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+<section><title>Common_Test 1.7.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Return values from group and testcase info functions are
+ now properly checked, and associated test cases are auto
+ skipped if a return value is invalid.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10631 Aux Id: kunagi-345 [256] </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>The way Common Test handles skipping of test cases has
+ been updated. In previous versions, returning
+ <c>{skip,Reason}</c> from a configuration function (such
+ as init_per_suite or init_per_group), resulted in all
+ affected test cases getting skipped with status
+ <c>auto_skipped</c>. This was inappropriate, since this
+ status is supposed to be used to inform that Common Test
+ has taken the initiative to skip something (e.g. a test
+ case group if init_per_group failed). Therefore, in this
+ version of Common Test, whenever the user skips a suite,
+ group, or individual test case (by means of a
+ configuration function or test specification term), the
+ affected test cases get the status <c>user_skipped</c>
+ instead.</p> <p>This update has meant a few changes that
+ may affect Common Test users in various ways: <list>
+ <item>The test results and statistics will be affected,
+ which is important to know when running regression tests
+ and comparing results to previous test runs.</item>
+ <item>Users that read or parse the textual log file
+ <c>suite.log</c> will notice that an auto skipped
+ function is now reported as <c>auto_skipped</c> rather
+ than <c>skipped</c> as before.</item> <item>When
+ <c>require</c> fails in an info function (such as suite/0
+ or group/1), all affected configuration functions and
+ test cases are marked as <c>auto_skipped</c>.</item>
+ <item>If Common Test detects an error in the test suite
+ (such as e.g. an invalid all/0 function), all affected
+ configuration functions and test cases are marked as
+ <c>auto_skipped</c>.</item> <item>If a repeated test run
+ session reaches a deadline with <c>force_stop</c>
+ enabled, all remaining test cases are marked as
+ <c>auto_skipped</c> rather than <c>user_skipped</c> as
+ before.</item> <item>The event messages that Common Test
+ generates during test runs have been affected by this
+ update. For details see OTP-11524.</item> </list> </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11305 Aux Id: OTP-11524 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Returning {skip, Reason} from a pre_end_per_group/3 user
+ hook function would result in an exit in the Common Test
+ cth_log_redirect hook. This problem has been solved.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11409 Aux Id: seq12446 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ When the netconf server did not respond to the
+ close-session request, the call to
+ ct_netconfc:close_session/2 would hang forever waiting
+ for the netconf client to terminate. This has been
+ corrected. The client will now always terminate (and take
+ down the connection) if the close-session request times
+ out.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11478</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix cth_log_redirect.erl to fulfill gen_event behaviour.
+ Thanks to Roberto Aloi.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11401</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The first argument of the CT hook callback function
+ <c>on_tc_skip/3</c> has been modified. When this function
+ is called for <c>init_per_group</c> or
+ <c>end_per_group</c>, the value of the first argument is
+ now <c>{init_per_group,GroupName}</c> or
+ <c>{end_per_group,GroupName}</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11523</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>The following modifications have been made to the
+ event messages that Common Test sends during test
+ execution: <list> <item>For the <c>tc_auto_skip</c>
+ event, the value of the <c>Func</c> element has changed
+ from <c>end_per_group</c> to
+ <c>{end_per_group,GroupName}</c>.</item> <item>When
+ <c>require</c> fails in an info function, such as suite/0
+ or group/1, the init configuration function is now
+ reported as <c>auto_skipped</c> intead of <c>skipped</c>,
+ with the <c>tc_done</c> event.</item> <item>When
+ <c>require</c> fails in an info function because of a
+ configuration name already in use, the <c>tc_done</c>
+ event now reports the error with a tuple (of size 2)
+ tagged <c>failed</c> instead of <c>skipped</c>.</item>
+ </list> Please see the Event Handling chapter in the
+ Common Test User's Guide for reference. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-11524 Aux Id: OTP-11305 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Common_Test 1.7.3</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>