1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/tests/conftest.py b/packages/meshbay-node/tests/conftest.py
index 20724aa..3dc9cd9 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/tests/conftest.py
@@ -24,14 +24,18 @@ win32_todo = pytest.mark.skipif(
 )
 
 
-def one_root(path: Path, *, name: str = "", kind: str = "generic") -> RootSet:
+def one_root(path: Path, *, name: str = "", kind: str = "generic",
+             writable: bool = True) -> RootSet:
     """
-    A RootSet with a single root over `path`, receiving uploads.
+    A RootSet with a single writable root over `path`.
 
     The equivalent of the old `shared_dir`. Note what it implies for assertions:
     a file directly in `path` now has `entry.path == <basename of path>`, not
     `""` — every index path carries its root name, in a group with one root as
     much as in a group with five.
+
+    Writable by default because most callers are testing something else and
+    want a root an upload can reach. `writable=False` is the read-only group.
     """
     return RootSet.build([{"path": str(path), "name": name, "kind": kind,
-                           "upload": True}])
+                           "writable": writable}])