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@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ API * All tests are stored in `tst-*.sh` files in the parent directory of the runner. * All tests are `source`d by a bash script, so they must be bash code too. -* All tests should have the `test_run` function, which will be executed. +* All tests must have the `test_run` function, which will be executed. +* All files in the "lib" subdirectory of the tests directory will be `source`d +independently for each test. +This allows maintaining a library of common routines. ### Global state * The runner sets the following global variables: * `test_root_dir`: a temporary directory unique for each test. -The test can do whatever it wants in it; it'll get deleted after test's +A test can do whatever it wants in it; it'll get deleted after test's completion. * `tests_dir`: the root directory with all the tests. It can be used for relative paths. @@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ shell-ready format. You can indicate that a test is expected to fail by setting the `test_should_fail` variable to a non-empty string in the test file. If such test's `test_run` function exits with anything but 0 then, it will -still count as successful test run. +still count as a successful test run. License ------- |