zc.recipe.testrunner 1.0.2

ZC Buildout recipe for creating test runners

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Test-Runner Recipe
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.. contents::

This recipe generates zope.testing test-runner scripts for testing a
collection of eggs. The eggs must already be installed (using the
zc.recipe.egg recipe).


Change History
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1.0.2 (2008-08-25)
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- fixed version pinning


1.0.1 (2008-08-25)
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- pinning zope.testrunner to 3.4.X

1.0.0b8 (2007-07-17)
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- Added the ability to use `initialization` option that will be inserted into
the bin/test after the environment is set up.

1.0.0b7 (2007-04-26)
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Feature Changes
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- Added optional option `environment` that allows defining a section in your
buildout.cfg to specify environment variables that should be set before
running the tests.

1.0.0b6 (2007-02-25)
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Feature Changes
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- If the working directory is not specified, or specified as the empty
string, an empty part directory is created for the tests to run in.

1.0.0b5 (2007-01-24)
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Bugs fixed
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- When:

+ the working-directory option was used,
+ and the test runner needed to restart itself
+ and the test runner was run with a relative path (e.g. bin/test)

then the testrunner could not restart itself successfully because the
relative path in sys.argv[0] was no-longer valid.

Now we convert sys.argv[0] to an absolute path.

1.0.0b4 (2006-10-24)
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Feature Changes
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- Added a working-directoy option to specify a working directory for
the generated script.


1.0.0b3 (2006-10-16)
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Updated to work with (not get a warning from) zc.buildout 1.0.0b10.

1.0.0b2
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Added a defaults option to specify testrunner default options.

1.0.0b1
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Updated to work with zc.buildout 1.0.0b5.

1.0.0a3
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Added a defaults option that lets you specify test-runner default
options.


1.0.0a2
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Now provide a extra-paths option for including extra paths in test
scripts. This is useful when eggs depend on Python packages not
packaged as eggs.


1.0.0a1
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Initial public version

Detailed Documentation
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Test-Runner Recipe
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The test-runner recipe, zc.recipe.testrunner, creates a test runner
for a project.

The test-runner recipe has several options:

eggs
The eggs option specified a list of eggs to test given as one ore
more setuptools requirement strings. Each string must be given on
a separate line.

script
The script option gives the name of the script to generate, in the
buildout bin directory. Of the option isn't used, the part name
will be used.

extra-paths
One or more extra paths to include in the generated test script.

defaults
The defaults option lets you specify testrunner default
options. These are specified as Python source for an expression
yielding a list, typically a list literal.

working-directory
The working-directory option lets to specify a directory where the
tests will run. The testrunner will change to this directory when
run. If the working directory is the empty string or not specified
at all, the recipe will create a working directory among the parts.

environment
A set of environment variables that should be exported before
starting the tests.

(Note that, at this time, due to limitations in the Zope test runner, the
distributions cannot be zip files. TODO: Fix the test runner!)

To illustrate this, we'll create a pair of projects in our sample
buildout::

>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demo')
>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'demo')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'demo', '__init__.py', '')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'demo', 'tests.py',
... '''
... import unittest
...
... class TestDemo(unittest.TestCase):
... def test(self):
... pass
...
... def test_suite():
... return unittest.makeSuite(TestDemo)
... ''')

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'setup.py',
... """
... from setuptools import setup
...
... setup(name = "demo")
... """)

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'README.txt', '')

>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demo2')
>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demo2', 'demo2')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo2', 'demo2', '__init__.py', '')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo2', 'demo2', 'tests.py',
... '''
... import unittest
...
... class Demo2Tests(unittest.TestCase):
... def test2(self):
... pass
...
... def test_suite():
... return unittest.makeSuite(Demo2Tests)
... ''')

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo2', 'setup.py',
... """
... from setuptools import setup
...
... setup(name = "demo2", install_requires= ['demoneeded'])
... """)

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo2', 'README.txt', '')

Demo 2 depends on demoneeded::

>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded')
>>> mkdir(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded', 'demoneeded')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded', 'demoneeded', '__init__.py', '')
>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded', 'demoneeded', 'tests.py',
... '''
... import unittest
...
... class TestNeeded(unittest.TestCase):
... def test_needed(self):
... pass
...
... def test_suite():
... return unittest.makeSuite(TestNeeded)
... ''')

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded', 'setup.py',
... """
... from setuptools import setup
...
... setup(name = "demoneeded")
... """)

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demoneeded', 'README.txt', '')

We'll update our buildout to install the demo project as a
develop egg and to create the test script::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo demoneeded demo2
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs =
... demo
... demo2
... script = test
... """)

Note that we specified both demo and demo2 in the eggs
option and that we put them on separate lines.

We also specified the offline option to run the buildout in offline mode.

Now when we run the buildout::

>>> import os
>>> os.chdir(sample_buildout)
>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

We get a test script installed in our bin directory::

>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'bin')
- buildout
- test

We also get a part directory for the tests to run in::

>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts')
d testdemo

And updating leaves its contents intact::

>>> _ = system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'test') +
... ' -q --coverage=coverage')
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'testdemo')
d coverage
>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),
>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts', 'testdemo')
d coverage

We can run the test script to run our demo test::

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'test') + ' -vv'),
Running tests at level 1
Running unit tests:
Running:
test (demo.tests.TestDemo)
test2 (demo2.tests.Demo2Tests)
Ran 2 tests with 0 failures and 0 errors in 0.000 seconds.

Note that we didn't run the demoneeded tests. Tests are only run for
the eggs listed, not for their dependencies.

If we leave the script option out of the configuration, then the test
script will get it's name from the part::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'bin')
- buildout
- testdemo

We can run the test script to run our demo test::

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') + ' -q'),
Running unit tests:
Ran 1 tests with 0 failures and 0 errors in 0.000 seconds.

If we need to include other paths in our test script, we can use the
extra-paths option to specify them::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... extra-paths = /usr/local/zope/lib/python
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.3.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
'/usr/local/zope/lib/python',
]
<BLANKLINE>
import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/sample-buildout/parts/testdemo')
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run([
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])

We can use the working-directory option to specify a working
directory::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... extra-paths = /usr/local/zope/lib/python
... working-directory = /foo/bar
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.3.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
'/usr/local/zope/lib/python',
]
<BLANKLINE>
import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/foo/bar')
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run([
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])

Now that out tests use a specified working directory, their designated
part directory is gone::

>>> ls(sample_buildout, 'parts')

If we need to specify default options, we can use the defaults
option. For example, Zope 3 applications typically define test suites
in modules named ftests or tests. The default test runner behaviour
is to look in modules named tests. To specify that we want to look in
tests and ftests module, we'd supply a default for the --tests-pattern
option. If we like dots, we could also request more verbose output
using the -v option::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... extra-paths = /usr/local/zope/lib/python
... defaults = ['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
... '-v'
... ]
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo')
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.4.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
'/usr/local/zope/lib/python',
]
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import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/sample-buildout/parts/testdemo')
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run((['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
'-v'
]) + [
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])

Some things to note from this example:

- Parentheses are placed around the given expression.

- Leading whitespace is removed.


To demonstrate the ``environment`` option, we first update the tests to
include a check for an environment variable::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'demo', 'demo', 'tests.py',
... '''
... import unittest
... import os
...
... class DemoTests(unittest.TestCase):
... def test(self):
... self.assertEquals('42', os.environ.get('zc.recipe.testrunner', '23'))
...
... def test_suite():
... return unittest.makeSuite(DemoTests)
... ''')

Running them with the current buildout will produce a failure::

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') + ' -vv'), # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF +ELLIPSIS
Running tests at level 1
Running unit tests:
Running:
test (demo.tests.DemoTests)
<BLANKLINE>
Failure in test test (demo.tests.DemoTests)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
raise self.failureException, \
AssertionError: '42' != '23'
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<BLANKLINE>
Ran 1 tests with 1 failures and 0 errors in 0.001 seconds.
<BLANKLINE>
Tests with failures:
test (demo.tests.DemoTests)


Let's update the buildout to specify the environment variable for the test
runner::

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... environment = testenv
...
... [testenv]
... zc.recipe.testrunner = 42
... """)

We run buildout and see that the test runner script now includes setting up
the environment variable. Also, the tests pass again::

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.3.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
]
<BLANKLINE>
import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/sample-buildout/parts/testdemo')
os.environ['zc.recipe.testrunner'] = '42'
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run([
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') + ' -vv'),
Running tests at level 1
Running unit tests:
Running:
test (demo.tests.DemoTests)
Ran 1 tests with 0 failures and 0 errors in 0.001 seconds.

One can add initialization steps in the buildout. These will be added to the
end of the script.

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... extra-paths = /usr/local/zope/lib/python
... defaults = ['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
... '-v'
... ]
... initialization = print 'Hello all you egg-laying pythons!'
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.3.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
'/usr/local/zope/lib/python',
]
<BLANKLINE>
import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/sample-buildout/parts/testdemo')
print 'Hello all you egg-laying pythons!'
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run((['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
'-v'
]) + [
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])

This will also work with a multi-line initialization section.

>>> write(sample_buildout, 'buildout.cfg',
... """
... [buildout]
... develop = demo
... parts = testdemo
... offline = true
...
... [testdemo]
... recipe = zc.recipe.testrunner
... eggs = demo
... extra-paths = /usr/local/zope/lib/python
... defaults = ['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
... '-v'
... ]
... initialization = print 'Hello all you egg-laying pythons!'
... print 'I thought pythons were live bearers?'
... """)

>>> print system(os.path.join(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'buildout') + ' -q'),

>>> cat(sample_buildout, 'bin', 'testdemo') # doctest: +REPORT_NDIFF
#!/usr/local/bin/python2.4
<BLANKLINE>
import sys
sys.path[0:0] = [
'/sample-buildout/demo',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/zope.testing-3.0-py2.3.egg',
'/sample-buildout/eggs/setuptools-0.6-py1.3.egg',
'/usr/local/zope/lib/python',
]
<BLANKLINE>
import os
sys.argv[0] = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
os.chdir('/sample-buildout/parts/testdemo')
print 'Hello all you egg-laying pythons!'
print 'I thought pythons were live bearers?'
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import zope.testing.testrunner
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if __name__ == '__main__':
zope.testing.testrunner.run((['--tests-pattern', '^f?tests$',
'-v'
]) + [
'--test-path', '/sample-buildout/demo',
])


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