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    rbtools.testing.commands¶

    Command unit testing support.

    New in version 3.1.

    Classes

    CommandTestsMixin(*args, **kwargs)

    Mixin for unit tests for commands.

    class rbtools.testing.commands.CommandTestsMixin(*args, **kwargs)[source]¶

    Bases: SpyAgency

    Mixin for unit tests for commands.

    This provides utility commands for creating and running commands in a controlled environment, allowing API URLs to be created and output and exit codes to be captured.

    New in version 3.1.

    command_cls = None[source]¶

    The command class being tested.

    This must be a subclass of rbtools.commands.Command.

    Type:

    type

    needs_temp_home = True[source]¶
    DEFAULT_SERVER_URL = 'https://reviews.example.com/'[source]¶
    create_command(args=[], server_url='https://reviews.example.com/', initialize=False, **kwargs)[source]¶

    Create an argument parser with the given extra fields.

    Parameters:
    • args (list of unicode, optional) –

      A list of command line arguments to be passed to the parser.

      The command line will receive each item in the list.

    • repository_info (rbtools.clients.base.repository.RepositoryInfo) –

      The repository information to set for the command.

      If being set, tool must also be set.

    • tool (rbtools.clients.base.BaseSCMClient) –

      The SCM client to set for the command.

      If being set, repository_info must also be set.

    • scan (bool, optional) – Whether to allow for repository scanning. If False, and repository_info and tool aren’t provided, then no repositories will be matched.

    • server_url (unicode, optional) – The URL to use as the Review Board URL.

    • stdout (io.BytesIO, optional) – A stream used to capture standard output.

    • stderr (io.BytesIO, optional) – A stream used to capture standard error.

    • stdin (io.BytesIO, optional) – A stream used to provide standard input.

    • setup_transport_func (callable, optional) –

      A callback to call in order to set up transport URLs.

      This must take a transport argument.

    • initialize (bool, optional) – Whether to initialize the command before returning.

    Returns:

    The command instance.

    Return type:

    rbtools.commands.Command

    run_command(args=[], server_url='https://reviews.example.com/', **kwargs)[source]¶

    Run a command class and return results.

    Parameters:
    • args (list of unicode, optional) –

      A list of command line arguments to be passed to the parser.

      The command line will receive each item in the list.

    • repository_info (rbtools.clients.base.repository.RepositoryInfo) –

      The repository information to set for the command.

      If being set, tool must also be set.

    • tool (rbtools.clients.base.BaseSCMClient) –

      The SCM client to set for the command.

      If being set, repository_info must also be set.

    • scan (bool, optional) – Whether to allow for repository scanning. If False, and repository_info and tool aren’t provided, then no repositories will be matched.

    • server_url (unicode, optional) – The URL to use as the Review Board URL.

    • stdin (io.BytesIO, optional) – A stream used to provide standard input.

    • setup_transport_func (callable, optional) –

      A callback to call in order to set up transport URLs.

      This must take a transport argument.

    Returns:

    A dictionary of results, containing:

    Keys:
    • command (rbtools.commands.Command) – The command instance.

    • exit_code (int) – The exit code.

    • stderr (bytes) – The standard error output.

    • stdout (bytes) – The standard output.

    Return type:

    dict

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