Note: This is taken from the Chicken Wiki, where a more recent version could be available.

Introduction

A test runner utility for use with TestBase tests.

The testbase driver runs TestBase test-files, with optional configuration. The test-results are stored in the testbase test results database. The test-files are stored in the testbase test files directory.

Usage

The testbase-driver command:

chicken-testbase-driver [options...] test-file

    --indent=INTEGER                   Amount to indent messages [default: 0]
    --test-compile                     Run compiled test
    --compiler=PATHNAME                Compiler command pathname
    --compiler-option=OPTION(S)        Option(s) for the compiler
    --compiler-extend=FORM(S)          Form(s) for compiler to load before compiling
    --test-interpret                   Run interpreted test
    --interpreter=PATHNAME             Interpreter command pathname
    --interpreter-option=OPTION(S)     Option(s) for the interpreter
    --test-ignore=TESTNAME(S)          Ignore the result(s) for the specified test(s)
    --test-skip=TESTSPEC(S)            Skip the specified test(s)
    --test-take=TESTSPEC(S)            Take the specified test(s)
    --test-directory=PATHNAME          Directory in which to run the test
    --test-setup=FORM(S)               Form(s) to pass on to the running test
    --test-reader-extension=ID(S)      Module(s) for test results reader to load before reading
    --files-repository=PATHNAME        Directory where test files are stored
    --results-repository=DIRECTORY     Directory where test results are stored
    --results-expectation-specifics    Enable inclusion of the actual values for expectation test results
    --results-mode=all|errors|none     How are test results stored [default: errors]
    --failure-exit=CODE                Upon test failure exit with CODE
-q, --quiet                            Do not print messages
-v, --verbose                          Print phase messages
-n, --dry-run                          Just show commands to be executed, don't run them
-V, --version                          Display version
-h, --help                             Display this text
TESTSPEC
(<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...)
TESTNAME
<test-name>
ID
<module-id>
test-file
Pathname of test file; missing directory and extension components default to "files-repository" and "scm".
files-repository
default (repository-path)/testbase/tests
results-repository
default (repository-path)/testbase/results

TestBase Test Results Database

Currently the testbase results database is a suite of files in the results-repository directory, . Each file is a collection of test results records, one per test-file.

An API, TestBase Results, is provided to manipulate test results. The programmer is strongly encouraged to use the provided API.

TestBase Test Configuration

A test-file may have one or more configuration sections. The sections are represented as a Scheme block comment.

The configuation section header must be on a single line. The trailer must be on a single line. The configuation section contents must follow Scheme read-syntax, and comments but not block-comments, are allowed.

Two execution models are recognized, compile and interpret.

#| TestBase ...ignored...

(compile
  (command <pathname>)
  (option <atom> ...)
  (extend <form> ...)
  (directory <pathname>)
  (setup <form> ...)
  (startup <form> ...)
  (cleanup <form> ...)
  (ignore <test-identification> ...)
  (take (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...)
  (skip (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...) )

(interpret
  (command <pathname>)
  (option <atom> ...)
  (directory <pathname>)
  (setup <form> ...)
  (startup <form> ...)
  (cleanup <form> ...)
  (ignore <test-identification> ...)
  (take (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...)
  (skip (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...) )

(test
  (purpose <docu-object> ...)
  (feature <module-id> ...)
  (reader-extension <module-id> ...)
  (reader-setup <form> ...)
  (compile <flag>)
  (interpret <flag>)
  (directory <pathname>)
  (ignore <test-identification> ...)
  (take (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...)
  (skip (<test-procedure-name> <test-identification> ...) ...)
  (setup <form> ...) )
|#
pathname
absolute pathname
flag
boolean
form
string or syntax
atom
string or number or symbol
test-name
test-name
test-type
test | suite | case | expect
test-procedure-name
test-name
test-identification
test-name or (<test-type> <test-name>)
module-id
extension or library symbolic name
docu-object
sxml
directory
Directory in which to run test
command
Path to the command to execute
option
Arguments for the command
extend
Forms to extend the execution environment of the command
setup
Forms to extend the execution environment of the test
reader-extension
Extension module(s) for the test results reader execution environment
reader-setup
Extension expression(s) for the test results reader execution environment
startup
Forms to perform before command
cleanup
Forms to perform after command
ignore
Results are not saved
skip
Tests are not performed
purpose
What the test is to achieve
feature
What the modules are tested

The elements of the 'test subsection are combined with the execution model subsections, compile and interpret. When an element is single-valued the subsection element takes precedence.

The command-line argument values are combined with the corresponding subsection elements. When an element is single-valued the command-line argument takes precedence.

TestBase Results API

Please refer to the testbase-results documentation.

TestBase Test API

Please refer to the TestBase Documentation.

Requirements

testbase testbase-results

Authors

Kon Lovett

License

Copyright © 2007, 2008 Kon Lovett. All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the Software), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Bugs

Version History

1.3.1
Needs "testbase-results" >= 2.1.0
1.3.0
Fix for single valued command line arguments
1.2.1
Added 'test-take'
1.2.0
Added 'failure-exit'
1.1.0
'misc-extn' 3.003 requirement
1.0
Initial release