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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/common_test/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml | 86 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml | 44 |
2 files changed, 90 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml index 53ef41dd5b..ea9f956271 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/ct.xml @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ <v>Format = string()</v> <v>FormatArgs = list()</v> <v>Opts = [Opt]</v> - <v>Opt = no_css | esc_chars</v> + <v>Opt = {heading,string()} | no_css | esc_chars</v> </type> <desc><marker id="log-5"/> <p>Prints from a test case to the log file.</p> @@ -798,53 +798,71 @@ <func> <name>pal(Format) -> ok</name> - <fsummary>Equivalent to pal(default, 50, Format, []).</fsummary> + <fsummary>Equivalent to pal(default, 50, Format, [], []).</fsummary> <desc><marker id="pal-1"/> <p>Equivalent to - <seealso marker="#pal-4"><c>ct:pal(default, 50, Format, - [])</c></seealso>.</p> + <seealso marker="#pal-5"><c>ct:pal(default, 50, Format, + [], [])</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pal(X1, X2) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Equivalent to pal(Category, Importance, Format, - FormatArgs).</fsummary> + FormatArgs, []).</fsummary> <type> <v>X1 = Category | Importance | Format</v> <v>X2 = Format | FormatArgs</v> </type> <desc><marker id="pal-2"/> - <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#pal-4"><c>ct:pal(Category, - Importance, Format, FormatArgs)</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#pal-5"><c>ct:pal(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, [])</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>pal(X1, X2, X3) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Equivalent to pal(Category, Importance, Format, - FormatArgs).</fsummary> + FormatArgs, Opts).</fsummary> <type> <v>X1 = Category | Importance</v> <v>X2 = Importance | Format</v> - <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs</v> + <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs | Opts</v> </type> <desc><marker id="pal-3"/> - <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#pal-4"><c>ct:pal(Category, - Importance, Format, FormatArgs)</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#pal-5"><c>ct:pal(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts)</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name>pal(X1, X2, X3, X4) -> ok</name> + <fsummary>Equivalent to pal(Category, Importance, Format, + FormatArgs, Opts).</fsummary> + <type> + <v>X1 = Category | Importance</v> + <v>X2 = Importance | Format</v> + <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs</v> + <v>X4 = FormatArgs | Opts</v> + </type> + <desc><marker id="pal-4"/> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#pal-5"><c>ct:pal(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts)</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>pal(Category, Importance, Format, FormatArgs) -> ok</name> + <name>pal(Category, Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Prints and logs from a test case.</fsummary> <type> <v>Category = atom()</v> <v>Importance = integer()</v> <v>Format = string()</v> <v>FormatArgs = list()</v> + <v>Opts = [Opt]</v> + <v>Opt = {heading,string()} | no_css</v> </type> - <desc><marker id="pal-4"/> + <desc><marker id="pal-5"/> <p>Prints and logs from a test case.</p> <p>This function is meant for printing a string from a test case, @@ -888,52 +906,70 @@ <func> <name>print(Format) -> ok</name> - <fsummary>Equivalent to print(default, 50, Format, []).</fsummary> + <fsummary>Equivalent to print(default, 50, Format, [], []).</fsummary> <desc><marker id="print-1"/> - <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-4"><c>ct:print(default, - 50, Format, [])</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-5"><c>ct:print(default, + 50, Format, [], [])</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>print(X1, X2) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Equivalent to print(Category, Importance, Format, - FormatArgs).</fsummary> + FormatArgs, []).</fsummary> <type> <v>X1 = Category | Importance | Format</v> <v>X2 = Format | FormatArgs</v> </type> <desc><marker id="print-2"/> - <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-4"><c>ct:print(Category, - Importance, Format, FormatArgs)</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-5"><c>ct:print(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, [])</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name>print(X1, X2, X3) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Equivalent to print(Category, Importance, Format, - FormatArgs).</fsummary> + FormatArgs, Opts).</fsummary> <type> <v>X1 = Category | Importance</v> <v>X2 = Importance | Format</v> - <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs</v> + <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs | Opts</v> </type> <desc><marker id="print-3"/> - <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-4"><c>ct:print(Category, - Importance, Format, FormatArgs)</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-5"><c>ct:print(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts)</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name>print(X1, X2, X3, X4) -> ok</name> + <fsummary>Equivalent to print(Category, Importance, Format, + FormatArgs, Opts).</fsummary> + <type> + <v>X1 = Category | Importance</v> + <v>X2 = Importance | Format</v> + <v>X3 = Format | FormatArgs</v> + <v>X4 = FormatArgs | Opts</v> + </type> + <desc><marker id="print-4"/> + <p>Equivalent to <seealso marker="#print-5"><c>ct:print(Category, + Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts)</c></seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>print(Category, Importance, Format, FormatArgs) -> ok</name> + <name>print(Category, Importance, Format, FormatArgs, Opts) -> ok</name> <fsummary>Prints from a test case to the console.</fsummary> <type> <v>Category = atom()</v> <v>Importance = integer()</v> <v>Format = string()</v> <v>FormatArgs = list()</v> + <v>Opts = [Opt]</v> + <v>Opt = {heading,string()}</v> </type> - <desc><marker id="print-4"/> + <desc><marker id="print-5"/> <p>Prints from a test case to the console.</p> <p>This function is meant for printing a string from a test case to diff --git a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml index 1d3fbb6f76..f70bdb16c5 100644 --- a/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml +++ b/lib/common_test/doc/src/write_test_chapter.xml @@ -986,15 +986,17 @@ <c>io:put_chars/1</c>, and so on.</p> <p><c>Importance</c> is compared to a verbosity level set by the - <c>verbosity</c> start flag/option. The verbosity level can be set per - category or generally, or both. The default verbosity level, - <c>?STD_VERBOSITY</c>, is 50, that is, all standard I/O gets printed. - If a lower verbosity level is set, standard I/O printouts are ignored. - <c>Common Test</c> performs the following test:</p> + <c>verbosity</c> start flag/option. The level can be set per + category or generally, or both. If <c>verbosity</c> is not set by the user, + a level of 100 (<c>?MAX_VERBOSITY</c> = all printouts visible) is used as + default value. <c>Common Test</c> performs the following test:</p> <pre> - Importance >= (100-VerbosityLevel)</pre> - <p>This also means that verbosity level 0 effectively turns all logging off - (except from printouts made by <c>Common Test</c> itself).</p> +Importance >= (100-VerbosityLevel)</pre> + <p>The constant <c>?STD_VERBOSITY</c> has value 50 (see <c>ct.hrl</c>). + At this level, all standard I/O gets printed. If a lower verbosity level + is set, standard I/O printouts are ignored. Verbosity level 0 effectively + turns all logging off (except from printouts made by <c>Common Test</c> + itself).</p> <p>The general verbosity level is not associated with any particular category. This level sets the threshold for the standard I/O printouts, @@ -1003,17 +1005,17 @@ <p><em>Examples:</em></p> <p>Some printouts during test case execution:</p> - <pre> + <pre> io:format("1. Standard IO, importance = ~w~n", [?STD_IMPORTANCE]), ct:log("2. Uncategorized, importance = ~w", [?STD_IMPORTANCE]), - ct:log(info, "3. Categorized info, importance = ~w", [?STD_IMPORTANCE]]), + ct:log(info, "3. Categorized info, importance = ~w", [?STD_IMPORTANCE]), ct:log(info, ?LOW_IMPORTANCE, "4. Categorized info, importance = ~w", [?LOW_IMPORTANCE]), - ct:log(error, "5. Categorized error, importance = ~w", [?HI_IMPORTANCE]), - ct:log(error, ?HI_IMPORTANCE, "6. Categorized error, importance = ~w", [?MAX_IMPORTANCE]),</pre> + ct:log(error, ?HI_IMPORTANCE, "5. Categorized error, importance = ~w", [?HI_IMPORTANCE]), + ct:log(error, ?MAX_IMPORTANCE, "6. Categorized error, importance = ~w", [?MAX_IMPORTANCE]),</pre> - <p>If starting the test without specifying any verbosity levels as follows:</p> + <p>If starting the test with a general verbosity level of 50 (<c>?STD_VERBOSITY</c>):</p> <pre> - $ ct_run ...</pre> + $ ct_run -verbosity 50</pre> <p>the following is printed:</p> <pre> 1. Standard IO, importance = 50 @@ -1031,10 +1033,22 @@ 4. Categorized info, importance = 25 6. Categorized error, importance = 99</pre> + <p>Note that the category argument is not required in order to only specify the + importance of a printout. Example:</p> + <pre> +<c>ct:pal(?LOW_IMPORTANCE, "Info report: ~p", [Info])</c></pre> + <p>Or perhaps in combination with constants:</p> + <pre> +-define(INFO, ?LOW_IMPORTANCE). +-define(ERROR, ?HI_IMPORTANCE). + +ct:log(?INFO, "Info report: ~p", [Info]) +ct:pal(?ERROR, "Error report: ~p", [Error])</pre> + <p>The functions <seealso marker="ct#set_verbosity-2"><c>ct:set_verbosity/2</c></seealso> and <seealso marker="ct#get_verbosity-1"><c>ct:get_verbosity/1</c></seealso> may be used to modify and read verbosity levels during test execution.</p> - + <p>The arguments <c>Format</c> and <c>FormatArgs</c> in <c>ct:log/print/pal</c> are always passed on to the STDLIB function <c>io:format/3</c> (For details, see the <seealso marker="stdlib:io"><c>io</c></seealso> manual page).</p> |