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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml index 1a3cfdb0c5..c0380c4142 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2010</year><year>2017</year> + <year>2010</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -572,6 +572,16 @@ </func> <func> + <name>get_progname() -> string()</name> + <fsummary>Returns the command used to start this Erlang instance.</fsummary> + <desc><marker id="get_progname-0"/> + <p>Returns the command used to start this Erlang instance. + If this information could not be found, the string + <c>"no_prog_name"</c> is returned.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name>get_status() -> TestStatus | {error, Reason} | no_tests_running</name> <fsummary>Returns status of ongoing test.</fsummary> <type> @@ -1060,6 +1070,42 @@ </desc> </func> + <func> + <name>remaining_test_procs() -> {TestProcs,SharedGL,OtherGLs}</name> + <fsummary>>This function will return the identity of test- and group + leader processes that are still running at the time of this call.</fsummary> + <type> + <v>TestProcs = [{pid(),GL}]</v> + <v>GL = pid()</v> + <v>SharedGL = pid()</v> + <v>OtherGLs = [pid()]</v> + </type> + <desc><marker id="remaining_test_procs-0"/> + <p>This function will return the identity of test- and group + leader processes that are still running at the time of this call. + <c>TestProcs</c> are processes in the system that have a Common Test IO + process as group leader. <c>SharedGL</c> is the central Common Test + IO process, responsible for printing to log files for configuration + functions and sequentially executing test cases. <c>OtherGLs</c> are + Common Test IO processes that print to log files for test cases + in parallel test case groups.</p> + <p>The process information returned by this function may be + used to locate and terminate remaining processes after tests have + finished executing. The function would typically by called from + Common Test Hook functions.</p> + <p>Note that processes that execute configuration functions or + test cases are never included in <c>TestProcs</c>. It is therefore safe + to use post configuration hook functions (such as post_end_per_suite, + post_end_per_group, post_end_per_testcase) to terminate all processes + in <c>TestProcs</c> that have the current group leader process as its group + leader.</p> + <p>Note also that the shared group leader (<c>SharedGL</c>) must never be + terminated by the user, only by Common Test. Group leader processes + for parallel test case groups (<c>OtherGLs</c>) may however be terminated + in post_end_per_group hook functions.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>remove_config(Callback, Config) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Removes configuration variables (together with @@ -1476,7 +1522,7 @@ <v>Hours = integer()</v> <v>Mins = integer()</v> <v>Secs = integer()</v> - <v>Millisecs = integer() | float()</v> + <v>Millisecs = integer()</v> <v>Func = {M, F, A} | function()</v> <v>M = atom()</v> <v>F = atom()</v> |