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Class: ExecTestBase qm/test/classes/command.py

Check a program's output and exit code.

An ExecTestBase runs a program and compares its standard output, standard error, and exit code with expected values. The program may be provided with command-line arguments and/or standard input.

The test passes if the standard output, standard error, and exit code are identical to the expected values.

Base Classes   
Test
Methods   
MakeEnvironment
RunProgram
__CompareText
  MakeEnvironment 
MakeEnvironment ( self,  context )

Construct the environment for executing the target program.

Exceptions   
ValueError, qm.error( "invalid environment assignment", assignment = assignment )
  RunProgram 
RunProgram (
        self,
        program,
        arguments,
        context,
        result,
        )

Run the program.

program
The path to the program to run.
arguments
A list of the arguments to the program. This list must contain a first argument corresponding to 'argv[0]'.
context
A Context giving run-time parameters to the test.
result
A Result object. The outcome will be Result.PASS when this method is called. The result may be modified by this method to indicate outcomes other than Result.PASS or to add annotations.
  __CompareText 
__CompareText (
        self,
        s1,
        s2,
        )

Compare s1 and s2, ignoring line endings.

s1
A string.
s2
A string.
returns
True if s1 and s2 are the same, ignoring differences in line endings.

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