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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/common_test/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/event_handler_chapter.xml | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml | 38 |
4 files changed, 67 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml index 7b52883f8a..70efe5a14b 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/common_test_app.xml @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name>Module:testcase() -> [Info] </name> + <name>Module:Testcase() -> [Info] </name> <fsummary>Test case info function. </fsummary> <type> <v> Info = {timetrap,Time} | {require,Required} | @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ <func> - <name>Module:testcase(Config) -> void() | {skip,Reason} | {comment,Comment} | {save_config,SaveConfig} | {skip_and_save,Reason,SaveConfig} | exit() </name> + <name>Module:Testcase(Config) -> void() | {skip,Reason} | {comment,Comment} | {save_config,SaveConfig} | {skip_and_save,Reason,SaveConfig} | exit() </name> <fsummary>A test case</fsummary> <type> <v> Config = SaveConfig = [{Key,Value}]</v> diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/event_handler_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/event_handler_chapter.xml index 35b684730e..1508b7ce33 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/event_handler_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/event_handler_chapter.xml @@ -68,29 +68,27 @@ Example:</p> <p><c>$ run_test -suite test/my_SUITE -event_handler handlers/my_evh1 handlers/my_evh2 -pa $PWD/handlers</c></p> + <p>Use the <c><![CDATA[run_test -event_handler_init]]></c> option instead of + <c><![CDATA[-event_handler]]></c> to pass start arguments to the event handler + init function.</p> <p>All event handler modules must have gen_event behaviour. Note also that these modules must be precompiled, and that their locations must be added explicitly to the Erlang code server search path (like in the example).</p> - <p>It is not possible to specify start arguments to the event handlers when - using the <c>run_test</c> program. You may however pass along start arguments - if you use the <c>ct:run_test/1</c> function. An event_handler tuple in the argument - <c>Opts</c> has the following definition (see also <c>ct:run_test/1</c> in the - reference manual):</p> + <p>An event_handler tuple in the argument <c>Opts</c> has the following + definition (see also <c>ct:run_test/1</c> in the reference manual):</p> <pre> {event_handler,EventHandlers} EventHandlers = EH | [EH] EH = atom() | {atom(),InitArgs} | {[atom()],InitArgs} - InitArgs = [term()] - </pre> + InitArgs = [term()]</pre> <p>Example:</p> <pre> - 1> ct:run_test([{suite,"test/my_SUITE"},{event_handler,[my_evh1,{my_evh2,[node()]}]}]). - </pre> + 1> ct:run_test([{suite,"test/my_SUITE"},{event_handler,[my_evh1,{my_evh2,[node()]}]}]).</pre> <p>This will install two event handlers for the <c>my_SUITE</c> test. Event handler <c>my_evh1</c> is started with <c>[]</c> as argument to the init function. Event handler <c>my_evh2</c> is started with the name of the current node in the init argument list.</p> diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml index 7fd3174e71..54e9a3174c 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml @@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ the <c><![CDATA[{auto_compile,false}]]></c> option with <c><![CDATA[ct:run_test/1]]></c>. With automatic compilation disabled, the user is responsible for compiling the test suite modules - (and any help modules) before the test run. Common Test will only verify - that the specified test suites exist before starting the tests.</p> + (and any help modules) before the test run. If the modules can not be loaded + from the local file system during startup of Common Test, the user needs to + pre-load the modules before starting the test. Common Test will only verify + that the specified test suites exist (i.e. that they are, or can be, loaded). + This is useful e.g. if the test suites are transferred and loaded as binaries via + RPC from a remote node.</p> </section> <section> @@ -139,8 +143,14 @@ <seealso marker="cover_chapter#cover">Code Coverage Analysis</seealso>).</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-event_handler <event_handlers>]]></c>, to install <seealso marker="event_handler_chapter#event_handling">event handlers</seealso>.</item> + <item><c><![CDATA[-event_handler_init <event_handlers>]]></c>, to install + <seealso marker="event_handler_chapter#event_handling">event handlers</seealso> including start arguments.</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 + timeout</seealso> values.</item> + <item><c><![CDATA[-scale_timetraps <bool>]]></c>, enables automatic <seealso marker="write_test_chapter#timetraps">timetrap + timeout</seealso> scaling.</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-repeat <n>]]></c>, tells Common Test to repeat the tests n times (see below).</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-duration <time>]]></c>, tells Common Test to repeat the tests for duration of time (see below).</item> <item><c><![CDATA[-until <stop_time>]]></c>, tells Common Test to repeat the tests until stop_time (see below).</item> @@ -243,11 +253,12 @@ call <c>ct:start_interactive/0</c> to start Common Test. If you use the <c>run_test</c> program, you may start the Erlang shell and Common Test in the same go by using the <c>-shell</c> and, optionally, the <c>-config</c> - flag: + and/or <c>-userconfig</c> flag. Examples: </p> <list> <item><c>run_test -shell</c></item> - <item><c><![CDATA[run_test -shell -config <configfilename>]]></c></item> + <item><c><![CDATA[run_test -shell -config cfg/db.cfg]]></c></item> + <item><c><![CDATA[run_test -shell -userconfig db_login testuser x523qZ]]></c></item> </list> <p>If no config file is given with the <c>run_test</c> command, @@ -272,7 +283,8 @@ 2> ct_telnet:open(unix_telnet). {ok,<0.105.0>} 4> ct_telnet:cmd(unix_telnet, "ls ."). - {ok,["ls .","file1 ...",...]}</pre> + {ok,["ls .","file1 ...",...]} + </pre> <p>Everything that Common Test normally prints in the test case logs, will in the interactive mode be written to a log named @@ -362,10 +374,13 @@ chapter.</p> <p>Config terms:</p> <pre> + {node, NodeAlias, Node}. + {init, InitOptions}. {init, [NodeAlias], InitOptions}. - {node, NodeAlias, Node}. + {multiply_timetraps, N}. + {scale_timetraps, Bool}. {cover, CoverSpecFile}. {cover, NodeRef, CoverSpecFile}. @@ -405,11 +420,13 @@ </pre> <p>Types:</p> <pre> - InitOptions = term() NodeAlias = atom() + InitOptions = term() Node = node() NodeRef = NodeAlias | Node | master NodeRefs = all_nodes | [NodeRef] | NodeRef + N = integer() + Bool = true | false CoverSpecFile = string() IncludeDirs = string() | [string()] ConfigFiles = string() | [string()] diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml index 212e3d85be..e2106469b7 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml @@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ <c>{skipped,Reason}</c> (where Reason is a user specific term). </p> + <p>The <c>end_per_testcase/2</c> function is called even after a + test case terminates due to a call to <c>ct:abort_current_testcase/1</c>, + or after a timetrap timeout. However, <c>end_per_testcase</c> + will then execute on a different process than the test case + function, and in this situation, <c>end_per_testcase</c> will + not be able to change the reason for test case termination by + returning <c>{fail,Reason}</c>, nor will it be able to save data with + <c>{save_config,Data}</c>.</p> + <p>If <c>init_per_testcase</c> crashes, the test case itself is skipped automatically (so called <em>auto skipped</em>). If <c>init_per_testcase</c> returns a <c>skip</c> tuple, also then will the test case be skipped (so @@ -682,12 +691,33 @@ <c>end_per_suite</c> execute, like test cases, on dedicated Erlang processes. </p> + </section> + <section> + <title>Timetrap timeouts</title> + <marker id="timetraps"></marker> <p>The default time limit for a test case is 30 minutes, unless a - <c>timetrap</c> is specified either by the test case info function - or the <c>suite/0</c> function. - </p> - + <c>timetrap</c> is specified either by the suite info function + or a test case info function. The timetrap timeout value defined + in <c>suite/0</c> is the value that will be used for each test case + in the suite (as well as for the configuration functions + <c>init_per_suite/1</c> and <c>end_per_suite</c>). A timetrap timeout + value set with the test case info function will override the value set + by <c>suite/0</c>, but only for that particular test case.</p> + <p>It is also possible to set/reset a timetrap during test case (or + configuration function) execution. This is done by calling + <c>ct:timetrap/1</c>. This function will cancel the current timetrap + and start a new one.</p> + <p>Timetrap values can be extended with a multiplier value specified at + startup with the <c>multiply_timetraps</c> option. It is also possible + to let Test Server decide to scale up timetrap timeout values + automatically, e.g. if tools such as cover or trace are running during + the test. This feature is disabled by default and can be enabled with + the <c>scale_timetraps</c> start option.</p> + <p>If a test case needs to suspend itself for a time that also gets + multipled by <c>multiply_timetraps</c>, and possibly scaled up if + <c>scale_timetraps</c> is enabled, the function <c>ct:sleep/1</c> + may be called.</p> </section> <section> |