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Provenance: http://code.google.com/p/kyua Discussed with: gibbs, gnn, keramida, mdf, mlaier, Discussed with: Garrett Cooper
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.\" Automated Testing Framework (atf)
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.\" Copyright (c) 2008 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.Dd June 28, 2010
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.Dt ATF-SH-API 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm atf_add_test_case ,
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.Nm atf_check ,
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.Nm atf_check_equal ,
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.Nm atf_config_get ,
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.Nm atf_config_has ,
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.Nm atf_expect_death ,
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.Nm atf_expect_exit ,
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.Nm atf_expect_fail ,
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.Nm atf_expect_pass ,
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.Nm atf_expect_signal ,
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.Nm atf_expect_timeout ,
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.Nm atf_fail ,
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.Nm atf_get ,
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.Nm atf_get_srcdir ,
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.Nm atf_pass ,
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.Nm atf_require_prog ,
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.Nm atf_set ,
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.Nm atf_skip ,
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.Nm atf_test_case
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.Nd POSIX shell API to write ATF-based test programs
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fn atf_add_test_case "name"
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.Fn atf_check "command"
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.Fn atf_check_equal "expr1" "expr2"
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.Fn atf_config_get "var_name"
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.Fn atf_config_has "var_name"
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.Fn atf_expect_death "reason" "..."
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.Fn atf_expect_exit "exitcode" "reason" "..."
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.Fn atf_expect_fail "reason" "..."
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.Fn atf_expect_pass
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.Fn atf_expect_signal "signo" "reason" "..."
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.Fn atf_expect_timeout "reason" "..."
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.Fn atf_fail "reason"
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.Fn atf_get "var_name"
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.Fn atf_get_srcdir
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.Fn atf_pass
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.Fn atf_require_prog "prog_name"
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.Fn atf_set "var_name" "value"
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.Fn atf_skip "reason"
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.Fn atf_test_case "name" "cleanup"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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ATF
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provides a simple but powerful interface to easily write test programs in
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the POSIX shell language.
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These are extremely helpful given that they are trivial to write due to the
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language simplicity and the great deal of available external tools, so they
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are often ideal to test other applications at the user level.
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.Pp
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Test programs written using this library must be run using the
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.Xr atf-sh 1
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interpreter by putting the following on their very first line:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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#! /usr/bin/env atf-sh
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Shell-based test programs always follow this template:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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atf_test_case tc1
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tc1_head() {
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... first test case's header ...
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}
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tc1_body() {
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... first test case's body ...
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}
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atf_test_case tc2 cleanup
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tc2_head() {
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... second test case's header ...
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}
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tc2_body() {
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... second test case's body ...
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}
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tc2_cleanup() {
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... second test case's cleanup ...
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}
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.Ns ... additional test cases ...
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atf_init_test_cases() {
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atf_add_test_case tc1
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atf_add_test_case tc2
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... add additional test cases ...
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}
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.Ed
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.Ss Definition of test cases
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Test cases have an identifier and are composed of three different parts:
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the header, the body and an optional cleanup routine, all of which are
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described in
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.Xr atf-test-case 4 .
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To define test cases, one can use the
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.Fn atf_test_case
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function, which takes a first parameter specifiying the test case's
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name and instructs the library to set things up to accept it as a valid
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test case.
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The second parameter is optional and, if provided, must be
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.Sq cleanup ;
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providing this parameter allows defining a cleanup routine for the test
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case.
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It is important to note that this function
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.Em does not
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set the test case up for execution when the program is run.
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In order to do so, a later registration is needed through the
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.Fn atf_add_test_case
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function detailed in
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.Sx Program initialization .
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.Pp
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Later on, one must define the three parts of the body by providing two
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or three functions (remember that the cleanup routine is optional).
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These functions are named after the test case's identifier, and are
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.Fn <id>_head ,
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.Fn <id>_body
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and
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.Fn <id>_cleanup.
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None of these take parameters when executed.
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.Ss Program initialization
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The test program must define an
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.Fn atf_init_test_cases
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function, which is in charge of registering the test cases that will be
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executed at run time by using the
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.Fn atf_add_test_case
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function, which takes the name of a test case as its single parameter.
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This main function should not do anything else, except maybe sourcing
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auxiliary source files that define extra variables and functions.
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.Ss Configuration variables
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The test case has read-only access to the current configuration variables
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through the
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.Fn atf_config_has
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and
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.Fn atf_config_get
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methods.
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The former takes a single parameter specifying a variable name and returns
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a boolean indicating whether the variable is defined or not.
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The latter can take one or two parameters.
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If it takes only one, it specifies the variable from which to get the
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value, and this variable must be defined.
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If it takes two, the second one specifies a default value to be returned
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if the variable is not available.
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.Ss Access to the source directory
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It is possible to get the path to the test case's source directory from
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anywhere in the test program by using the
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.Fn atf_get_srcdir
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function.
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It is interesting to note that this can be used inside
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.Fn atf_init_test_cases
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to silently include additional helper files from the source directory.
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.Ss Requiring programs
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Aside from the
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.Va require.progs
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meta-data variable available in the header only, one can also check for
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additional programs in the test case's body by using the
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.Fn atf_require_prog
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function, which takes the base name or full path of a single binary.
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Relative paths are forbidden.
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If it is not found, the test case will be automatically skipped.
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.Ss Test case finalization
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The test case finalizes either when the body reaches its end, at which
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point the test is assumed to have
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.Em passed ,
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or at any explicit call to
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.Fn atf_pass ,
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.Fn atf_fail
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or
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.Fn atf_skip .
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These three functions terminate the execution of the test case immediately.
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The cleanup routine will be processed afterwards in a completely automated
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way, regardless of the test case's termination reason.
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.Pp
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.Fn atf_pass
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does not take any parameters.
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.Fn atf_fail
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and
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.Fn atf_skip
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take a single string parameter that describes why the test case failed or
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was skipped, respectively.
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It is very important to provide a clear error message in both cases so that
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the user can quickly know why the test did not pass.
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.Ss Expectations
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Everything explained in the previous section changes when the test case
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expectations are redefined by the programmer.
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.Pp
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Each test case has an internal state called
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.Sq expect
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that describes what the test case expectations are at any point in time.
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The value of this property can change during execution by any of:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fn atf_expect_death "reason" "..."
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Expects the test case to exit prematurely regardless of the nature of the
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exit.
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.It Fn atf_expect_exit "exitcode" "reason" "..."
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Expects the test case to exit cleanly.
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If
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.Va exitcode
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is not
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.Sq -1 ,
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.Xr atf-run 1
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will validate that the exit code of the test case matches the one provided
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in this call.
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Otherwise, the exact value will be ignored.
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.It Fn atf_expect_fail "reason"
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Any failure raised in this mode is recorded, but such failures do not report
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the test case as failed; instead, the test case finalizes cleanly and is
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reported as
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.Sq expected failure ;
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this report includes the provided
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.Fa reason
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as part of it.
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If no error is raised while running in this mode, then the test case is
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reported as
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.Sq failed .
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.Pp
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This mode is useful to reproduce actual known bugs in tests.
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Whenever the developer fixes the bug later on, the test case will start
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reporting a failure, signaling the developer that the test case must be
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adjusted to the new conditions.
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In this situation, it is useful, for example, to set
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.Fa reason
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as the bug number for tracking purposes.
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.It Fn atf_expect_pass
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This is the normal mode of execution.
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In this mode, any failure is reported as such to the user and the test case
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is marked as
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.Sq failed .
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.It Fn atf_expect_signal "signo" "reason" "..."
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Expects the test case to terminate due to the reception of a signal.
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If
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.Va signo
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is not
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.Sq -1 ,
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.Xr atf-run 1
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will validate that the signal that terminated the test case matches the one
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provided in this call.
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Otherwise, the exact value will be ignored.
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.It Fn atf_expect_timeout "reason" "..."
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Expects the test case to execute for longer than its timeout.
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.El
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.Ss Helper functions for common checks
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.Fn atf_check [options] command [args]
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.Pp
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This function wraps the execution of the
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.Nm atf-check
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tool and makes the test case fail if the tool reports failure.
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You should always use this function instead of the tool in your scripts.
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For more details on the parameters of this function, refer to
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.Xr atf-check 1 .
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.Pp
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.Fn atf_check_equal expr1 expr2
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.Pp
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This function takes two expressions, evaluates them and, if their
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results differ, aborts the test case with an appropriate failure message.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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The following shows a complete test program with a single test case that
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validates the addition operator:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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atf_test_case addition
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addition_head() {
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atf_set "descr" "Sample tests for the addition operator"
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}
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addition_body() {
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atf_check_equal $((0 + 0)) 0
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atf_check_equal $((0 + 1)) 1
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atf_check_equal $((1 + 0)) 0
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atf_check_equal $((1 + 1)) 2
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atf_check_equal $((100 + 200)) 300
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}
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atf_init_test_cases() {
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atf_add_test_case addition
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}
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.Ed
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.Pp
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This other example shows how to include a file with extra helper functions
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in the test program:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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.Ns ... definition of test cases ...
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atf_init_test_cases() {
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. $(atf_get_srcdir)/helper_functions.sh
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atf_add_test_case foo1
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atf_add_test_case foo2
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}
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.Ed
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.Pp
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This example demonstrates the use of the very useful
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.Fn atf_check
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function:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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# Check for silent output
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atf_check 'true' 0 null null
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# Check for silent output and failure
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atf_check 'false' 1 null null
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# Check for known stdout and silent stderr
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echo foo >expout
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atf_check 'echo foo' 0 expout null
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# Generate a file for later inspection
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atf_check 'ls' 0 stdout null
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grep foo ls || atf_fail "foo file not found in listing"
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.Ed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr atf-sh 1 ,
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.Xr atf-test-program 1 ,
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.Xr atf-test-case 4 ,
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.Xr atf 7
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