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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml index e6fb85634f..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> @@ -150,6 +159,8 @@ <seealso marker="event_handler_chapter#event_handling">event handlers</seealso> including start arguments.</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-ct_hooks <ct_hooks>]]></c>, to install <seealso marker="ct_hooks_chapter#installing">Common Test Hooks</seealso> including start arguments.</item> + <item><c><![CDATA[-enable_builtin_hooks <bool>]]></c>, to enable/disable + <seealso marker="ct_hooks_chapter#builtin_cths">Built-in Common Test Hooks</seealso>. Default is <c>true</c>.</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-include]]></c>, specifies include directories (see above).</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-no_auto_compile]]></c>, disables the automatic test suite compilation feature (see above).</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-multiply_timetraps <n>]]></c>, extends <seealso marker="write_test_chapter#timetraps">timetrap @@ -165,6 +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> @@ -322,8 +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 @@ -450,6 +464,8 @@ {ct_hooks, CTHModules}. {ct_hooks, NodeRefs, CTHModules}. + + {enable_builtin_hooks, Bool}. </pre> <p>Test terms:</p> <pre> @@ -488,7 +504,7 @@ LogDir = string() EventHandlers = atom() | [atom()] InitArgs = [term()] - CTHModules = [CTHModule | {CTHModule, CTHInitArgs}] + CTHModules = [CTHModule | {CTHModule, CTHInitArgs} | {CTHModule, CTHInitArgs, CTHPriority}] CTHModule = atom() CTHInitArgs = term() DirRef = DirAlias | Dir @@ -631,7 +647,11 @@ <p>The minor log file contain full details of every single test case, each one in a separate file. This way the files should be easy to compare with previous test runs, even if the set of - test cases change.</p> + test cases change. If SASL is running those logs will also be + printed there by the + <seealso marker="common_test:ct_hooks_chapter#builtin_cths"> + cth_log_redirect built-in hook</seealso>. + </p> <p>Which information goes where is user configurable via the test server controller. Three threshold values determine what @@ -644,6 +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> |