Pass dimension_separator on fixture generation (fix #858) (#871)

* Pass dimension_separator on fixture generation (fix #858)

Under some test conditions (conda-forge, Debian builds), the
fixtures directory is not available and is then re-created.
When dimension_separator is not passed to DirectoryStore, then
no metadata is assigned to the file. For the "flat" (as opposed
to "flat_legacy") fixture, this meant that the NestedDirectoryStore
did not correct its behavior leading to a failure.

see:
 - conda-forge/zarr-feedstock#56
 - zarr-developers/zarr-python#858

* Revert "Pass dimension_separator on fixture generation (fix #858)"

This reverts commit 6f79c56a3153f6f1a1d36a1a385b6af636a487d9.

* Add a test for missing fixtures

* Revert "Revert "Pass dimension_separator on fixture generation (fix #858)""

This reverts commit 568b1cf6175513a8c4916eaa09107e36854f53ad.

Author: enthusiastdev121

.github/workflows/minimal.yml

@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         conda activate minimal
         python -m pip install .
         pytest -svx
+    - name: Fixture generation
+      shell: "bash -l {0}"
+      run: |
+        conda activate minimal
+        rm -rf fixture/
+        pytest -svx zarr/tests/test_dim_separator.py zarr/tests/test_storage.py
+        # This simulates fixture-less tests in conda and debian packaging

zarr/tests/test_dim_separator.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
+from functools import partial
 
 import zarr
 from zarr.core import Array
@@ -43,9 +44,16 @@ def dataset(tmpdir, request):
         if not static.exists():  # pragma: no cover
 
             if "nested" in which:
+                # No way to reproduce the nested_legacy file via code
                 generator = NestedDirectoryStore
             else:
-                generator = DirectoryStore
+                if "legacy" in suffix:
+                    # No dimension_separator metadata included
+                    generator = DirectoryStore
+                else:
+                    # Explicit dimension_separator metadata included
+                    generator = partial(DirectoryStore,
+                                        dimension_separator=".")
 
             # store the data - should be one-time operation
             s = generator(str(static))