+/**
+ * Verifies that we do not crash when adding a KFileItem with an empty path.
+ * Before this issue was fixed, KFileItemModel::expandedParentsCountCompare()
+ * tried to always read the first character of the path, even if the path is empty.
+ */
+void KFileItemModelTest::testEmptyPath()
+{
+ QSet<QByteArray> roles;
+ roles.insert("text");
+ roles.insert("isExpanded");
+ roles.insert("isExpandable");
+ roles.insert("expandedParentsCount");
+ m_model->setRoles(roles);
+
+ const KUrl emptyUrl;
+ QVERIFY(emptyUrl.path().isEmpty());
+
+ const KUrl url("file:///test/");
+
+ KFileItemList items;
+ items << KFileItem(emptyUrl, QString(), KFileItem::Unknown) << KFileItem(url, QString(), KFileItem::Unknown);
+ m_model->slotNewItems(items);
+ m_model->slotCompleted();
+}
+