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diff --git a/doc/tcltest2.n b/doc/tcltest2.n deleted file mode 100755 index 90c621f..0000000 --- a/doc/tcltest2.n +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1088 +0,0 @@ -'\" -'\" Copyright (c) 1990-1994 The Regents of the University of California -'\" Copyright (c) 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -'\" Copyright (c) 1998-1999 Scriptics Corporation -'\" Copyright (c) 2000 Ajuba Solutions -'\" -'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution -'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. -'\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tcltest2.n,v 1.3 2000/10/19 18:00:55 jenn Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros -.TH "tcltest" n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" -.BS -'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! -.SH NAME -tcltest \- Test harness support code and utilities -.SH SYNOPSIS -\fBpackage require tcltest ?2.0?\fP -.sp -\fBtcltest::test \fIname desc ?option value? ?option value? ...\fR -.br -\fBtcltest::test \fIname desc {?option value? ?option value? ...}\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::cleanupTests \fI?runningMultipleTests?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::runAllTests\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::interpreter \fI?interp?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::singleProcess \fI?boolean?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::debug \fI?level?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::verbose \fI?levelList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::preserveCore \fI?level?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::testConstraint \fIconstraint ?value?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::limitConstraints \fI?constraintList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::workingDirectory \fI?dir?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::temporaryDirectory \fI?dir?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::testsDirectory \fI?dir?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::match \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::matchFiles \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::matchDirectories \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::skip \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::skipFiles \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::skipDirectories \fI?patternList?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::loadTestedCommands\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::loadScript \fI?script?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::loadFile \fI?filename?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::outputChannel \fI?channelID?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::outputFile \fI?filename?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::errorChannel \fI?channelID?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::errorFile \fI?filename?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::makeFile \fIcontents name ?directory?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::removeFile \fIname ?directory?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::makeDirectory \fIname ?directory?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::removeDirectory \fIname ?directory?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::viewFile \fIname ?directory?\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::normalizeMsg \fImsg\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::normalizePath \fIpathVar\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::bytestring \fIstring\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::saveState\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::restoreState\fR -.sp -\fBtcltest::threadReap\fR -.BE -.SH DESCRIPTION -.PP -The \fBtcltest\fR package provides the user with utility tools for -writing and running tests in the Tcl test suite. It can also be used -to create a customized test harness for an extension. -.PP -The Tcl test suite consists of multiple .test files, each of which -contains multiple test cases. Each test case consists of a call to -the test command, which specifies the name of test, a short -description, any constraints that apply to the test case, the script -to be run, and expected results. See the \fI"Tests"\fR section for more -details. -.PP -It is also possible to add to this test harness to create your own -customized test harness implementation. For more defails, see the -section \fI"How to Customize the Test Harness"\fR. -.SH COMMANDS -.TP -\fBtcltest::test\fP \fIname desc ?option value? ?option value? ...\fR -.TP -\fBtcltest::test\fP \fIname desc {?option value? ?option value? ...}\fR -The \fBtcltest::test\fR command runs the value supplied for attribute -\fIscript\fR and compares its result to possible results. -It prints an error message if actual results and expected results do -not match. The \fBtcltest::test\fR command returns 0 if it completes -successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error has -occurred in the tcltest package. See the \fI"Tests"\fR section for -more details on this command. -.TP -\fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fP \fI?runningMultipleTests?\fR -This command should be called at the end of a test file. It prints -statistics about the tests run and removes files that were created by -\fBtcltest::makeDirectory\fR and \fBtcltest::makeFile\fR. Names -of files and directories created outside of -\fBtcltest::makeFile\fR and \fBtcltest::makeDirectory\fR and -never deleted are printed to \fBtcltest::outputChannel\fR. This command -also restores the original shell environment, as described by the ::env -array. \fIcalledFromAll\fR should be specified if -\fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fR is called explicitly from an "all.tcl" -file. Tcl files files are generally used to run multiple tests. For -more details on how to run multiple tests, please see the section -\fI"Running test files"\fR. This proc has no defined return value. -.TP -\fBtcltest::runAllTests\fP -This command should be used in your 'all.tcl' file. It is used to -loop over test files and directories, determining which test files to -run and then running them. Note that this test calls -tcltest::cleanupTests; if using this proc in your 'all.tcl' file, you -should not call tcltest::cleanupTests explicitly in that file. See the -sample 'all.tcl' file in the \fI"Examples"\fR section. -.TP -\fBtcltest::interpreter\fR \fI?executableName?\fR -Sets or returns the name of the executable used to invoke the test -suite. This is the interpreter used in runAllTests to run test files -if singleProcess is set to false. The default value for interpreter -is the name of the interpreter in which the tests were started. -.TP -\fBtcltest::singleProcess\fR \fI?boolean?\fR -Sets or returns a boolean indicating whether test files should be sourced -into the current interpreter by runAllTests or run in their own -processes. If \fIboolean\fR is true (1), tests are sourced into the -current interpreter. If \fIboolean\fR is false (0), tests are run in -the interpreter specified in tcltest::interpreter. The default value -for tcltest::singleProcess is false. -.TP -\fBtcltest::debug\fR \fI?level?\fR -Sets or returns the current debug level. The debug level determines -how much tcltest package debugging information is printed to stdout. -The default debug level is 0. Levels are defined as: -.RS -.IP 0 -Do not display any debug information. -.IP 1 -Display information regarding whether a test is skipped because it -doesn't match any of the tests that were specified using -match or -tcltest::match (userSpecifiedNonMatch) or matches any of the tests -specified by -skip or tcltest::skip (userSpecifiedSkip). -.IP 2 -Display the flag array parsed by the command line processor, the -contents of the ::env array, and all user-defined variables that exist -in the current namespace as they are used. -.IP 3 -Display information regarding what individual procs in the test -harness are doing. -.RE -.TP -\fBtcltest::verbose\fR \fI?levelList?\fR -Sets or returns the current verbosity level. The default verbosity -level is "body". See the "Test output" section for a more detailed -explanation of this option. Levels are defined as: -.RS -.IP body -Display the body of failed tests -.IP pass -Print output when a test passes -.IP skip -Print output when a test is skipped -.IP start -Print output whenever a test starts -.IP error -Print errorInfo and errorCode, if they exist, when a test return code -does not match its expected return code -.RE -.TP -\fBtcltest::preserveCore\fR \fI?level?\fR -Sets or returns the current core preservation level. This level -determines how stringent checks for core files are. The default core -preservation level is 0. Levels are defined as: -.RS -.IP 0 -No checking - do not check for core files at the end of each test -command, but do check for them whenever tcltest::cleanupTests is -called from tcltest::runAllTests. -.IP 1 -Check for core files at the end of each test command and whenever -tcltest::cleanupTests is called from tcltest::runAllTests. -.IP 2 -Check for core files at the end of all test commands and whenever -tcltest::cleanupTests is called from all.tcl. Save any core files -produced in tcltest::temporaryDirectory. -.RE -.TP -\fBtcltest::testConstraint \fIconstraint ?value?\fR -Sets or returns the value associated with the named \fIconstraint\fR. -See the section \fI"Test constraints"\fR for more information. -.TP -\fBtcltest::limitConstraints \fI?constraintList?\fR -Sets or returns a boolean indicating whether testing is being limited -to constraints listed in \fIconstraintList\fR. -If limitConstraints is not false, only those tests with constraints matching -values in \fIconstraintList\fR will be run. -.TP -\fBtcltest::workingDirectory\fR \fI?directoryName?\fR -Sets or returns the directory in which the test suite is being run. -The default value for workingDirectory is the directory in which the -test suite was launched. -.TP -\fBtcltest::temporaryDirectory\fR \fI?directoryName?\fR -Sets or returns the output directory for temporary files created by -tcltest::makeFile and tcltest::makeDirectory. This defaults to the -directory returned by \fItcltest::workingDirectory\fR. -.TP -\fBtcltest::testsDirectory\fR \fI?directoryName?\fR -Sets or returns the directory where the tests reside. This defaults -to the directory returned by \fItcltest::workingDirectory\fR -if the script cannot determine where the \fItests\fR directory is -located. This variable should be explicitly set if tests are being run -from an all.tcl file. -.TP -\fBtcltest::match\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which tests -should be run. Only tests which match one of the glob patterns in -\fIglobPatternList\fR are run by the test harness. The default value -for \fIglobPatternList\fR is '*'. -.TP -\fBtcltest::matchFiles\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which test files -should be run. Only test files which match one of the glob patterns in -\fIglobPatternList\fR are run by the test harness. The default value -for \fIglobPatternList\fR is '*.test'. -.TP -\fBtcltest::matchDirectories\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which test -subdirectories of the current test directory should be run. Only test -subdirectories which match one of the glob patterns in -\fIglobPatternList\fR are run by the test harness. The default value -for \fIglobPatternList\fR is '*'. -.TP -\fBtcltest::skip\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which tests (of -those matched by tcltest::match) should be skipped. The default value -for \fIglobPatternList\fR is {}. -.TP -\fBtcltest::skipFiles\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which test files -(of those matched by tcltest::matchFiles) should be skipped. The -default value for \fIglobPatternList\fR is {}. -.TP -\fBtcltest::skipDirectories\fR \fI?globPatternList?\fR -Sets or returns the glob pattern list that determines which test -subdirectories (of those matched by tcltest::matchDirectories) should -be skipped. The default value for \fIglobPatternList\fR is {}. -.TP -\fBtcltest::loadTestedCommands\fP -This command uses the script specified via the \fI-load\fR or -\fI-loadfile\fR options or the tcltest::loadScript or -tcltest::loadFile procs to load the commands checked by the test suite. -It is allowed to be empty, as the tested commands could have been -compiled into the interpreter running the test suite. -.TP -\fBtcltest::loadScript\fR \fI?script?\fR -Sets or returns the script executed by \fBloadTestedCommands\fR. -.TP -\fBtcltest::loadFile\fR \fI?filename?\fR -Sets ore returns the file name associated with the script executed -\fBloadTestedCommands\fR. If setting \fIfilename\fR, this proc will -open the file and call \fItcltest::loadScript\fR with the content. -.TP -\fBtcltest::outputChannel\fR \fI?channelID?\fR -Sets or returns the output file ID. This defaults to stdout. -Any test that prints test related output should send -that output to \fItcltest::outputChannel\fR rather than letting -that output default to stdout. -.TP -\fBtcltest::outputFile\fR \fI?filename?\fR -Sets or returns the file name corresponding to the output file. This -defaults to stdout. This proc calls -outputChannel to set the output file channel. -Any test that prints test related output should send -that output to \fItcltest::outputChannel\fR rather than letting -that output default to stdout. -.TP -\fBtcltest::errorChannel\fR \fI?channelID?\fR -Sets or returns the error file ID. This defaults to stderr. -Any test that prints error messages should send -that output to \fItcltest::errorChannel\fR rather than printing -directly to stderr. -.TP -\fBtcltest::errorFile\fR \fI?filename?\fR -Sets or returns the file name corresponding to the error file. This -defaults to stderr. This proc calls -errorChannel to set the error file channel. -Any test that prints test related error output should send -that output to \fItcltest::errorChannel\fR or -\fItcltest::outputChannel\fR rather than letting -that output default to stdout. -.TP -\fBtcltest::makeFile\fP \fIcontents name ?directory?\fR -Create a file that will be automatically be removed by -\fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fR at the end of a test file. This file is -created relative to \fIdirectory\fR. If left unspecified, -\fIdirectory\fR defaults to tcltest::temporaryDirectory. -Returns the full path of the file created. -.TP -\fBtcltest::removeFile\fP \fIname ?directory?\fR -Force the file referenced by \fIname\fR to be removed. This file name -should be relative to \fIdirectory\fR. If left unspecified, -\fIdirectory\fR defaults to tcltest::temporaryDirectory. This proc -has no defined return values. -.TP -\fBtcltest::makeDirectory\fP \fIname ?directory?\fR -Create a directory named \fIname\fR that will automatically be removed -by \fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fR at the end of a test file. This -directory is created relative to tcltest::temporaryDirectory. -Returns the full path of the directory created. -.TP -\fBtcltest::removeDirectory\fP \fIname\fR -Force the directory referenced by \fIname\fR to be removed. This -directory should be relative to \fIdirectory\fR. If left unspecified, -\fIdirectory\fR defaults to tcltest::temporaryDirectory. This proc -has no defined return value. -.TP -\fBtcltest::viewFile\fP \fIfile ?directory?\fR -Returns the contents of \fIfile\fR. This file name -should be relative to \fIdirectory\fR. If left unspecified, -\fIdirectory\fR defaults to tcltest::temporaryDirectory. -.TP -\fBtcltest::normalizeMsg\fP \fImsg\fR -Remove extra newlines from \fImsg\fR. -.TP -\fBtcltest::normalizePath\fP \fIpathVar\fR -Resolves symlinks in a path, thus creating a path without internal -redirection. It is assumed that \fIpathVar\fR is absolute. -\fIpathVar\fR is modified in place. -.TP -\fBtcltest::bytestring\fP \fIstring\fR -Construct a string that consists of the requested sequence of bytes, -as opposed to a string of properly formed UTF-8 characters using the -value supplied in \fIstring\fR. This allows the tester to create -denormalized or improperly formed strings to pass to C procedures that -are supposed to accept strings with embedded NULL types and confirm -that a string result has a certain pattern of bytes. -.TP -\fBtcltest::saveState\fP -Save procedure and global variable names. -A test file might contain calls to \fBtcltest::saveState\fR and -\fB::tcltest:restoreState\fR if it creates or deletes global variables -or procs. -.TP -\fBtcltest::restoreState\fP -Restore procedure and global variable names. -A test file might contain calls to \fBtcltest::saveState\fR and -\fB::tcltest:restoreState\fR if it creates or deletes global variables -or procs. -.TP -\fBtcltest::threadReap\fP -\fBtcltest::threadReap\fR only works if \fItestthread\fR is -defined, generally by compiling tcltest. If \fItestthread\fR is -defined, \fBtcltest::threadReap\fR kills all threads except for the -main thread. It gets the ID of the main thread by calling -\fItestthread names\fR during initialization. This value is stored in -\fItcltest::mainThread\fR. \fBtcltest::threadReap\fR returns the -number of existing threads at completion. -.TP -\fBtcltest::mainThread\fR -Sets or returns the main thread ID. This defaults to 1. This is the -only thread that is not killed by tcltest::threadReap and is set -according to the return value of \fItestthread names\fR at -initialization. -.SH TESTS -The \fBtest\fR procedure runs a test script and prints an error -message if the script's result does not match the expected result. -Two syntaxes are provided for specifying the attributes of the tests. -The first uses a separate argument for each of the attributes and -values. The second form places all of the attributes and values -together into a single argument; the argument must have proper list -structure, with teh elements of the list being the attributes and -values. The second form makes it easy to construct multi-line -scripts, since the braces around the whole list make it unnecessary to -include a backslash at the end of each line. In the second form, no -command or variable substitutions are performed on the attribute -names. This makes the behavior of the second form different from the -first form in some cases. -.PP -The first form for the \fBtest\fR command: -.DS -test \fIname\fR \fIdescription\fR - ?-constraints \fIkeywordList|expression\fR - ?-setup \fIsetupScript\fR? - ?-body \fItestScript\fR? - ?-cleanup \fIcleanupScript\fR? - ?-result \fIexpectedAnswer\fR? - ?-output \fIexpectedOutput\fR? - ?-errorOutput \fIexpectedError\fR? - ?-returnCodes \fIcodeList\fR? - ?-match \fIexact|glob|regexp\fR? -.DE -.PP -The second form for the \fBtest\fR command: -.DS -test \fIname\fR \fIdescription\fR { - ?-constraints \fIkeywordList|expression\fR - ?-setup \fIsetupScript\fR? - ?-body \fItestScript\fR? - ?-cleanup \fIcleanupScript\fR? - ?-result \fIexpectedAnswer\fR? - ?-output\fIexpectedOutput\fR? - ?-errorOutput \fIexpectedError\fR? - ?-returnCodes \fIcodeList\fR? - ?-match \fIexact|glob|regexp? -} -.DE -The \fIname\fR argument should follow the pattern: -.DS -<target>-<majorNum>.<minorNum> -.DE -For white-box (regression) tests, the target should be the name of the -C function or Tcl procedure being tested. For black-box tests, the -target should be the name of the feature being tested. Related tests -should share a major number. -.PP -The \fIdescription\fR should be a short textual description of the -test. It is generally used to help humans -understand the purpose of the test. The name of a Tcl or C function -being tested should be included in the description for regression -tests. If the test case exists to reproduce a bug, include the bug ID -in the description. -.PP -Valid attributes and associated values are: -.TP -\fB-constraints \fIkeywordList|expression\fR\fP -The optional \fIconstraints\fR attribute can be list of one or more -keywords or an expression. If the \fIconstraints\fR value consists of -keywords, each of these keywords being the name of a constraint -defined by a call to \fItcltest::testConstraint\fR. If any of these -elements is false or does -not exist, the test is skipped. If the \fIconstraints\fR argument -consists of an expression, that expression is evaluated. If the -expression evaluates to true, then the test is run. Appropriate -constraints should be added to any tests that should -not always be run. See the "Test Constraints" section for a list of built-in -constraints and information on how to add your own constraints. -.TP -\fB-setup \fIscript\fR\fP -The optional \fIsetup\fR attribute indicates a script that will be run -before the script indicated by the \fIscript\fR attribute. If setup -fails, the test will fail. -.TP -\fB-body \fIscript\fR\fP -The \fIbody\fR attribute indicates the script to run to carry out the -test. It must return a result that can be checked for correctness. -If left unspecified, the script value will be {}. -.TP -\fB-cleanup \fIscript\fR\fP -The optional \fIcleanup\fR attribute indicates a script that will be -run after the script indicated by the \fIscript\fR attribute. If -cleanup fails, the test will fail. -.TP -\fB-match \fIregexp|glob|exact\fP -The \fImatch\fR attribute determines how expected answers supplied in -\fIresult\fR, \fIoutput\fR, and \fRerrorOutput\fR are compared. Valid -options for the value supplied are "regexp", "glob", and -"exact". If \fImatch\fR is not specified, the comparisons will be -done in "exact" mode by default. -.TP -\fB-result \fIexpectedValue\fR\fP -The \fIresult\fR attribute supplies the comparison value with which -the return value from script will be compared. -If left unspecified, the default -\fIexpectedValue\fR will be the empty list. -.TP -\fB-output \fIexpectedValue\fR\fP -The \fIoutput\fR attribute supplies the comparison value with which -any output sent to stdout or tcltest::outputChannel during the script -run will be compared. Note that only output printed using -puts is used for comparison. If \fIoutput\fR is not specified, output -sent to stdout and tcltest::outputChannel is not processed for comparison. -.TP -\fB-errorOutut \fIexpectedValue\fR\fP -The \fIerrorOutput\fR attribute supplies the comparison value with which -any output sent to stderr or tcltest::errorChannel during the script -run will be compared. Note that only output printed using -puts is used for comparison. If \fIerrorOutut\fR is not specified, output -sent to stderr and tcltest::errorChannel is not processed for comparison. -.TP -\fB-returnCodes \fIexpectedCodeList\fR\fP -The optional \fIreturnCodes\fR attribute indicates which return codes -from the script supplied with the \fIscript\fR attribute are correct. -Default values for \fIexpectedCodeList\fR are 0 (normal return) and 2 -(return exception). Symbolic values \fInormal\fR (0), \fIerror\fR -(1), \fIreturn\fR (2), \fIbreak\fR (3), and \fIcontinue\fR (4) can be -used in the \fIexpectedCodeList\fR list. -.PP -To pass, a test must successfully execute its setup, script, and -cleanup code. The return code of the test and its return values must -match expected values, and if specified, output and error data from -the test must match expected output and error values. If all of these -conditions are not met, then the test fails. -.SH "TEST CONSTRAINTS" -Constraints are used to determine whether or not a test should be skipped. -If a test is constrained by "unixOnly", then it will only be run if -the value of the constraint is true. Several -constraints are defined in the \fBtcltest\fR package. To add -constraints, you can call \fBtcltest::testConstraint\fR -with the appropriate arguments in your own test file. -.PP -The following is a list of constraints defined in the \fBtcltest\fR package: -.TP -\fIsingleTestInterp\fR -test can only be run if all test files are sourced into a single interpreter -.TP -\fIunix\fR -test can only be run on any UNIX platform -.TP -\fIwin\fR -test can only be run on any Windows platform -.TP -\fInt\fR -test can only be run on any Windows NT platform -.TP -\fI95\fR -test can only be run on any Windows 95 platform -.TP -\fI98\fR -test can only be run on any Windows 98 platform -.TP -\fImac\fR -test can only be run on any Mac platform -.TP -\fIunixOrWin\fR -test can only be run on a UNIX or Windows platform -.TP -\fImacOrWin\fR -test can only be run on a Mac or Windows platform -.TP -\fImacOrUnix\fR -test can only be run on a Mac or UNIX platform -.TP -\fItempNotWin\fR -test can not be run on Windows. This flag is used to temporarily -disable a test. -.TP -\fItempNotMac\fR -test can not be run on a Mac. This flag is used -to temporarily disable a test. -.TP -\fIunixCrash\fR -test crashes if it's run on UNIX. This flag is used to temporarily -disable a test. -.TP -\fIwinCrash\fR -test crashes if it's run on Windows. This flag is used to temporarily -disable a test. -.TP -\fImacCrash\fR -test crashes if it's run on a Mac. This flag is used to temporarily -disable a test. -.TP -\fIemptyTest\fR -test is empty, and so not worth running, but it remains as a -place-holder for a test to be written in the future. This constraint -always causes tests to be skipped. -.TP -\fIknownBug\fR -test is known to fail and the bug is not yet fixed. This constraint -always causes tests to be skipped unless the user specifies otherwise. -See the "Introduction" section for more details. -.TP -\fInonPortable\fR -test can only be run in the master Tcl/Tk development environment. -Some tests are inherently non-portable because they depend on things -like word length, file system configuration, window manager, etc. -These tests are only run in the main Tcl development directory where -the configuration is well known. This constraint always causes tests -to be skipped unless the user specifies otherwise. -.TP -\fIuserInteraction\fR -test requires interaction from the user. This constraint always -causes tests to be skipped unless the user specifies otherwise. -.TP -\fIinteractive\fR -test can only be run in if the interpreter is in interactive mode -(when the global tcl_interactive variable is set to 1). -.TP -\fInonBlockFiles\fR -test can only be run if platform supports setting files into -nonblocking mode -.TP -\fIasyncPipeClose\fR -test can only be run if platform supports async flush and async close -on a pipe -.TP -\fIunixExecs\fR -test can only be run if this machine has Unix-style commands 'cat', 'echo', -'sh', 'wc', 'rm', 'sleep', 'fgrep', 'ps', 'chmod', and 'mkdir' available -.TP -\fIhasIsoLocale\fR -test can only be run if can switch to an ISO locale -.TP -\fIroot\fR -test can only run if Unix user is root -.TP -\fInotRoot\fR -test can only run if Unix user is not root -.TP -\fIeformat\fR -test can only run if app has a working version of sprintf with respect -to the "e" format of floating-point numbers. -.TP -\fIstdio\fR -test can only be run if the current app can be spawned via a pipe -.SH "RUNNING TEST FILES" -Use the following command to run a test file that uses package -tcltest: -.DS -<shell> <testFile> ?<option> ?<value>?? ... -.DE -Command line options include (tcltest accessor procs that -correspond to each flag are listed at the end of each flag description -in parenthesis): -.RS -.TP -\fB-help\fR -display usage information. -.TP -\fB-singleproc <bool>\fR -if <bool> is 0, run test files in separate interpreters. if 1, source test -files into the current intpreter. (tcltest::singleProcess) -.TP -\fB-verbose <levelList>\fR -set the level of verbosity to a list containing 0 or more of "body", -"pass", "skip", "start", and "error". See the "Test output" section -for an explanation of this option. (tcltest::verbose) -.TP -\fB-match <matchList>\fR -only run tests that match one or more of the glob patterns in -<matchList>. (tcltest::match) -.TP -\fB-skip <skipList>\fR -do not run tests that match one or more of the glob patterns in -<skipList>. (tcltest::skip) -.TP -\fB-file <globPatternList>\fR -only source test files that match any of the items in -<globPatternList> relative to tcltest::testsDirectory. -This option -only makes sense if you are running tests using "all.tcl" as the -<testFile> instead of running single test files directly. -(tcltest::matchFiles) -.TP -\fB-notfile <globPatternList>\fR -source files except for those that match any of the items in -<globPatternList> relative to tcltest::testsDirectory. -This option -only makes sense if you are running tests using "all.tcl" as the -<testFile> instead of running single test files directly. -(tcltest::skipFiles) -.TP -\fB-relateddir <globPatternList>\fR -only run tests in directories that match any of the items in -<globPatternList> relative to tcltest::testsDirectory. -This option -only makes sense if you are running tests using "all.tcl" as the -<testFile> instead of running single test files directly. -(tcltest::matchDirectories) -.TP -\fB-asidefromdir <globPatternList>\fR -run tests in directories except for those that match any of the items in -<globPatternList> relative to tcltest::testsDirectory. -This option -only makes sense if you are running tests using "all.tcl" as the -<testFile> instead of running single test files directly. -(tcltest::skipDirectories) -.TP -\fB-constraints <list>\fR -tests with any constraints in <list> will not be skipped. Note that -elements of <list> must exactly match the existing constraints. This -is useful if you want to make sure that tests with a particular -constraint are run (for example, if the tester wants to run all tests -with the knownBug constraint). -(tcltest::testConstraint) -.TP -\fB-limitconstraints <bool>\fR -If the argument to this flag is 1, the test harness limits test runs -to those tests that match the constraints listed by the -constraints -flag. Use of this flag requires use of the -constraints flag. The -default value for this flag is 0 (false). This is useful if you want -to run \fBonly\fR those tests that match the constraints listed using -the -constraints option. A tester might want to do this if (for -example) he were -interested in running only those tests that are constrained to be -unixOnly and no other tests. -(tcltest::limitConstraints) -.TP -\fB-load <script>\fR -will use the specified script to load the commands under test -(tcltest::loadTestedCommands). The default is the empty -script. See -loadfile below too. (tcltest::loadScript) -.TP -\fB-loadfile <scriptfile>\fR -will use the contents of the named file to load the commands under -test (tcltest::loadTestedCommands). See -load above too. The default -is the empty script. (tcltest::loadFile) -.TP -\fB-tmpdir <directoryName>\fR -put any temporary files (created with tcltest::makeFile and -tcltest::makeDirectory) into the named directory. The default -location is tcltest::workingDirectory. (tcltest::temporaryDirectory) -.TP -\fB-testdir <directoryName>\fR -search the test suite to execute in the named directory. The default -location is tcltest::workingDirectory. (tcltest::testsDirectory) -.TP -\fB-preservecore <level>\fR -check for core files. This flag is used to determine how much -checking should be done for core files. (tcltest::preserveCore) -.TP -\fB-debug <debugLevel>\fR -print debug information to stdout. This is used to debug code in the -tcltest package. (tcltest::debug) -.TP -\fB-outfile <filename>\fR -print output generated by the tcltest package to the named file. This -defaults to stdout. Note that debug output always goes to stdout, -regardless of this flag's setting. (tcltest::outputFile) -.TP -\fB-errfile <filename>\fR -print errors generated by the tcltest package to the named file. This -defaults to stderr. (tcltest::errorFile) -.RE -.PP -You can specify any of the above options on the command line or by -defining an environment variable named TCLTEST_OPTIONS containing a -list of options (e.g. "-debug 3 -verbose 'pass skip'"). This -environment variable is evaluated before the command line arguments. -Options specified on the command line override those specified in -TCLTEST_OPTIONS. -.PP -A second way to run tets is to start up a shell, load the -\fBtcltest\fR package, and then source an appropriate test file or use -the test command. To use the options in interactive mode, set -their corresponding tcltest namespace variables after loading the -package. -.PP -See \fI"Test Constraints"\fR for a list of all built-in constraint names. -.PP -A final way to run tests would be to specify which test files to run -within an \fIall.tcl\fR (or otherwise named) file. This is the -approach used by the Tcl test suite. This file loads the tcltest -package, sets the location of -the test directory (tcltest::testsDirectory), and then calls the -\fItcltest::runAllTests\fR proc, which determines which test -files to run, how to run them, and calls tcltest::cleanupTests to -determine the summary status of the test suite. -.PP -A more elaborate \fIall.tcl\fR file might do some pre- and -post-processing before sourcing -each .test file, use separate interpreters for each file, or handle -complex directory structures. -For an example of an all.tcl file, -please see the "Examples" section of this document. -.SH "TEST OUTPUT" -After all specified test files are run, the number of tests -passed, skipped, and failed is printed to -\fBtcltest::outputChannel\fR. Aside from this -statistical information, output can be controlled on a per-test basis -by the \fBtcltest::verbose\fR variable. -.PP -\fBtcltest::verbose\fR can be set to any combination of "body", -"skip", "pass", "start", or "error". The default value of -\fBtcltest::verbose\fR is "body". If "body" is present, then the -entire body of the test is printed for each failed test, otherwise -only the test's name, desired output, and -actual output, are printed for each failed test. If "pass" is present, -then a line is printed for each passed test, otherwise no line is -printed for passed tests. If "skip" is present, then a line (containing -the consraints that cause the test to be skipped) is printed for each -skipped test, otherwise no line is printed for skipped tests. If "start" -is present, then a line is printed each time a new test starts. -If "error" is present, then the content of errorInfo and errorCode (if -they are defined) is printed for each test whose return code doesn't -match its expected return code. -.PP -You can set \fBtcltest::verbose\fR either interactively (after the -\fBtcltest\fR package has been loaded) or by using the command line -argument \fB-verbose\fR, for example: -.DS -tclsh socket.test -verbose 'body pass skip' -.DE -.SH "CONTENTS OF A TEST FILE" -Test files should begin by loading the \fBtcltest\fR package: -.DS -package require tcltest -namespace import -force tcltest::* -.DE -Test files should end by cleaning up after themselves and calling -\fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fR. The \fBtcltest::cleanupTests\fR -procedure prints statistics about the number of tests that passed, -skipped, and failed, and removes all files that were created using the -\fBtcltest::makeFile\fR and \fBtcltest::makeDirectory\fR procedures. -.DS -# Remove files created by these tests -# Change to original working directory -# Unset global arrays -tcltest::cleanupTests -return -.DE -When naming test files, file names should end with a .test extension. -The names of test files that contain regression (or glass-box) tests -should correspond to the Tcl or C code file that they are testing. -For example, the test file for the C file "tclCmdAH.c" is "cmdAH.test". -.SH "SELECTING TESTS FOR EXECUTION" -.PP -Normally, all the tests in a file are run whenever the file is -sourced. An individual test will be skipped if one of the following -conditions is met: -.IP [1] -the \fIname\fR of the tests does not match (using glob style matching) -one or more elements in the \fBtcltest::match\fR variable -.IP [2] -the \fIname\fR of the tests matches (using glob style matching) one or -more elements in the \fBtcltest::skip\fR variable -.IP [3] -the \fIconstraints\fR argument to the \fBtcltest::test\fR call, if -given, contains one or more false elements. -.PP -You can set \fBtcltest::match\fR and/or \fBtcltest::skip\fR -either interactively (after the \fBtcltest\fR package has been -sourced), or by using the command line arguments \fB-match\fR and -\fB-skip\fR, for example: -.PP -.CS -tclsh info.test -match '*-5.* *-7.*' -skip '*-7.1*' -.CE -.PP -Be sure to use the proper quoting convention so that your shell does -not perform the glob substitution on the match or skip patterns you -specify. -.PP -Predefined constraints (e.g. \fIknownBug\fR and \fInonPortable\fR) can be -overridden either interactively (after the \fBtcltest\fR package has been -sourced) by setting the proper constraint -or by using the \fB-constraints\fR command line option with the name of the -constraint in the argument. The following example shows how to run -tests that are constrained by the \fIknownBug\fR and \fInonPortable\fR -restrictions: -.PP -.CS -tclsh all.tcl -constraints "knownBug nonPortable" -.CE -.PP -See the \fI"Constraints"\fR section for information about using -built-in constraints and adding new ones. -.PP -When tests are run from within an 'all.tcl' file, all files with a -'.test' extension are normally run. An individual test file will be -skipped if one of the following conditions is met: -.IP [1] -the \fIname\fR of the test files does not match (using glob style matching) -one or more elements in the \fBtcltest::matchFiles\fR variable -.IP [2] -the \fIname\fR of the test file matches (using glob style matching) one or -more elements in the \fBtcltest::skipFiles\fR variable -.PP -You can set \fBtcltest::matchFiles\fR and/or \fBtcltest::skipFiles\fR -either interactively (after the \fBtcltest\fR package has been -sourced), or by using the command line arguments \fB-file\fR and -\fB-notfile\fR, for example: -.PP -.CS -tclsh info.test -file 'unix*.test' -notfile 'unixNotfy.test' -.CE -.PP -Additionally, if tests are run from within an 'all.tcl' containing a -call to \fBtcltest::runAllTests\fR, any subdirectory of -\fItcltest::testsDirectory\fR containing an 'all.tcl' file will also -be run. Individual test subdirectories will be skipped if one of the -following conditions is met: -.IP [1] -the \fIname\fR of the directory does not match (using glob style matching) -one or more elements in the \fBtcltest::matchDirectories\fR variable -.IP [2] -the \fIname\fR of the directory matches (using glob style matching) one or -more elements in the \fBtcltest::skipDirectories\fR variable -.PP -You can set \fBtcltest::matchDirectories\fR and/or \fBtcltest::skipDirectories\fR -either interactively (after the \fBtcltest\fR package has been -sourced), or by using the command line arguments \fB-relateddir\fR and -\fB-asidefromdir\fR, for example: -.PP -.CS -tclsh info.test -relateddir 'subdir*' -asidefromdir 'subdir2' -.CE -.SH "HOW TO CUSTOMIZE THE TEST HARNESS" -To create your own custom test harness, create a .tcl file that contains your -namespace. Within this file, require package \fBtcltest\fR. Commands -that can be redefined to customize the test harness include: -.TP -\fBtcltest::PrintUsageInfoHook\fP -print additional usage information specific to your situation. -.TP -\fBtcltest::processCmdLineArgsFlagHook\fP -tell the test harness about additional flags that you want it to understand. -.TP -\fBtcltest::processCmdLineArgsHook\fR \fIflags\fP -process the additional flags that you told the harness about in -tcltest::processCmdLineArgsFlagHook. -.TP -\fBtcltest::initConstraintsHook\fP -used to add additional built-in constraints to those already defined -by \fBtcltest\fR. -.TP -\fBtcltest::cleanupTestsHook\fP -do additional cleanup -.PP -.PP -To add new flags to your customized test harness, redefine -\fBtcltest::processCmdLineArgsAddFlagHook\fR to define additional flags to be -parsed and \fBtcltest::processCmdLineArgsHook\fR to actually process them. -For example: -.DS -proc tcltest::processCmdLineArgsAddFlagHook {} { - return [list -flag1 -flag2] -} - -proc tcltest::processCmdLineArgsHook {flagArray} { - array set flag $flagArray - - if {[info exists flag(-flag1)]} { - # Handle flag1 - } - - if {[info exists flag(-flag2)]} { - # Handle flag2 - } - - return -} -.DE -You may also want to add usage information for these flags. This -information would be displayed whenever the user specifies -help. To -define additional usage information, define your own -tcltest::PrintUsageInfoHook proc. Within this proc, you should -print out additional usage information for any flags that you've -implemented. -.PP -To add new built-in -constraints to the test harness, define your own version of -\fBtcltest::initConstraintsHook\fR. -Within your proc, you can add to the \fBtcltest::testConstraints\fR array. -For example: -.DS -proc tcltest::initConstraintsHook {} { - set tcltest::testConstraints(win95Or98) \\ - [expr {$tcltest::testConstraints(95) || \\ - $tcltest::testConstraints(98)}] -} -.DE -.PP -Finally, if you want to add additional cleanup code to your harness -you can define your own \fBtcltest::cleanupTestsHook\fR. For example: -.DS -proc tcltest::cleanupTestsHook {} { - # Add your cleanup code here -} -.DE -.SH EXAMPLES -.IP [1] -A simple test file (foo.test) -.DS -package require tcltest -namespace import -force ::tcltest::* - -test foo-1.1 {save 1 in variable name foo} -body {set foo 1} -result 1 - -tcltest::cleanupTests -return -.DE -.IP [2] -A simple all.tcl -.DS -package require tcltest -namespace import -force ::tcltest::* - -tcltest::testsDirectory [file dir [info script]] -tcltest::runAllTests - -return -.DE -.IP [3] -Running a single test -.DS -tclsh foo.test -.DE -.IP [4] -Running multiple tests -.DS -tclsh all.tcl -file 'foo*.test' -notfile 'foo2.test' -.DE -.IP [5] -A test that uses the unixOnly constraint and should only be -run on Unix -.DS -test getAttribute-1.1 {testing file permissions} { - -constraints {unixOnly} - -body { - lindex [file attributes foo.tcl] 5 - } - -result {00644} -} -.DE -.IP [6] -A test containing an constraint expression that evaluates to true (a case where the test would be run) if it is being run on unix and if threads are not being tested -.DS -test testOnUnixWithoutThreads-1.1 { - this test runs only on unix and only if we're not testing - threads -} { - -constraints {unixOnly && !testthread} - -body { - # some script goes here - } -} -.DE -.SH "KNOWN ISSUES" -There are two known issues related to nested test commands. -The first issue relates to the stack level in which test scripts are -executed. Tests nested within other tests may be executed at the same -stack level as the outermost test. For example, in the following test -code: -.DS -test level-1.1 {level 1} { - -body { - test level-2.1 {level 2} { - } - } -} -.DE -any script executed in level-2.1 may be executed at the same stack -level as the script defined for level-1.1. -.PP -In addition, while two -test commands have been run, results will only be reported for tests -at the same level as test level-1.1. However, test results for all -tests run prior to level-1.1 will be available when test level-2.1 -runs. What this means is that if you try to access the test results -for test level-2.1, it will may say that 'm' tests have run, 'n' tests -have been skipped, 'o' tests have passed and 'p' tests have failed, -where 'm', 'n', 'o', and 'p' refer to tests that were run at the same -test level as test level-1.1. -.PP -Implementation of output and error comparison in the test command -depends on usage of puts in your application code. Output is -intercepted by redefining the puts command while the defined test -script is being run. Errors thrown by C procedures or printed -directly from C applications will not be caught by the test command. -Therefore, usage of expect_out and expect_err in the test command is -useful only for pure Tcl applications that use the puts command for -output. -.SH KEYWORDS -test, test harness, test suite - |