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NAME
run — find, execute, and log the results of tests
SYNOPSIS
run [-dgq] [-o outputdir] [-pP script] [-t -seconds] [-uxX username] pathname…
run -w runfile [-gq] [-o outputdir] [-pP script] [-t -seconds] [-uxX username] pathname…
run -c runfile [-dq]
run [-h]
DESCRIPTION
run command has three basic modes of operation. With neither -c nor -w, run processes the arguments
provided on the command line, adding them to the list for this run. If a specified pathname is an
executable file, it is added as a test. If a specified pathname is a directory, the behavior depends
upon the presence of -g. If -g is specified, the directory is treated as a test group. See the section
on Test Groups below. Without -g, run simply descends into the directory looking for executable files.
The tests are then executed, and the results are logged.
With -w, run finds tests in the manner described above. Rather than executing the tests and logging the
results, the test configuration is stored in a runfile, which can be used in future invocations, or
edited to modify which tests are executed and which options are applied. Options included on the command
line with -w become defaults in the runfile.
With -c, run parses a runfile, which can specify a series of tests and test groups to be executed. The
tests are then executed, and the results are logged.
Test Groups
A test group is comprised of a set of executable files, all of which exist in one directory. The options
specified on the command line or in a runfile apply to individual tests in the group. The exception is
options pertaining to pre and post scripts, which act on all tests as a group. Rather than running
before and after each test, these scripts are run only once each at the start and end of the test group.
Test Execution
The specified tests run serially, and are typically assigned results according to exit values. Tests
that exit zero and non-zero are marked PASS and FAIL, respectively. When a pre script fails for a test
group, only the post script is executed, and the remaining tests are marked SKIPPED. Any test that
exceeds its timeout is terminated, and marked KILLED.
By default, tests are executed with the credentials of the run script. Executing tests with other
credentials is done via sudo(1m), which must be configured to allow execution without prompting for a
password. Environment variables from the calling shell are available to individual tests. During test
execution, the working directory is changed to outputdir.
Output Logging
By default, run will print one line on standard output at the conclusion of each test indicating the test
name, result and elapsed time. Additionally, for each invocation of run, a directory is created using
the ISO 8601 date format. Within this directory is a file named log containing all the test output with
timestamps, and a directory for each test. Within the test directories, there is one file each for
standard output, standard error and merged output. The default location for the outputdir is
/var/tmp/test_results.
Runfiles
The runfile is an INI-style configuration file that describes a test run. The file has one section named
DEFAULT, which contains configuration option names and their values in name = value format. The values
in this section apply to all the subsequent sections, unless they are also specified there, in which case
the default is overridden. The remaining section names are the absolute pathnames of files and
directories, describing tests and test groups respectively. The legal option names are:
outputdir = pathname The name of the directory that holds test logs.
pre = script Run script prior to the test or test group.
pre_user = username Execute the pre script as username.
post = script Run script after the test or test group.
post_user = username Execute the post script as username.
quiet = True|False If True, only the results summary is printed to standard out.
tests = ['filename', …] Specify a list of filenames for this test group. Only the basename of the
absolute path is required. This option is only valid for test groups, and each
filename must be single quoted.
timeout = n A timeout value of n seconds.
user = username Execute the test or test group as username.
OPTIONS
-c runfile Specify a runfile to be consumed by the run command.
-d Dry run mode. Execute no tests, but print a description of each test that would have been
run.
-m Enable kmemleak reporting (Linux only)
-g Create test groups from any directories found while searching for tests.
-o outputdir Specify the directory in which to write test results.
-p script Run script prior to any test or test group.
-P script Run script after any test or test group.
-q Print only the results summary to the standard output.
-s script Run script as a failsafe after any test is killed.
-S username Execute the failsafe script as username.
-t n Specify a timeout value of n seconds per test.
-u username Execute tests or test groups as username.
-w runfile Specify the name of the runfile to create.
-x username Execute the pre script as username.
-X username Execute the post script as username.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Running ad-hoc tests.
This example demonstrates the simplest invocation of run.
% run my-tests
Test: /home/jkennedy/my-tests/test-01 [00:02] [PASS]
Test: /home/jkennedy/my-tests/test-02 [00:04] [PASS]
Test: /home/jkennedy/my-tests/test-03 [00:01] [PASS]
Results Summary
PASS 3
Running Time: 00:00:07
Percent passed: 100.0%
Log directory: /var/tmp/test_results/20120923T180654
Example 2: Creating a runfile for future use.
This example demonstrates creating a runfile with non-default options.
% run -p setup -x root -g -w new-tests.run new-tests
% cat new-tests.run
[DEFAULT]
pre = setup
post_user =
quiet = False
user =
timeout = 60
post =
pre_user = root
outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
[/home/jkennedy/new-tests]
tests = ['test-01', 'test-02', 'test-03']
SEE ALSO
sudo(1m)
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