pytest-suite-timeout

A pytest plugin for ensuring max suite time.

Really though, it's: if the timeout expires, no new tests are started.

A use case

Works great in conjunction with pytest-repeat.

Say your debugging a flaky test and just want to run it a bunch of times, but not longer than say 10 minutes (600 seconds).

After installing both pytest-repeat and pytest-suite-timeout you can say:

$ pytest test_something.py::test_func --count=1000 --suite-timeout=600

That will run a test 1000 times, if that's less than 600 seconds. If it takes longer than 600 seconds, it will stop running new tests after 600 seconds.

Installation

From PyPI:

$ pip install pytest-suite-timeout

Usage

Specify the max suite time with --suite-timeout, in seconds (float).

Example of max 90 seconds:

$ pytest --suite-timeout=90

Defaults to no timeout

If you don't pass in --suite-timeout, nothing happens.

Timeout behavior

Timeout is done between tests. If a timeout is noticed, pytest.exit() is called, stopping all further testing.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Tests can be run with tox. Test coverage is now 100%. Please make sure to keep it at 100%. If you have an awesome pull request and need help with getting coverage back up, let me know.

License

Distributed under the terms of the MIT license, "pytest-suite-timeout" is free and open source software

Issues

If you encounter any problems, please file an issue along with a detailed description.

Changelog

See changelog.md