diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/common_test/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/install_chapter.xml | 63 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml | 25 |
2 files changed, 28 insertions, 60 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/install_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/install_chapter.xml index 7f8c606324..31125b945c 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/install_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/install_chapter.xml @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ <title>General information</title> <p>The two main interfaces for running tests with Common Test - are an executable program named ct_run and an + are an executable program named <c>ct_run</c> and an erlang module named <c>ct</c>. The ct_run program is compiled for the underlying operating system (e.g. Unix/Linux or Windows) during the build of the Erlang/OTP system, and is @@ -43,67 +43,10 @@ The <c>ct</c> interface functions can be called from the Erlang shell, or from any Erlang function, on any supported platform.</p> - <p>A legacy Bourne shell script - named run_test - exists, - which may be manually generated and installed. This script may be used - instead of the ct_run program mentioned above, e.g. if the user - wishes to modify or customize the Common Test start flags in a simpler - way than making changes to the ct_run C program.</p> - <p>The Common Test application is installed with the Erlang/OTP system and no additional installation step is required to start using - Common Test by means of the ct_run executable program, and/or the interface - functions in the <c>ct</c> module. If you wish to use the legacy Bourne - shell script version run_test, however, this script needs to be - generated first, according to the instructions below.</p> - - <note><p>Before reading on, please note that since Common Test version - 1.5, the run_test shell script is no longer required for starting - tests with Common Test from the OS command line. The ct_run - program (descibed above) is the new recommended command line interface - for Common Test. The shell script exists mainly for legacy reasons and - may not be updated in future releases of Common Test. It may even be removed. - </p></note> - - <p>Optional step to generate a shell script for starting Common Test:</p> - <p>To generate the run_test shell script, navigate to the - <c><![CDATA[common_test-<vsn>]]></c> directory, located among the other - OTP applications (under the OTP lib directory). Here execute the - <c>install.sh</c> script with argument <c>local</c>:</p> - - <p><c> - $ ./install.sh local - </c></p> - - <p>This generates the executable run_test script in the - <c><![CDATA[common_test-<vsn>/priv/bin]]></c> directory. The script - will include absolute paths to the Common Test and Test Server - application directories, so it's possible to copy or move the script to - a different location on the file system, if desired, without having to - update it. It's of course possible to leave the script under the - <c>priv/bin</c> directory and update the PATH variable accordingly (or - create a link or alias to it).</p> - - <p>If you, for any reason, have copied Common Test and Test Server - to a different location than the default OTP lib directory, you can - generate a run_test script with a different top level directory, - simply by specifying the directory, instead of <c>local</c>, when running - <c>install.sh</c>. Example:</p> - - <p><c> - $ install.sh /usr/local/test_tools - </c></p> - - <p>Note that the <c><![CDATA[common_test-<vsn>]]></c> and - <c><![CDATA[test_server-<vsn>]]></c> directories must be located under the - same top directory. Note also that the install script does not copy files - or update environment variables. It only generates the run_test - script.</p> - - <p>Whenever you install a new version of Erlang/OTP, the run_test - script needs to be regenerated, or updated manually with new directory names - (new version numbers), for it to "see" the latest Common Test and Test Server - versions.</p> - + Common Test by means of the <c>ct_run</c> executable program, and/or + the interface functions in the <c>ct</c> module.</p> </section> </chapter> diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml index 864f82cb63..df60e5f7f2 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/run_test_chapter.xml @@ -1005,6 +1005,31 @@ for starting the tests, the relaxed scanner mode is enabled by means of the tuple: <c>{allow_user_terms,true}</c></p> </section> + <section> + <title>Reading test specification terms</title> + <p>It's possible to look up terms in the current test specification + (i.e. the spec that's been used to configure and run the current test). + The function <c>get_testspec_terms()</c> returns a list of all test spec + terms (both config- and test terms) and <c>get_testspec_terms(Tags)</c> + returns the term (or a list of terms) matching the tag (or tags) in + <c>Tags</c>.</p> + <p>For example, in the test specification:</p> + <pre> + ... + {label, my_server_smoke_test}. + {config, "../../my_server_setup.cfg"}. + {config, "../../my_server_interface.cfg"}. + ...</pre> + <p>And in e.g. a test suite or a CT hook function:</p> + <pre> + ... + [{label,[{_Node,TestType}]}, {config,CfgFiles}] = + ct:get_testspec_terms([label,config]), + + [verify_my_server_cfg(TestType, CfgFile) || {Node,CfgFile} <- CfgFiles, + Node == node()]; + ...</pre> + </section> </section> <section> |