Understanding the test plan manifest
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Inside the root of every test plan is a file called manifest.toml
. This file is used to explain the test plan to the Testground daemon. In this file, a plan can be restricted to specific runners. Additionally, this is the file where test cases and parameters are defined.
If you have created the quickstart
plan in the previous article, let's have a look at the manifest file we have just created.
the name of the test plan is a top-level of the file's schema.
Enclosed in a defaults section are default builders. These are variables which can be used as defaults for the plan In this section, we set the default builder and runner.
The next few sections are options passed to each builder and runner when they are selected. Make sure to enable any and you want to use! The following section enables all runners and passes configurations. Of particular interest is the module path. Make sure this is correct to ensure code can be correctly imported.
manifest.toml
test plan manifestPutting it all together:
Finally, we have . Test cases are defined in an which specify the name of the test case, boundaries for the number of instances and the values of any parameters being tested in a particular test case.