any - shell_runner - shell scripts or simple programs

abstract:shell_runner executes a shell script or simple program that contains a single test. The exit status of the script is the test result. For sh, there are helper functions to compare files and report test attributes.

general

With shell_runner, each test file contains a single test. The name of the test is the name the test file with the extension removed.

The exit status of the script is the status of the test:

  • exit code 0 is Pass
  • exit code 1-127 is Fail
  • exit code 128-255 is Error (this range of exit codes is normally associated with a process that exits due to an un-trapped signal.)

The entire stdout and stderr of the script are captured and reported in the test result.

There are examples in the source code in pandokia/sample_tests/shell

sh

Special helper functions are available in sh, bash, and compatible shells:

. pdk_shell_runner_helper

Your script can create an output file and compare it to a reference file.:

init_okfile

testfile cmp  $file
testfile diff $file

exit $teststatus

Your script can report attributes:

bug: not implemented

csh

In general, sh is a better scripting language than csh, but you can write your test in csh if necessary.

There are examples in the source code in pandokia/sample_tests/shell

other shells

Files that are executable are executed directly with ./filename . If you want something other than sh or csh, you can use #! to call out a specific shell.

reporting attributes

In sh, there are helper functions described above that log test attributes.

The environment variable PDK_LOG contains the name of the pandokia log file. Any test can append tda/tra values directly to the log file.