Show the state pattern (untested)

apps/cli/executables/vulture/test/missing_arguments.condor

+executable = echo
+arguments =
+
+queue

apps/cli/executables/vulture/test/test_vulture.py

@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ def test_job_stdout():
     os.remove("null.error")
 
 
+def test_missing_arguments():
+    """
+    Test that vulture can handle a blank arguments
+    """
+    test_job = Job("test/missing_arguments.condor")
+    test_job.execute()
+    with open("echo.out", "r") as f:
+        contents = f.read()
+    assert contents == "\n\n"
+    # Clean up output files
+    os.remove("echo.out")
+    os.remove("echo.error")
+
+
 def test_shell_script_in_working_directory(caplog):
     test_job = Job("test/localscript.condor")
     test_job.execute()

apps/cli/executables/vulture/vulture/condorlite.py

@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ class Job:
             with open(file, "r") as f:
                 # Split file into fields and command
                 for line in f.readlines():
-                    if re.search(r" = ", line):
-                        fields.append(line.rstrip())
+                    if re.search(r"=", line):
+                        fields.append(line.strip())
                     else:
-                        command = line.rstrip()
+                        command = line.strip()
         except IOError as e:
             print(f"ERROR: Could not open/read '{file}'.")
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -196,8 +196,11 @@ class Job:
         """
         field_dict = {}
         for field in fields:
-            key, value = field.split(" = ")
-            field_dict[key] = value
+            # Sometimes there is no value on the other side of the equals sign
+            # e.g.:   arguments =
+            # This is legal for HTCondor
+            parts = field.split("=")
+            field_dict[parts[0].strip()] = parts[1].strip() if len(parts) > 1 else ""
         return field_dict
 
     def execute(self):