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diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml index 9f2cf73ef2..c0ec26ddcc 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml @@ -369,10 +369,12 @@ <title>Test suite info function</title> <p>The <c>suite/0</c> function can be used in a test suite - module to set the default values for the <c>timetrap</c> and - <c>require</c> tags. If a test case info function also specifies - any of these tags, the default value is overruled. See above for - more information. + module to e.g. set a default <c>timetrap</c> value and to + <c>require</c> external configuration data. If a test case-, or + group info function also specifies any of the info tags, it + overrides the default values set by <c>suite/0</c>. See the test + case info function above, and group info function below, for more + details. </p> <p>Other options that may be specified with the suite info list are:</p> @@ -711,12 +713,35 @@ <p>The group info properties override those set with the suite info function, and may in turn be overridden by test - case info properties. Please see the suite- and test case info - functions above for a list of valid info properties and more + case info properties. Please see the test case info + function above for a list of valid info properties and more general information.</p> </section> <section> + <title>Info functions for init- and end-configuration</title> + <p>It is possible to use info functions also for the <c>init_per_suite</c>, + <c>end_per_suite</c>, <c>init_per_group</c>, and <c>end_per_group</c> + functions, and it works the same way as with info functions + for test cases (see above). This is useful e.g. for setting + timetraps and requiring external configuration data relevant + only for the configuration function in question (without + affecting properties set for groups and test cases in the suite).</p> + + <p>The info function <c>init/end_per_suite()</c> is called for + <c>init/end_per_suite(Config)</c>, and info function + <c>init/end_per_group(GroupName)</c> is called for + <c>init/end_per_group(GroupName,Config)</c>. Info functions + can not be used with <c>init/end_per_testcase(TestCase, Config)</c>, + however, since these configuration functions execute on the test case process + and will use the same properties as the test case (i.e. the properties + set by the test case info function, <c>TestCase()</c>). Please see the test case + info function above for a list of valid info properties and more + general information. + </p> + </section> + + <section> <marker id="data_priv_dir"></marker> <title>Data and Private Directories</title> |