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author | Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> | 2018-09-03 16:37:32 +0200 |
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committer | Karen Arutyunov <karen@codesynthesis.com> | 2018-09-04 16:29:59 +0300 |
commit | 5007870b52aa549971824959a55ad3bb886f09e0 (patch) | |
tree | b0ef7f24c0b9ece2ed23f3c1792f16da324e4171 /doc/testscript.cli | |
parent | 09d60452a80d14d9b8bf3a9395860b50683fa1e8 (diff) |
Rename .test/test{} to .testscript/testscript{}
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/testscript.cli')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/testscript.cli | 71 |
1 files changed, 36 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/doc/testscript.cli b/doc/testscript.cli index deeba89..921a0f1 100644 --- a/doc/testscript.cli +++ b/doc/testscript.cli @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ testscript file tests a specific target we simply list it as a target's prerequisite, for example: \ -exe{hello}: cxx{hello} test{testscript} +exe{hello}: cxx{hello} testscript \ Let's assume our \c{hello} program expects us to pass the name to greet as a @@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ platform test to \c{buildfile}: \ # buildfile -exe{hello}: cxx{hello} test{testscript} +exe{hello}: cxx{hello} testscript -test{*}: windows = ($cxx.target.class == windows) +testscript{*}: windows = ($cxx.target.class == windows) \ \ @@ -612,13 +612,14 @@ prerequisite that describes how to test the target similar to how, for example, the \c{INSTALL} file describes how to install it. For example: \ -exe{hello}: test{testscript} doc{INSTALL README} +exe{hello}: testscript doc{INSTALL README} \ By convention, the testscript file should be called either \c{testscript} if -you only have one or have the \c{.test} extension, for example, -\c{basics.test}. The \c{test} module registers the \c{test{\}} target type to -be used for testscript files. +you only have one or have the \c{.testscript} extension, for example, +\c{basics.testscript}. The \c{test} module registers the \c{testscript{\}} +target type to be used for testscript files. We don't have to use explicit +target type for the \c{testscript} file. A testscript prerequisite can be specified for any target. For example, if our directory contains a bunch of shell scripts that we want to test together, @@ -626,22 +627,22 @@ then it makes sense to specify the testscript prerequisite for the directory target: \ -./: test{basics} +./: testscript{basics} \ During variable lookup if a variable is not found in one of the testscript scopes (see \l{#model Model and Execution}), then the search continues in the \c{buildfile} starting with the target-specific variables of the target being tested (e.g., \c{exe{hello\}}; called \i{test target}), then target-specific -variables of the testscript target (e.g., \c{test{basics\}}; called \i{script -target}), and then continuing with the scopes starting with the one containing -the script target. As a result, a testscript can \"see\" all the existing -buildfile variables plus we can use target-specific variables to pass +variables of the testscript target (e.g., \c{testscript{basics\}}; called +\i{script target}), and then continuing with the scopes starting with the one +containing the script target. As a result, a testscript can \"see\" all the +existing buildfile variables plus we can use target-specific variables to pass additional, test-specific, information to testscrips. As an example, consider this testscript and buildfile pair: \ -# basics.test +# basics.testscript if ($cxx.target.class == windows) test.arguments += $foo @@ -655,19 +656,19 @@ end \ # buildfile -exe{hello}: test{basics} +exe{hello}: testscript{basics} # All testscripts in this scope. # -test{*}: windows = ($cxx.target.class == windows) +testscript{*}: windows = ($cxx.target.class == windows) # All testscripts for target exe{hello}. # exe{hello}: bar = BAR -# Only basics.test. +# Only basics.testscript. # -test{basics}@./: foo = FOO +testscript{basics}@./: foo = FOO \ Additionally, by convention, a number of pre-defined \c{test.*} variables are @@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ variable is automatically set to the target path being tested. For example, given this \c{buildfile}: \ -exe{hello}: test{testscript} +exe{hello}: testscript \ The value of \c{test} inside the testscript will be the absolute path to the @@ -704,7 +705,7 @@ This is how we can implement \c{tests/buildfile} for this setup: \ hello = ../hello/exe{hello} -./: $hello test{testscript} +./: $hello testscript ./: test = $hello include ../hello/ @@ -762,8 +763,8 @@ directory, then the subdirectory is called \c{test}. Otherwise, it is the name of the target prefixed with\c{test-}. For example: \ -./: test{foo} # $out_base/test/ -exe{hello}: test{bar} # $out_base/test-hello/ +./: testscript{foo} # $out_base/test/ +exe{hello}: testscript{bar} # $out_base/test-hello/ \ @@ -787,8 +788,8 @@ A scope (both group and test) has an \i{id}. If not specified explicitly (as part of the description), it is derived automatically from the group/test location in the testscript file (see \l{#syntax-description Description} for details). The id of the implicit outermost scope is the script file name -without the \c{.test} extension, except if the file name is \c{testscript}, -in which case the id is empty. +without the \c{.testscript} extension, except if the file name is +\c{testscript}, in which case the id is empty. Based on the ids each nested group and test has an \i{id path} that uniquely identifies it. It starts with the id of the implied outermost group (unless @@ -799,7 +800,7 @@ temporary directory where the test is executed (as described below). Inside a scope its id path is available via the special \c{$@} variable (read-only). As an example, consider the following testscript file which we assume is -called \c{basics.test}: +called \c{basics.testscript}: \ test0: test0 @@ -861,9 +862,9 @@ is not empty, then the test is considered to have failed (unexpected output). Inside a scope its working directory is available via the special \c{$~} variable (read-only). -As an example, consider the following version of \c{basics.test}. We also -assume that its test target is a directory (so the target test directory is -\c{$out_base/test/}). +As an example, consider the following version of \c{basics.testscript}. We +also assume that its test target is a directory (so the target test directory +is \c{$out_base/test/}). \ : group @@ -960,7 +961,7 @@ the teardown commands are executed sequentially and in the order specified. Again, if any of them fail, the group execution is terminated and the group is considered to have failed. -As an example, consider the following version of \c{basics.test}: +As an example, consider the following version of \c{basics.testscript}: \ test0 @@ -1016,7 +1017,7 @@ for this example: A testscript would normally contain multiple tests and sometimes it is desirable to only execute a specific test or a group of tests. For example, you may be debugging a failing test and would like to re-run it. As an -example, consider the following testscript file called \c{basics.test}: +example, consider the following testscript file called \c{basics.testscript}: \ $* foo : foo @@ -1037,10 +1038,10 @@ basics/fox/baz \ To only run individual tests, test groups, or testscript files we can specify -their id paths in the \c{config.test} variable, for example: +their id paths in the \c{config.testscript} variable, for example: \ -$ b test config.test=basics # All in basics.test +$ b test config.test=basics # All in basics.testscript $ b test config.test=basics/fox # All in fox $ b test config.test=basics/foo # Only foo $ b test 'config.test=basics/foo basics/fox/bar' # Only foo and bar @@ -1624,7 +1625,7 @@ variable is assigned. You can, however, use variables assigned in the buildfile. For example: \ -include common-$(cxx.target.class).test +include common-$(cxx.target.class).testscript \ \h2#syntax-directive-include|Include| @@ -2827,9 +2828,9 @@ tests. It is also a good idea to give the summary of the group, for example: \ In the same vein, don't repeat the testscript id in group or test ids. For -example, if the above tests were in the \c{greeting.test} testscript, then -using \c{custom-greeting} as the group id would be unnecessarily repetitive -since the id path would then become \c{greeting/custom-greeting/john}, etc. +example, if the above tests were in \c{greeting.testscript}, then using +\c{custom-greeting} as the group id would be unnecessarily repetitive since +the id path would then become \c{greeting/custom-greeting/john}, etc. We quote values that are \i{strings} as opposed to options, file names, paths (unless contain spaces), integers, or boolean. When quoting, use the single |