2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/plan/chain.go b/internal/plan/chain.go
index bfa2484..e504504 100644
--- a/internal/plan/chain.go
+++ b/internal/plan/chain.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func NewClaims() *Claims {
 type Input struct {
 	File  scan.File
 	Rules []RuleMatch
+	// NoDelete, when non-empty, skips every delete step of this file with
+	// this text as the step's Skip, without ending the chain (spec §5.5
+	// rule 2, §7.1).
+	NoDelete string
 }
 
 // Build turns each file's matching rules into a chain. root is the
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ func buildOne(root string, in Input, now time.Time, d Disk, claim claimed) Chain
 				}
 
 			case config.Delete, config.DeletePermanent:
+				if in.NoDelete != "" {
+					step.Skip = in.NoDelete
+					break
+				}
 				deletedBy = rule.Name
 			}
 
diff --git a/internal/plan/chain_test.go b/internal/plan/chain_test.go
index b6e3dfe..28c208f 100644
--- a/internal/plan/chain_test.go
+++ b/internal/plan/chain_test.go
@@ -141,3 +141,31 @@ func TestBuildKeepsSteplessChains(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestBuildNoDeleteSkipsDeletesAndContinues is spec §5.5 rule 2 and §7.1:
+// with Input.NoDelete set, every delete step is skipped with that reason,
+// and the chain carries on from the file's current path instead of ending.
+func TestBuildNoDeleteSkipsDeletesAndContinues(t *testing.T) {
+	in := []Input{{
+		File:     file("/r", "b.pdf"),
+		NoDelete: "a duplicate is never deleted",
+		Rules: []RuleMatch{
+			{Name: "old", Actions: []config.Action{act(config.DeletePermanent, "")}},
+			{Name: "dupes", Actions: []config.Action{act(config.Move, "Dupes")}},
+			{Name: "cleanup", Actions: []config.Action{act(config.Delete, "")}},
+		},
+	}}
+	steps := Build("/r", in, time.Now(), NoDisk{}, NewClaims())[0].Steps
+	if len(steps) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("steps = %+v", steps)
+	}
+	if steps[0].Kind != DeletePermanent || steps[0].Skip != "a duplicate is never deleted" {
+		t.Errorf("step 0 = %+v, want a skipped permanent delete", steps[0])
+	}
+	if steps[1].Kind != Move || steps[1].Skip != "" || steps[1].Dst != "/r/Dupes/b.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("step 1 = %+v, want the move to run", steps[1])
+	}
+	if steps[2].Kind != Trash || steps[2].Skip != "a duplicate is never deleted" || steps[2].Src != "/r/Dupes/b.pdf" {
+		t.Errorf("step 2 = %+v, want a skipped trash from the moved path", steps[2])
+	}
+}