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authorMicael Karlberg <[email protected]>2011-10-11 10:38:48 +0200
committerMicael Karlberg <[email protected]>2011-10-11 10:38:48 +0200
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-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml32
-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/config_file_chapter.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_run.xml7
-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml223
-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml40
-rw-r--r--lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml14
6 files changed, 303 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml
index 57b032b3fd..f58b2ab0a9 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml
@@ -133,9 +133,15 @@
{require,Name,Required} | {userdata,UserData} |
{silent_connections,Conns} | {stylesheet,CSSFile} |
{ct_hooks, CTHs}</v>
- <v> Time = MilliSec | {seconds,integer()} | {minutes,integer()}
- | {hours,integer()}</v>
+ <v> Time = TimeVal | TimeFunc</v>
+ <v> TimeVal = MilliSec | {seconds,integer()} | {minutes,integer()} |
+ {hours,integer()}</v>
+ <v> TimeFunc = {Mod,Func,Args} | Fun</v>
<v> MilliSec = integer()</v>
+ <v> Mod = atom()</v>
+ <v> Func = atom()</v>
+ <v> Args = list()</v>
+ <v> Fun = fun()</v>
<v> Required = Key | {Key,SubKeys}</v>
<v> Key = atom()</v>
<v> SubKeys = SubKey | [SubKey]</v>
@@ -161,7 +167,9 @@
test case is allowed to take (including <c>init_per_testcase/2</c>
and <c>end_per_testcase/2</c>). If the timetrap time is
exceeded, the test case fails with reason
- <c>timetrap_timeout</c>.</p>
+ <c>timetrap_timeout</c>. If a <c>TimeFunc</c> function is specified,
+ it will be called initially and must return a value on
+ <c>TimeVal</c> format.</p>
<p>The <c>require</c> tag specifies configuration variables
that are required by test cases in the suite. If the required
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@
</type>
<desc>
- <p> MANDATORY (only if one or more groups are defined) </p>
+ <p> OPTIONAL </p>
<p>This function is called before execution of a test case group.
It typically contains initialization which is common for
@@ -279,7 +287,7 @@
</type>
<desc>
- <p> MANDATORY (only if one or more groups are defined) </p>
+ <p> OPTIONAL </p>
<p>This function is called after the execution of a test case group is finished.
It is meant to be used for cleaning up after <c>init_per_group/2</c>.
@@ -353,9 +361,15 @@
<v> Info = {timetrap,Time} | {require,Required} |
{require,Name,Required} | {userdata,UserData} |
{silent_connections,Conns}</v>
- <v> Time = MilliSec | {seconds,integer()} | {minutes,integer()}
- | {hours,integer()}</v>
+ <v> Time = TimeVal | TimeFunc</v>
+ <v> TimeVal = MilliSec | {seconds,integer()} | {minutes,integer()} |
+ {hours,integer()}</v>
+ <v> TimeFunc = {Mod,Func,Args} | Fun</v>
<v> MilliSec = integer()</v>
+ <v> Mod = atom()</v>
+ <v> Func = atom()</v>
+ <v> Args = list()</v>
+ <v> Fun = fun()</v>
<v> Required = Key | {Key,SubKeys}</v>
<v> Key = atom()</v>
<v> SubKeys = SubKey | [SubKey]</v>
@@ -378,7 +392,9 @@
exceeded, the test case fails with reason
<c>timetrap_timeout</c>. <c>init_per_testcase/2</c>
and <c>end_per_testcase/2</c> are included in the
- timetrap time.</p>
+ timetrap time. If a <c>TimeFunc</c> function is specified,
+ it will be called before the test case (or <c>init_per_testcase/2</c>)
+ and must return a value on <c>TimeVal</c> format.</p>
<p>The <c>require</c> tag specifies configuration variables
that are required by the test case. If the required
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/config_file_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/config_file_chapter.xml
index 59151a73ec..6fc6638bf7 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/config_file_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/config_file_chapter.xml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
<c>{ok, Config}</c> - if the configuration variables are read successfully,
</item>
<item>
- <c>{error, Error, ErrorDetails}</c> - if the callback module fails to
+ <c>{error, {Error, ErrorDetails}}</c> - if the callback module fails to
proceed with the given configuration parameters.
</item>
</list>
@@ -422,14 +422,14 @@ stop()->
call(Client, Request)->
case whereis(?REGISTERED_NAME) of
undefined->
- {error, not_started, Request};
+ {error, {not_started, Request}};
Pid->
Pid ! {Client, Request},
receive
Reply->
{ok, Reply}
after 4000->
- {error, timeout, Request}
+ {error, {timeout, Request}}
end
end.
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_run.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_run.xml
index 1ab563d74f..9045646733 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_run.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_run.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
<title>Run tests from command line</title>
<pre>
ct_run [-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
- [-suite Suite1 Suite2 .. SuiteN
+ [[-dir TestDir] -suite Suite1 Suite2 .. SuiteN
[[-group Group1 Group2 .. GroupN] [-case Case1 Case2 .. CaseN]]]
[-step [config | keep_inactive]]
[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
[-label Label]
[-logdir LogDir]
+ [-logopts LogOpts]
[-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
[-stylesheet CSSFile]
[-cover CoverCfgFile]
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
[-label Label]
[-logdir LogDir]
+ [-logopts LogOpts]
[-allow_user_terms]
[-silent_connections [ConnType1 ConnType2 .. ConnTypeN]]
[-stylesheet CSSFile]
@@ -138,10 +140,11 @@
<pre>
ct_run -vts [-browser Browser]
[-dir TestDir1 TestDir2 .. TestDirN] |
- [-suite Suite [[-group Group] [-case Case]]]
+ [[dir TestDir] -suite Suite [[-group Group] [-case Case]]]
[-config ConfigFile1 ConfigFile2 .. ConfigFileN]
[-userconfig CallbackModule1 ConfigString1 and CallbackModule2
ConfigString2 and .. and CallbackModuleN ConfigStringN]
+ [-logopts LogOpts]
[-decrypt_key Key] | [-decrypt_file KeyFile]
[-include InclDir1 InclDir2 .. InclDirN]
[-no_auto_compile]
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml
index 826b3c598d..af96ef621f 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,229 @@
<file>notes.xml</file>
</header>
+<section><title>Common_Test 1.5.5</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ An error in how comments are colored in the test suite
+ overview html log file has been corrected. As result, a
+ new framework callback function, format_comment/1, has
+ been introduced.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9237</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Automatically generated init- and end-configuration
+ functions for test case groups caused incorrect execution
+ order of test cases. This has been corrected.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9369</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If multiple directories were specified with the 'logdir'
+ flag/option, Common Test would crash. This has been fixed
+ so that an error is properly reported instead.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9370</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If ct:log/2 was called with bad arguments, this could
+ cause the Common Test IO handling process to crash. This
+ fault has been corrected.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9371 Aux Id: OTP-8933 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A bug has been fixed that made Test Server call the
+ end_tc/3 framework function with an incorrect module name
+ as first argument.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9379 Aux Id: seq11863 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If a timetrap timeout occured during execution of of a
+ function in a lib module (i.e. a function called directly
+ or indirectly from a test case), the Suite argument in
+ the end_tc/3 framework callback function would not
+ correctly contain the name of the test suite, but the lib
+ module. (This would only happen if the lib module was
+ compiled with ct.hrl included). This error has been
+ solved.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9398</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Corrections of the vts mode. It will now report errors
+ (about e.g. incorrect config files) instead of crashing
+ or hanging. Furthermore, the requirement that the test
+ directory name must have a "_test" suffix has been
+ removed. Also, a workaround has been implemented for the
+ limitation that the file browser (in many web browsers)
+ will only return the basic file name, not the full
+ directory path (which made it impossible to have config
+ files in other directories than the main test directory).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9429</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Add a proplist() type</p>
+ <p>
+ Recently I was adding specs to an API and found that
+ there is no canonical proplist() type defined. (Thanks to
+ Ryan Zezeski)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9499</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ It is now possible to use the 'step' flag/option to run
+ the debugger for test suites that contain test case
+ groups. This previously caused Common Test to crash. If
+ 'step config' is specified, breakpoints are now also
+ automatically set on init_per_group and end_per_group.
+ Note that breakpoints are always set automatically on
+ test case functions and this is true also for grouped
+ cases.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9518 Aux Id: OTP-8933 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The test index page was not refreshed at the start of
+ each test suite which made it impossible to follow test
+ execution by means of refreshing the browser window (no
+ links to follow). This has been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9520 Aux Id: OTP-8933 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If a test suite would start with a test case group
+ defined without the init_per_group/2 and end_per_group/2
+ function, init_per_suite/1 would not execute initially
+ and logging of the test run would fail. This error has
+ been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9584</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The "Missing Suites" link from the top level index page
+ was incorrect and has been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9592</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Various corrections and updates to improve the handling
+ and reporting of errors.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8933</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The dir and suite start option can now be used in
+ combination. E.g. executing my_SUITE in directory
+ my_tests can either be specified as "ct_run -suite
+ my_tests/my_SUITE" or as "ct_run -dir my_tests -suite
+ my_SUITE". Furthermore, the specification:
+ ct:run_test([{suite,["./my_SUITE"]},{testcase,t1}]) is
+ now interpreted as
+ ct:run_test([{suite,"./my_SUITE"},{testcase,t1}]), i.e.
+ only testcase t1 in test suite my_SUITE - not all cases -
+ will be executed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9155</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A new option, 'logopts', has been introduced, to make it
+ possible to modify some aspects of the logging behaviour
+ in Common Test (or Test Server). For example, whenever an
+ io printout is made, test_server adds newline (\n) to the
+ end of the output string. This may not always be a
+ preferred action and can therefore be disabled by means
+ of "ct_run ... -logopts no_nl" (or ct:run_test([...,
+ {logopts,[no_nl]}])). A new framework callback function,
+ get_logopts/0, has been introduced (see the ct_framework
+ module for details).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9372 Aux Id: OTP-9396 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A new option, 'logopts', has been introduced, to make it
+ possible to modify some aspects of the logging behaviour
+ in Common Test (or Test Server). For example, if the html
+ version of the test suite source code should not be
+ generated during the test run (and consequently be
+ unavailable in the log file system), the feature may be
+ disabled by means of "ct_run ... -logopts no_src" (or
+ ct:run_test([..., {logopts,[no_src]}])). A new framework
+ callback function, get_logopts/0, has been introduced
+ (see the ct_framework module for details).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9396 Aux Id: seq11869, OTP-9372 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ CT Hooks can now be assigned a priority. The priority of
+ a CTH determines when it should execute in relation to
+ other CTHs. The CTH with the lowest priority will be
+ executed first, CTHs with equal priority will be executed
+ in the order which they were installed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9445</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ It is now possible to use a tuple {M,F,A}, or a fun, as
+ timetrap specification in the suite info function or test
+ case info functions. The function must return a valid
+ timeout value, as documented in the common_test man page
+ and in the User's Guide.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9501 Aux Id: seq11894 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A new built-in common test hook has been added which
+ captures error_logger and SASL event and prints them in
+ the testcase log. To disable this (and any other built-in
+ hooks) pass 'enable_builtin_hooks false' to common test.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9543</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Common Test now has the possibility to have built-in
+ hooks which are started by default when any test is run.
+ To disable built-in hooks pass 'enable_builtin_hooks
+ false' to common test. See the common test hooks
+ documentation for more details.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9564</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Common_Test 1.5.4</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml
index 816aa5b1eb..57059f0ba2 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@
<p><c>$ ct_run -suite $SYS1_TEST/setup_SUITE -case start stop</c></p>
<p><c>$ ct_run -suite $SYS1_TEST/setup_SUITE -group installation -case start stop</c></p>
+ <p>It is also possible to combine the <c>dir</c>, <c>suite</c> and <c>group/case</c> flags. E.g, to run
+ <c>x_SUITE</c> and <c>y_SUITE</c> in directory <c>testdir</c>:</p>
+
+ <p><c>$ ct_run -dir ./testdir -suite x_SUITE y_SUITE</c></p>
+
+ <p>This has the same effect as calling:</p>
+
+ <p><c>$ ct_run -suite ./testdir/x_SUITE ./testdir/y_SUITE</c></p>
+
<p>Other flags that may be used with <c>ct_run</c>:</p>
<list>
<item><c><![CDATA[-logdir <dir>]]></c>, specifies where the HTML log files are to be written.</item>
@@ -167,6 +176,8 @@
<item><c><![CDATA[-decrypt_file <key_file>]]></c>, points out a file containing a decryption key for
<seealso marker="config_file_chapter#encrypted_config_files">encrypted configuration files</seealso>.</item>
<item><c><![CDATA[-basic_html]]></c>, switches off html enhancements that might not be compatible with older browsers.</item>
+ <item><c><![CDATA[-logopts <opts>]]></c>, makes it possible to modify aspects of the logging behaviour, see
+ <seealso marker="run_test_chapter#logopts">Log options</seealso> below.</item>
</list>
<note><p>Directories passed to Common Test may have either relative or absolute paths.</p></note>
@@ -324,8 +335,9 @@
are to be executed by Common Test, and those functions only. If
the step option <c>config</c> is specified, breakpoints will
also be initially set on the configuration functions in the suite, i.e.
- <c>init_per_suite/1</c>, <c>end_per_suite/1</c>, <c>init_per_testcase/2</c>
- and <c>end_per_testcase/2</c>.</p>
+ <c>init_per_suite/1</c>, <c>end_per_suite/1</c>,
+ <c>init_per_group/2</c>, <c>end_per_group/2</c>,
+ <c>init_per_testcase/2</c> and <c>end_per_testcase/2</c>.</p>
<p>Common Test enables the Debugger auto attach feature, which means
that for every new interpreted test case function that starts to execute,
a new trace window will automatically pop up. (This is because each test
@@ -652,6 +664,30 @@
to follow test progress simply by refreshing pages in the HTML browser.
Statistics totals are not presented until a test is complete however.</p>
+ <section>
+ <marker id="logopts"></marker>
+ <title>Log options</title>
+ <p>With the <c>logopts</c> start flag, it's possible to specify
+ options that modify some aspects of the logging behaviour.
+ Currently, the following options are available:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item><c>no_src</c></item>
+ <item><c>no_nl</c></item>
+ </list>
+ <p>With <c>no_src</c>, the html version of the test suite source
+ code will not be generated during the test run (and consequently
+ not be available in the log file system).</p>
+ <p>With <c>no_nl</c>, Common Test will not add a newline character
+ (\n) to the end of an output string that it receives from a call to e.g.
+ <c>io:format/2</c>, and which it prints to the test case log.</p>
+ <p>For example, if a test is started with:</p>
+ <p><c>$ ct_run -suite my_SUITE -logopts no_src</c></p>
+ <p>then printouts during the test made by successive calls to <c>io:format("x")</c>,
+ will appear in the test case log as:</p>
+ <p><c>xxx</c></p>
+ <p>instead of each <c>x</c> printed on a new line, which is the default behaviour.</p>
+ </section>
+
</section>
<section>
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml
index 3f9fdb7121..e35888e68f 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@
the timetrap time is exceeded, the test case fails with
reason <c>timetrap_timeout</c>. Note that <c>init_per_testcase</c>
and <c>end_per_testcase</c> are included in the timetrap time.
+ Please see the <seealso marker="write_test_chapter#timetraps">Timetrap</seealso>
+ section for more details.
</p>
</item>
<tag><em><c>userdata</c></em></tag>
@@ -699,8 +701,8 @@
</section>
<section>
- <title>Timetrap timeouts</title>
<marker id="timetraps"></marker>
+ <title>Timetrap timeouts</title>
<p>The default time limit for a test case is 30 minutes, unless a
<c>timetrap</c> is specified either by the suite info function
or a test case info function. The timetrap timeout value defined
@@ -723,6 +725,13 @@
multipled by <c>multiply_timetraps</c>, and possibly scaled up if
<c>scale_timetraps</c> is enabled, the function <c>ct:sleep/1</c>
may be called.</p>
+ <p>A function (<c>fun</c> or <c>MFA</c>) may be specified as timetrap value
+ in the suite- and test case info function, e.g:</p>
+ <p><c>{timetrap,{test_utils,get_timetrap_value,[?MODULE,system_start]}}</c></p>
+ <p>The function will be called initially by Common Test (before execution
+ of the suite or the test case) and must return a time value such as an
+ integer (millisec), or a <c>{SecMinOrHourTag,Time}</c> tuple. More
+ information can be found in the <c>common_test</c> reference manual.</p>
</section>
<section>
@@ -818,6 +827,3 @@
</list>
</section>
</chapter>
-
-
-