}
+	if destTableCount != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("The destination database is not empty; %v table(s) found.", destTableCount)
+	}
+
+	// Prepare to perform the backup.
+	backup, err := destDbDriverConn.Backup("main", srcDbDriverConn, "main")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to initialize the backup:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Allow the initial page count and remaining values to be retrieved.
+	// According to <https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/backup_finish.html>, the page count and remaining values are "... only updated by sqlite3_backup_step()."
+	isDone, err := backup.Step(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to perform an initial 0-page backup step:", err)
+	}
+	if isDone {
+		t.Fatal("Backup is unexpectedly done.")
+	}
+
+	// Check that the page count and remaining values are reasonable.
+	initialPageCount := backup.PageCount()
+	if initialPageCount <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected initial page count value: %v", initialPageCount)
+	}
+	initialRemaining := backup.Remaining()
+	if initialRemaining <= 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected initial remaining value: %v", initialRemaining)
+	}
+	if initialRemaining != initialPageCount {
+		t.Fatalf("Initial remaining value differs from the initial page count value; remaining: %v; page count: %v", initialRemaining, initialPageCount)
+	}
+
+	// Perform the backup.
+	if usePerPageSteps {
+		var startTime = time.Now().Unix()
+
+		// Test backing-up using a page-by-page approach.
+		var latestRemaining = initialRemaining
+		for {
+			// Perform the backup step.
+			isDone, err = backup.Step(1)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal("Failed to perform a backup step:", err)
+			}
+
+			// The page count should remain unchanged from its initial value.
+			currentPageCount := backup.PageCount()
+			if currentPageCount != initialPageCount {
+				t.Fatalf("Current page count differs from the initial page count; initial page count: %v; current page count: %v", initialPageCount, currentPageCount)
+			}
+
+			// There should now be one less page remaining.
+			currentRemaining := backup.Remaining()
+			expectedRemaining := latestRemaining - 1
+			if currentRemaining != expectedRemaining {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected remaining value; expected remaining value: %v; actual remaining value: %v", expectedRemaining, currentRemaining)
+			}
+			latestRemaining = currentRemaining
+
+			if isDone {
+				break
+			}
+
+			// Limit the runtime of the backup attempt.
+			if (time.Now().Unix() - startTime) > usePagePerStepsTimeoutSeconds {
+				t.Fatal("Backup is taking longer than expected.")
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Test the copying of all remaining pages.
+		isDone, err = backup.Step(-1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("Failed to perform a backup step:", err)
+		}
+		if !isDone {
+			t.Fatal("Backup is unexpectedly not done.")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check that the page count and remaining values are reasonable.
+	finalPageCount := backup.PageCount()
+	if finalPageCount != initialPageCount {
+		t.Fatalf("Final page count differs from the initial page count; initial page count: %v; final page count: %v", initialPageCount, finalPageCount)
+	}
+	finalRemaining := backup.Remaining()
+	if finalRemaining != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected remaining value: %v", finalRemaining)
+	}
+
+	// Finish the backup.
+	err = backup.Finish()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to finish backup:", err)
+	}
+
+	// Confirm that the "test" table now exists in the destination database.
+	var doesTestTableExist bool
+	err = destDb.QueryRow("SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = 'test' LIMIT 1) AS test_table_exists").Scan(&doesTestTableExist)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to check if the \"test\" table exists in the destination database:", err)
+	}
+	if !doesTestTableExist {
+		t.Fatal("The \"test\" table could not be found in the destination database.")
+	}
+
+	// Confirm that the number of rows in the destination database's "test" table matches that of the source table.
+	var actualTestTableRowCount int
+	err = destDb.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test").Scan(&actualTestTableRowCount)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to determine the rowcount of the \"test\" table in the destination database:", err)
+	}
+	if testRowCount != actualTestTableRowCount {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected destination \"test\" table row count; expected: %v; found: %v", testRowCount, actualTestTableRowCount)
+	}
+
+	// Check each of the rows in the destination database.
+	for id := 0; id < testRowCount; id++ {
+		var checkedValue string
+		err = destDb.QueryRow("SELECT value FROM test WHERE id = ?", id).Scan(&checkedValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal("Failed to query the \"test\" table in the destination database:", err)
+		}
+
+		var expectedValue = generateTestData(id)
+		if checkedValue != expectedValue {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected value in the \"test\" table in the destination database; expected value: %v; actual value: %v", expectedValue, checkedValue)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackupStepByStep(t *testing.T) {
+	testBackup(t, testRowCount, true)
+}
+
+func TestBackupAllRemainingPages(t *testing.T) {
+	testBackup(t, testRowCount, false)
+}
+
+// Test the error reporting when preparing to perform a backup.
+func TestBackupError(t *testing.T) {
+	const driverName = "sqlite3_TestBackupError"
+
+	// The driver's connection will be needed in order to perform the backup.
+	var dbDriverConn *SQLiteConn
+	sql.Register(driverName, &SQLiteDriver{
+		ConnectHook: func(conn *SQLiteConn) error {
+			dbDriverConn = conn
+			return nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Connect to the database.
+	dbTempFilename := TempFilename(t)
+	defer os.Remove(dbTempFilename)
+	db, err := sql.Open(driverName, dbTempFilename)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to open the database:", err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+	db.Ping()
+
+	// Need the driver connection in order to perform the backup.
+	if dbDriverConn == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to get the driver connection.")
+	}
+
+	// Prepare to perform the backup.
+	// Intentionally using the same connection for both the source and destination databases, to trigger an error result.
+	backup, err := dbDriverConn.Backup("main", dbDriverConn, "main")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to get the expected error result.")
+	}
+	const expectedError = "source and destination must be distinct"
+	if err.Error() != expectedError {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error message; expected value: \"%v\"; actual value: \"%v\"", expectedError, err.Error())
+	}
+	if backup != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to get the expected nil backup result.")
+	}
+}