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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml index 94738d2eff..822ebf146e 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,166 @@ <file>notes.xml</file> </header> +<section><title>Common_Test 1.10</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The tests overview file, index.html, did not always get + updated correctly after a new test run. This was because + of a bug in the Common Test log cache mechanism which has + now been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11400</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + When a successful test case returns, Common Test should, + according to the documentation, send a tc_done event to + the event handlers with Result = ok in the data field. + However, Common Test sets Result to the return value of + the test case instead. Common Test has been modified now + to comply with the documentation.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12279 Aux Id: seq12737, OTP-12531 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A ct_telnet:expect/3 call could never be aborted before + an idle_timeout, even if total_timeout had been set to a + lower value (i.e. a shorter time). This problem has been + fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12335</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The undocumented return value {skipped,Reason} from + config functions and test cases was handled + inconsistently. Test cases were e.g. reported as + "skipped" to CT Hook functions, but "successful" to event + handlers. Now, the above return value is consistently + handled the same way as {skip,Reason} and this has also + been documented.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12359 Aux Id: seq12760 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The Erlang source code to HTML generator would sometimes + fail because epp:parse_erl_form/1 could not find and + expand required macros in included header files. The + problem has been solved by making sure common_test always + passes the full include path to epp. Also, a bug that + could cause erl_syntax:revert/1 to fail because of a + badly formed syntax tree has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12419</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A missing group option in the ct_run help text has been + added.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12433 Aux Id: seq12788 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Printouts by means of ct:log/2/3 or ct:pal/2/3 from the + hook functions on_tc_fail/2 and on_tc_skip/2 would (quite + unexpectedly) end up in the "unexpected i/o" log file + instead of in the test case log file. This behaviour has + been changed so that now, all printouts (including stdio + printouts) from these hook functions will be routed to + the test case log file.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12468</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + ct_netconfc:action/3 will now - if the return type is + void - accept an RPC reply on the form + {ok,[simple_xml()]}, and in this event return only the + atom ok.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12491 Aux Id: seq12797 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + OTP-11971 erroneously changed the handling of relative + paths for incl_dirs specified in the cover spec file. + This is now corrected so these are expected to be + relative to the directory where the cover spec file + itself is stored</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12498 Aux Id: OTP-11971 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Some test cases have been updated to use ct:sleep/1 + instead of timer:sleep/1. The reason being that the sleep + times need to be scaled to compensate for slow execution + (e.g. when cover is running).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12574</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Common Test now exports a function, + ct:get_event_mgr_ref/0, that returns the name of the + Common Test event manager. This makes it possible to plug + in event handlers to the event manager while tests are + running (using the gen_event API).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12506 Aux Id: seq12802 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + When a test case (or configuration function) fails + because of an exit signal from a linked process, Common + Test previously passed only the reason for process + termination to the CT post hook functions and the event + handlers (in the tc_done event). This has been changed so + that now the tuple {'EXIT',ReasonForProcessTermination} + is passed instead. This makes it much easier in the CT + post hook functions to distinguish a failure of this sort + from other types of errors and from the return value of a + successful test case.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12531 Aux Id: OTP-12279 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A new feature has been introduced in ct_telnet:get_data/1 + that makes it possible to automatically poll the telnet + connection in case an incomplete string (one that has not + yet been terminated by a newline) remains in the receive + buffer. The polling is controlled by two new telnet + config values, which are documented in the ct_telnet + reference manual. The polling mechanism is disabled by + default (making the get_data/1 function backwards + compatible).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12627</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Common_Test 1.9</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |