attempt to get email from ~/.gitconfig

pilot/utils/test_arguments.py

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+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import patch, mock_open
+import uuid
+from .arguments import get_email
+
+
+def test_email_found_in_gitconfig():
+    mock_file_content = """
+    [user]
+        name = test_user
+        email = test@example.com
+    """
+    with patch('builtins.open', mock_open(read_data=mock_file_content)):
+        assert get_email() == "test@example.com"
+
+
+def test_email_not_found_in_gitconfig():
+    mock_file_content = """
+    [user]
+        name = test_user
+    """
+    mock_uuid = "12345678-1234-5678-1234-567812345678"
+
+    with patch('builtins.open', mock_open(read_data=mock_file_content)):
+        with patch.object(uuid, "uuid4", return_value=mock_uuid):
+            assert get_email() == mock_uuid
+
+
+def test_gitconfig_not_present():
+    mock_uuid = "12345678-1234-5678-1234-567812345678"
+
+    with patch('os.path.exists', return_value=False):
+        with patch.object(uuid, "uuid4", return_value=mock_uuid):
+            assert get_email() == mock_uuid