From: Daniel Ziltener <dziltener@lyrion.ch>

* lisp/ob-tangle.el (org-babel-tangle-single-block): strip noweb tags
from block if :noweb has been set to strip-tangle.
* lisp/ob-core.el (org-babel-common-header-args-w-values): add
"strip-tangle" as new allowed value.
* testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el (ob-tangle/strip-tangle): add new test
case for strip-tangle.
* doc/org-manual.org (Noweb Reference Syntax): adjust documentation for
the noweb header argument.
* etc/ORG-NEWS: add entry for new header argument value.

This patch adds the "strip-tangle" option for the :noweb header
argument. This strips the noweb tags before tangling the block. This can
be useful for e.g. testing purposes where one wants to use a block as
test case that can be both run inline as well as tangled into a file for
automated testing.
---
  doc/org-manual.org             |  6 ++++++
  etc/ORG-NEWS                   |  5 +++++
  lisp/ob-core.el                |  2 +-
  lisp/ob-tangle.el              |  4 +++-
  testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  5 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index 18a050069..064d51bcd 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -18993,6 +18993,12 @@ tangled, or exported.
    Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block
    when tangling.  No expansion when evaluating or exporting.

+- =strip-tangle= ::
+
+  Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block
+  when evaluating or exporting.  Removes noweb syntax references
+  when exporting.
+
  - =no-export= ::

    Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block
diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 6e875deb6..2c66d2e45 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ commands.
  =:noweb-prefix= can be set to =no= to prevent the prefix characters
  from being repeated when expanding a multiline noweb reference.

+*** New =:noweb= babel header argument value =strip-tangle=
+
+=:noweb= can be set to =strip-tangle= to strip the noweb syntax references
+before tangling.
+
  *** New LaTeX source block backend using =engraved-faces-latex=

  When ~org-latex-src-block-backend~ is set to ~engraved~,
diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
index 518831ec6..c52f113b4 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-core.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ then run `org-babel-switch-to-session'."
      (mkdirp    . ((yes no)))
      (no-expand)
      (noeval)
-    (noweb    . ((yes no tangle no-export strip-export)))
+    (noweb    . ((yes no tangle strip-tangle no-export strip-export)))
      (noweb-ref    . :any)
      (noweb-sep  . :any)
      (noweb-prefix . ((no yes)))
diff --git a/lisp/ob-tangle.el b/lisp/ob-tangle.el
index 2da92efaf..d9d847195 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-tangle.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-tangle.el
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ non-nil, return the full association list to be used by
       (body
        ;; Run the tangle-body-hook.
            (let ((body (if (org-babel-noweb-p params :tangle)
-              (org-babel-expand-noweb-references info)
+                          (if (string= "strip-tangle" (cdr (assq :noweb 
(nth 2 info))))
+                              (replace-regexp-in-string 
(org-babel-noweb-wrap) "" (nth 1 info))
+                (org-babel-expand-noweb-references info))
              (nth 1 info))))
          (with-temp-buffer
            (insert
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el b/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
index a0003ee40..af2a72682 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-ob-tangle.el
@@ -510,6 +510,32 @@ another block
              (org-split-string (buffer-string))))
            (delete-file file))))))

+(ert-deftest ob-tangle/strip-tangle ()
+  "Test if strip-tangle works correctly when tangling noweb code blocks."
+  (should
+   (equal '("1")
+          (let ((file (make-temp-file "org-tangle-")))
+            (unwind-protect
+                (progn
+                  (org-test-with-temp-text-in-file
+                   (format "
+#+name: block1
+#+begin_src elisp
+2
+#+end_src
+
+#+begin_src elisp :noweb strip-tangle :tangle %s
++1<<block1>>
+#+end_src
+" file)
+                   (let ((org-babel-noweb-error-all-langs nil)
+                         (org-babel-noweb-error-langs nil))
+                     (org-babel-tangle)))
+                  (with-temp-buffer
+                    (insert-file-contents file)
+                    (org-split-string (buffer-string))))
+              (delete-file file))))))
+
  (ert-deftest ob-tangle/detangle-false-positive ()
    "Test handling of false positive link during detangle."
    (let (buffer)
-- 
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