diff -r f08a178adadf -r abd7dedbaa36 tests/test-sparse-verbose-json.t
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/tests/test-sparse-verbose-json.t	Sat Jul 01 10:43:29 2017 -0700
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+test sparse with --verbose and -T json
+
+  $ hg init myrepo
+  $ cd myrepo
+  $ cat > .hg/hgrc <<EOF
+  > [extensions]
+  > sparse=
+  > strip=
+  > EOF
+
+  $ echo a > show
+  $ echo x > hide
+  $ hg ci -Aqm 'initial'
+
+  $ echo b > show
+  $ echo y > hide
+  $ echo aa > show2
+  $ echo xx > hide2
+  $ hg ci -Aqm 'two'
+
+Verify basic --include and --reset
+
+  $ hg up -q 0
+  $ hg sparse --include 'hide' -Tjson
+  [
+   {
+    "exclude_rules_added": 0,
+    "files_added": 0,
+    "files_conflicting": 0,
+    "files_dropped": 1,
+    "include_rules_added": 1,
+    "profiles_added": 0
+   }
+  ]
+  $ hg sparse --clear-rules
+  $ hg sparse --include 'hide' --verbose
+  removing show
+  Profile # change: 0
+  Include rule # change: 1
+  Exclude rule # change: 0
+
+  $ hg sparse --reset -Tjson
+  [
+   {
+    "exclude_rules_added": 0,
+    "files_added": 1,
+    "files_conflicting": 0,
+    "files_dropped": 0,
+    "include_rules_added": -1,
+    "profiles_added": 0
+   }
+  ]
+  $ hg sparse --include 'hide'
+  $ hg sparse --reset --verbose
+  getting show
+  Profile # change: 0
+  Include rule # change: -1
+  Exclude rule # change: 0
+
+Verifying that problematic files still allow us to see the deltas when forcing:
+
+  $ hg sparse --include 'show*'
+  $ touch hide
+  $ hg sparse --delete 'show*' --force -Tjson
+  pending changes to 'hide'
+  [
+   {
+    "exclude_rules_added": 0,
+    "files_added": 0,
+    "files_conflicting": 1,
+    "files_dropped": 0,
+    "include_rules_added": -1,
+    "profiles_added": 0
+   }
+  ]
+  $ hg sparse --include 'show*' --force
+  pending changes to 'hide'
+  $ hg sparse --delete 'show*' --force --verbose
+  pending changes to 'hide'
+  Profile # change: 0
+  Include rule # change: -1
+  Exclude rule # change: 0