From 06941a86a34938622fca73f0ddb9bafdc5b79d94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adrien Delorme <adrien.delorme@icloud.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 13:40:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] make the file builder run provisioners for testing purposes

---
 builder/file/builder.go                   | 6 ++++++
 website/source/docs/builders/file.html.md | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builder/file/builder.go b/builder/file/builder.go
index 3ac6e05a8..f4e95c194 100644
--- a/builder/file/builder.go
+++ b/builder/file/builder.go
@@ -68,5 +68,11 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 		artifact.filename = b.config.Target
 	}
 
+	if hook != nil {
+		if err := hook.Run(ctx, packer.HookProvision, ui, new(packer.MockCommunicator), nil); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return artifact, nil
 }
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/file.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/file.html.md
index e6daed3d4..7a84fc3f3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/file.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/file.html.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: |
     The file Packer builder is not really a builder, it just creates an artifact
     from a file. It can be used to debug post-processors without incurring high
-    wait times. It does not run any provisioners.
+    wait times.
 layout: docs
 page_title: 'File - Builders'
 sidebar_current: 'docs-builders-file'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Type: `file`
 
 The `file` Packer builder is not really a builder, it just creates an artifact
 from a file. It can be used to debug post-processors without incurring high
-wait times. It does not run any provisioners.
+wait times.
 
 ## Basic Example