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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_hooks_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_hooks_chapter.xml
index 1998f15697..7ecc2e4298 100644
--- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_hooks_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct_hooks_chapter.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<chapter>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2011</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>2011</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
extensions of the default behavior of <c>Common Test</c> using hooks
before and after all test suite calls. CTHs allow advanced <c>Common Test</c>
users to abstract out behavior that is common to multiple test suites
- without littering all test suites with library calls. this can be used
+ without littering all test suites with library calls. This can be used
for logging, starting, and monitoring external systems,
building C files needed by the tests, and so on.</p>
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@
<row>
<cell><seealso marker="common_test#Module:init_per_group-2">
init_per_group/2</seealso></cell>
- <cell><seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:post_init_per_group-4">
- post_init_per_group/4</seealso> is called</cell>
- <cell><seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:post_end_per_suite-4">
- post_end_per_group/4</seealso> has been called for that group</cell>
+ <cell><seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:post_init_per_group-5">
+ post_init_per_group/5</seealso> is called</cell>
+ <cell><seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:post_end_per_group-5">
+ post_end_per_group/5</seealso> has been called for that group</cell>
</row>
<tcaption>Scope of a CTH</tcaption>
</table>
@@ -245,16 +245,18 @@
</list>
<p>
- This is done in the CTH functions called pre_&lt;name of function&gt;.
- These functions take the same three arguments, <c>Name</c>,
+ This is done in the CTH functions called <c>pre_&lt;name of function&gt;</c>.
+ These functions take the arguments <c>SuiteName</c>, <c>Name</c> (group or test case name, if applicable),
<c>Config</c>, and <c>CTHState</c>. The return value of the CTH function
is always a combination of a result for the suite/group/test and an
updated <c>CTHState</c>.</p>
<p>To let the test suite continue on executing, return the configuration
- list that you want the test to use as the result. To skip or
- fail the test, return a tuple with <c>skip</c> or <c>fail</c>, and a reason
- as the result.</p>
+ list that you want the test to use as the result.</p>
+
+ <p>All pre hooks, except <c>pre_end_per_testcase/4</c>, can
+ skip or fail the test by returning a tuple with <c>skip</c> or
+ <c>fail</c>, and a reason as the result.</p>
<p><em>Example:</em></p>
<code>
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@
<p>
This is done in the CTH functions called <c>post_&lt;name of function&gt;</c>.
- These functions take the same four arguments, <c>Name</c>,
+ These functions take the arguments <c>SuiteName</c>, <c>Name</c> (group or test case name, if applicable),
<c>Config</c>, <c>Return</c>, and <c>CTHState</c>. <c>Config</c> in this
case is the same <c>Config</c> as the testcase is called with.
<c>Return</c> is the value returned by the testcase. If the testcase
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@
<p><em>Example:</em></p>
<code>
- post_end_per_testcase(_TC, Config, {'EXIT',{_,_}}, CTHState) -&gt;
+ post_end_per_testcase(_Suite, _TC, Config, {'EXIT',{_,_}}, CTHState) -&gt;
case db:check_consistency() of
true ->
%% DB is good, pass the test.
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@
%% DB is not good, mark as skipped instead of failing
{{skip, "DB is inconsisten!"}, CTHState}
end;
- post_end_per_testcase(_TC, Config, Return, CTHState) -&gt;
+ post_end_per_testcase(_Suite, _TC, Config, Return, CTHState) -&gt;
%% Do nothing if tc does not crash.
{Return, CTHState}.</code>
@@ -331,8 +333,8 @@
<title>Skip and Fail Hooks</title>
<p>
After any post hook has been executed for all installed CTHs,
- <seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:on_tc_fail-3">on_tc_fail</seealso>
- or <seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:on_tc_skip-3">on_tc_skip</seealso>
+ <seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:on_tc_fail-4">on_tc_fail</seealso>
+ or <seealso marker="ct_hooks#Module:on_tc_skip-4">on_tc_skip</seealso>
is called if the testcase failed or was skipped, respectively.
You cannot affect the outcome of the tests any further at this point.
</p>
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@
<title>Example CTH</title>
<p>The following CTH logs information about a test run into a format
parseable by <seealso marker="kernel:file#consult-1">file:consult/1</seealso>
- (in <c>Kernel</c>):
+ (in Kernel):
</p>
<code>
%%% @doc Common Test Example Common Test Hook module.
@@ -389,18 +391,18 @@
-export([pre_end_per_suite/3]).
-export([post_end_per_suite/4]).
- -export([pre_init_per_group/3]).
- -export([post_init_per_group/4]).
- -export([pre_end_per_group/3]).
- -export([post_end_per_group/4]).
+ -export([pre_init_per_group/4]).
+ -export([post_init_per_group/5]).
+ -export([pre_end_per_group/4]).
+ -export([post_end_per_group/5]).
- -export([pre_init_per_testcase/3]).
- -export([post_init_per_testcase/4]).
- -export([pre_end_per_testcase/3]).
- -export([post_end_per_testcase/4]).
+ -export([pre_init_per_testcase/4]).
+ -export([post_init_per_testcase/5]).
+ -export([pre_end_per_testcase/4]).
+ -export([post_end_per_testcase/5]).
- -export([on_tc_fail/3]).
- -export([on_tc_skip/3]).
+ -export([on_tc_fail/4]).
+ -export([on_tc_skip/4]).
-export([terminate/1]).
@@ -435,46 +437,46 @@
total = State#state.total + State#state.suite_total } }.
%% @doc Called before each init_per_group.
- pre_init_per_group(Group,Config,State) ->
+ pre_init_per_group(Suite,Group,Config,State) ->
{Config, State}.
%% @doc Called after each init_per_group.
- post_init_per_group(Group,Config,Return,State) ->
+ post_init_per_group(Suite,Group,Config,Return,State) ->
{Return, State}.
%% @doc Called before each end_per_group.
- pre_end_per_group(Group,Config,State) ->
+ pre_end_per_group(Suite,Group,Config,State) ->
{Config, State}.
%% @doc Called after each end_per_group.
- post_end_per_group(Group,Config,Return,State) ->
+ post_end_per_group(Suite,Group,Config,Return,State) ->
{Return, State}.
%% @doc Called before each init_per_testcase.
- pre_init_per_testcase(TC,Config,State) ->
+ pre_init_per_testcase(Suite,TC,Config,State) ->
{Config, State#state{ ts = now(), total = State#state.suite_total + 1 } }.
%% Called after each init_per_testcase (immediately before the test case).
- post_init_per_testcase(TC,Config,Return,State) ->
+ post_init_per_testcase(Suite,TC,Config,Return,State) ->
{Return, State}
%% @doc Called before each end_per_testcase (immediately after the test case).
- pre_end_per_testcase(TC,Config,State) ->
+ pre_end_per_testcase(Suite,TC,Config,State) ->
{Config, State}.
%% @doc Called after each end_per_testcase.
- post_end_per_testcase(TC,Config,Return,State) ->
- TCInfo = {testcase, TC, Return, timer:now_diff(now(), State#state.ts)},
+ post_end_per_testcase(Suite,TC,Config,Return,State) ->
+ TCInfo = {testcase, Suite, TC, Return, timer:now_diff(now(), State#state.ts)},
{Return, State#state{ ts = undefined, tcs = [TCInfo | State#state.tcs] } }.
%% @doc Called after post_init_per_suite, post_end_per_suite, post_init_per_group,
%% post_end_per_group and post_end_per_testcase if the suite, group or test case failed.
- on_tc_fail(TC, Reason, State) ->
+ on_tc_fail(Suite, TC, Reason, State) ->
State.
%% @doc Called when a test case is skipped by either user action
%% or due to an init function failing.
- on_tc_skip(TC, Reason, State) ->
+ on_tc_skip(Suite, TC, Reason, State) ->
State.
%% @doc Called when the scope of the CTH is done
@@ -499,13 +501,13 @@
<tag><c>cth_log_redirect</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Built-in</p>
- <p>Captures all <c>error_logger</c> and <c>SASL</c> logging
+ <p>Captures all <c>error_logger</c> and SASL logging
events and prints them to the current test case log. If an event cannot be
associated with a test case, it is printed in the <c>Common Test</c> framework log.
This happens for test cases running in parallel and events occuring
in-between test cases. You can configure the level of
- <seealso marker="sasl:sasl_app"><c>SASL</c></seealso> events report
- using the normal <c>SASL</c> mechanisms.</p>
+ <seealso marker="sasl:sasl_app">SASL</seealso> events report
+ using the normal SASL mechanisms.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>cth_surefire</c></tag>
<item>