Class whose instances are after words, which can be used to reduce text duplication.
Class used via an implicit conversion to enable any two objects to be compared with
===
in assertions in tests.
The type of the fixture parameter that can be passed into tests in this suite.
The type of the fixture parameter that can be passed into tests in this suite.
A test function taking no arguments, which also provides a test name and config map.
Trait whose instances encapsulate a test function that takes a fixture and config map.
Class that supports the registration of tagged tests.
This class supports the syntax of FlatSpec
, WordSpec
, fixture.FlatSpec
,
and fixture.WordSpec
.
This class supports the syntax of FlatSpec
, WordSpec
, fixture.FlatSpec
,
and fixture.WordSpec
.
This class supports the syntax of FlatSpec
, WordSpec
, fixture.FlatSpec
,
and fixture.WordSpec
.
A class that via an implicit conversion (named convertToWordSpecStringWrapper
) enables
methods when
, which
, in
, is
, taggedAs
and ignore
to be invoked on String
s.
Run the passed test function with a fixture created by this method.
Run the passed test function with a fixture created by this method.
This method should create the fixture object needed by the tests of the current suite, invoke the test function (passing in the fixture object), and if needed, perform any clean up needed after the test completes. For more detail and examples, see the main documentation for this trait.
Creates an after word that an be used to reduce text duplication.
Creates an after word that an be used to reduce text duplication.
If you are repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of each string inside
a block, you can "move the word or phrase" out of the block with an after word.
You create an after word by passing the repeated word or phrase to the afterWord
method.
Once created, you can place the after word after when
, a verb
(should
, must
, or can
), or
which
. (You can't place one after in
or is
, the
words that introduce a test.) Here's an example that has after words used in all three
places:
import org.scalatest.fixture import ConfigMapFixture
class ScalaTestGUISpec extends fixture.WordSpec with ConfigMapFixture {
def theUser = afterWord("the user") def display = afterWord("display") def is = afterWord("is")
"The ScalaTest GUI" when theUser { "clicks on an event report in the list box" should display { "a blue background in the clicked-on row in the list box" in { cm => } "the details for the event in the details area" in { cm => } "a rerun button," which is { "enabled if the clicked-on event is rerunnable" in { cm => } "disabled if the clicked-on event is not rerunnable" in { cm => } } } } }
Running the previous fixture.WordSpec
in the Scala interpreter would yield:
scala> (new ScalaTestGUISpec).run()
The ScalaTest GUI (when the user clicks on an event report in the list box)
- should display a blue background in the clicked-on row in the list box
- should display the details for the event in the details area
- should display a rerun button, which is enabled if the clicked-on event is rerunnable
- should display a rerun button, which is disabled if the clicked-on event is not rerunnable
Assert that an Option[String]
is None
.
Assert that an Option[String]
is None
.
If the condition is None
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestFailedException
with the String
value of the Some
included in the TestFailedException
's
detail message.
This form of assert
is usually called in conjunction with an
implicit conversion to Equalizer
, using a ===
comparison, as in:
assert(a === b)
For more information on how this mechanism works, see the documentation for
Equalizer
.
the Option[String]
to assert
Assert that an Option[String]
is None
.
Assert that an Option[String]
is None
.
If the condition is None
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestFailedException
with the String
value of the Some
, as well as the
String
obtained by invoking toString
on the
specified clue
,
included in the TestFailedException
's detail message.
This form of assert
is usually called in conjunction with an
implicit conversion to Equalizer
, using a ===
comparison, as in:
assert(a === b, "extra info reported if assertion fails")
For more information on how this mechanism works, see the documentation for
Equalizer
.
the Option[String]
to assert
An objects whose toString
method returns a message to include in a failure report.
Assert that a boolean condition, described in String
message
, is true.
Assert that a boolean condition, described in String
message
, is true.
If the condition is true
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestFailedException
with the
String
obtained by invoking toString
on the
specified clue
as the exception's detail message.
the boolean condition to assert
An objects whose toString
method returns a message to include in a failure report.
Assert that a boolean condition is true.
Assert that a boolean condition is true.
If the condition is true
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestFailedException
.
the boolean condition to assert
Assume that an Option[String]
is None
.
Assume that an Option[String]
is None
.
If the condition is None
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestCanceledException
with the String
value of the Some
included in the TestCanceledException
's
detail message.
This form of assume
is usually called in conjunction with an
implicit conversion to Equalizer
, using a ===
comparison, as in:
assert(a === b)
For more information on how this mechanism works, see the documentation for
Equalizer
.
the Option[String]
to assert
Assume that an Option[String]
is None
.
Assume that an Option[String]
is None
.
If the condition is None
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestCanceledException
with the String
value of the Some
, as well as the
String
obtained by invoking toString
on the
specified clue
,
included in the TestCanceledException
's detail message.
This form of assume
is usually called in conjunction with an
implicit conversion to Equalizer
, using a ===
comparison, as in:
assume(a === b, "extra info reported if assertion fails")
For more information on how this mechanism works, see the documentation for
Equalizer
.
the Option[String]
to assert
An objects whose toString
method returns a message to include in a failure report.
Assume that a boolean condition, described in String
message
, is true.
Assume that a boolean condition, described in String
message
, is true.
If the condition is true
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestCanceledException
with the
String
obtained by invoking toString
on the
specified clue
as the exception's detail message.
the boolean condition to assume
An objects whose toString
method returns a message to include in a failure report.
Assume that a boolean condition is true.
Assume that a boolean condition is true.
If the condition is true
, this method returns normally.
Else, it throws TestCanceledException
.
the boolean condition to assert
Supports shared test registration in fixture.WordSpec
s.
Supports shared test registration in fixture.WordSpec
s.
This field enables syntax such as the following:
behave like nonFullStack(stackWithOneItem) ^
For more information and examples of the use of <cod>behave, see the Shared tests section
in the main documentation for trait org.scalatest.WordSpec
.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
The getMessage
method of the thrown TestCanceledException
will return cause.toString
.
a Throwable
that indicates the cause of the cancellation.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message and Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message and Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
A message describing the failure.
A Throwable
that indicates the cause of the failure.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message, to indicate a test was canceled.
Throws TestCanceledException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message, to indicate a test was canceled.
A message describing the cancellation.
Throws TestCanceledException
to indicate a test was canceled.
Throws TestCanceledException
to indicate a test was canceled.
Implicit conversion from Any
to Equalizer
, used to enable
assertions with ===
comparisons.
Implicit conversion from Any
to Equalizer
, used to enable
assertions with ===
comparisons.
For more information on this mechanism, see the documentation for Equalizer.
Because trait Suite
mixes in Assertions
, this implicit conversion will always be
available by default in ScalaTest Suite
s. This is the only implicit conversion that is in scope by default in every
ScalaTest Suite
. Other implicit conversions offered by ScalaTest, such as those that support the matchers DSL
or invokePrivate
, must be explicitly invited into your test code, either by mixing in a trait or importing the
members of its companion object. The reason ScalaTest requires you to invite in implicit conversions (with the exception of the
implicit conversion for ===
operator) is because if one of ScalaTest's implicit conversions clashes with an
implicit conversion used in the code you are trying to test, your program won't compile. Thus there is a chance that if you
are ever trying to use a library or test some code that also offers an implicit conversion involving a ===
operator,
you could run into the problem of a compiler error due to an ambiguous implicit conversion. If that happens, you can turn off
the implicit conversion offered by this convertToEqualizer
method simply by overriding the method in your
Suite
subclass, but not marking it as implicit:
// In your Suite subclass override def convertToEqualizer(left: Any) = new Equalizer(left)
the object whose type to convert to Equalizer
.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringCanWrapper
,
to enable can
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringCanWrapper
,
to enable can
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringMustWrapper
,
to enable must
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringMustWrapper
,
to enable must
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringShouldWrapperForVerb
,
to enable should
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts an object of type String
to a StringShouldWrapperForVerb
,
to enable should
methods to be invokable on that object.
Implicitly converts String
s to WordSpecStringWrapper
, which enables
methods when
, which
, in
, is
, taggedAs
and ignore
to be invoked on String
s.
Implicitly converts String
s to WordSpecStringWrapper
, which enables
methods when
, which
, in
, is
, taggedAs
and ignore
to be invoked on String
s.
Executes this Suite
, printing results to the standard output.
Executes this Suite
, printing results to the standard output.
This method, which simply invokes the other overloaded form of execute
with default parameter values,
is intended for use only as a mini-DSL for the Scala interpreter. It allows you to execute a Suite
in the
interpreter with a minimum of finger typing:
scala> new SetSpec execute An empty Set - should have size 0 - should produce NoSuchElementException when head is invoked !!! IGNORED !!!
If you do ever want to invoke execute
outside the Scala interpreter, it is best style to invoke it with
empty parens to indicate it has a side effect, like this:
// Use empty parens form in regular code (outside the Scala interpreter) (new ExampleSuite).execute()
Executes one or more tests in this Suite
, printing results to the standard output.
Executes one or more tests in this Suite
, printing results to the standard output.
This method invokes run
on itself, passing in values that can be configured via the parameters to this
method, all of which have default values. This behavior is convenient when working with ScalaTest in the Scala interpreter.
Here's a summary of this method's parameters and how you can use them:
The testName
parameter
If you leave testName
at its default value (of null
), this method will pass None
to
the testName
parameter of run
, and as a result all the tests in this suite will be executed. If you
specify a testName
, this method will pass Some(testName)
to run
, and only that test
will be run. Thus to run all tests in a suite from the Scala interpreter, you can write:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute
(The above syntax actually invokes the overloaded parameterless form of execute
, which calls this form with its default parameter values.)
To run just the test named "my favorite test"
in a suite from the Scala interpreter, you would write:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute ("my favorite test")
Or:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (testName = "my favorite test")
The configMap
parameter
If you provide a value for the configMap
parameter, this method will pass it to run
. If not, the default value
of an empty Map
will be passed. For more information on how to use a config map to configure your test suites, see
the config map section in the main documentation for this trait. Here's an example in which you configure
a run with the name of an input file:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (configMap = Map("inputFileName" -> "in.txt")
The color
parameter
If you leave the color
parameter unspecified, this method will configure the reporter it passes to run
to print
to the standard output in color (via ansi escape characters). If you don't want color output, specify false for color
, like this:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (color = false)
The durations
parameter
If you leave the durations
parameter unspecified, this method will configure the reporter it passes to run
to
not print durations for tests and suites to the standard output. If you want durations printed, specify true for durations
,
like this:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (durations = true)
The shortstacks
and fullstacks
parameters
If you leave both the shortstacks
and fullstacks
parameters unspecified, this method will configure the reporter
it passes to run
to not print stack traces for failed tests if it has a stack depth that identifies the offending
line of test code. If you prefer a short stack trace (10 to 15 stack frames) to be printed with any test failure, specify true for
shortstacks
:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (shortstacks = true)
For full stack traces, set fullstacks
to true:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (fullstacks = true)
If you specify true for both shortstacks
and fullstacks
, you'll get full stack traces.
The stats
parameter
If you leave the stats
parameter unspecified, this method will not fire RunStarting
and either RunCompleted
or RunAborted
events to the reporter it passes to run
.
If you specify true for stats
, this method will fire the run events to the reporter, and the reporter will print the
expected test count before the run, and various statistics after, including the number of suites completed and number of tests that
succeeded, failed, were ignored or marked pending. Here's how you get the stats:
scala> new ExampleSuite execute (stats = true)
To summarize, this method will pass to run
:
testName
- None
if this method's testName
parameter is left at its default value of null
, else Some(testName)
.reporter
- a reporter that prints to the standard outputstopper
- a Stopper
whose apply
method always returns false
filter
- a Filter
constructed with None
for tagsToInclude
and Set()
for tagsToExclude
configMap
- the configMap
passed to this methoddistributor
- None
tracker
- a new Tracker
Note: In ScalaTest, the terms "execute" and "run" basically mean the same thing and
can be used interchangably. The reason this method isn't named run
is that it takes advantage of
default arguments, and you can't mix overloaded methods and default arguments in Scala. (If named run
,
this method would have the same name but different arguments than the main run
method that
takes seven arguments. Thus it would overload and couldn't be used with default argument values.)
Design note: This method has two "features" that may seem unidiomatic. First, the default value of testName
is null
.
Normally in Scala the type of testName
would be Option[String]
and the default value would
be None
, as it is in this trait's run
method. The null
value is used here for two reasons. First, in
ScalaTest 1.5, execute
was changed from four overloaded methods to one method with default values, taking advantage of
the default and named parameters feature introduced in Scala 2.8.
To not break existing source code, testName
needed to have type String
, as it did in two of the overloaded
execute
methods prior to 1.5. The other reason is that execute
has always been designed to be called primarily
from an interpeter environment, such as the Scala REPL (Read-Evaluate-Print-Loop). In an interpreter environment, minimizing keystrokes is king.
A String
type with a null
default value lets users type suite.execute("my test name")
rather than
suite.execute(Some("my test name"))
, saving several keystrokes.
The second non-idiomatic feature is that shortstacks
and fullstacks
are all lower case rather than
camel case. This is done to be consistent with the Shell
, which also uses those forms. The reason
lower case is used in the Shell
is to save keystrokes in an interpreter environment. Most Unix commands, for
example, are all lower case, making them easier and quicker to type. In the ScalaTest
Shell
, methods like shortstacks
, fullstacks
, and nostats
, etc., are
designed to be all lower case so they feel more like shell commands than methods.
the name of one test to run.
a Map
of key-value pairs that can be used by the executing Suite
of tests.
a boolean that configures whether output is printed in color
a boolean that configures whether test and suite durations are printed to the standard output
a boolean that configures whether short stack traces should be printed for test failures
a boolean that configures whether full stack traces should be printed for test failures
a boolean that configures whether test and suite statistics are printed to the standard output
Expect that the value passed as expected
equals the value passed as actual
.
Expect that the value passed as expected
equals the value passed as actual
.
If the actual
value equals the expected
value
(as determined by ==
), expectResult
returns
normally. Else, expect
throws a
TestFailedException
whose detail message includes the expected and actual values.
the expected value
the actual value, which should equal the passed expected
value
Expect that the value passed as expected
equals the value passed as actual
.
Expect that the value passed as expected
equals the value passed as actual
.
If the actual
equals the expected
(as determined by ==
), expectResult
returns
normally. Else, if actual
is not equal to expected
, expectResult
throws a
TestFailedException
whose detail message includes the expected and actual values, as well as the String
obtained by invoking toString
on the passed clue
.
the expected value
An object whose toString
method returns a message to include in a failure report.
the actual value, which should equal the passed expected
value
The total number of tests that are expected to run when this Suite
's run
method is invoked.
The total number of tests that are expected to run when this Suite
's run
method is invoked.
This trait's implementation of this method returns the sum of:
testNames
List
, minus the number of tests marked as ignored and
any tests that are exluded by the passed Filter
expectedTestCount
on every nested Suite
contained in
nestedSuites
a Filter
with which to filter tests to count based on their tags
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
The getMessage
method of the thrown TestFailedException
will return cause.toString
.
a Throwable
that indicates the cause of the failure.
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message and Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message and Throwable
cause, to indicate a test failed.
A message describing the failure.
A Throwable
that indicates the cause of the failure.
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message, to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestFailedException
, with the passed
String
message
as the exception's detail
message, to indicate a test failed.
A message describing the failure.
Throws TestFailedException
to indicate a test failed.
Throws TestFailedException
to indicate a test failed.
Returns an Informer
that during test execution will forward strings (and other objects) passed to its
apply
method to the current reporter.
Returns an Informer
that during test execution will forward strings (and other objects) passed to its
apply
method to the current reporter. If invoked in a constructor, it
will register the passed string for forwarding later during test execution. If invoked while this
fixture.WordSpec
is being executed, such as from inside a test function, it will forward the information to
the current reporter immediately. If invoked at any other time, it will
throw an exception. This method can be called safely by any thread.
Intercept and return an exception that's expected to be thrown by the passed function value.
Intercept and return an exception that's expected to
be thrown by the passed function value. The thrown exception must be an instance of the
type specified by the type parameter of this method. This method invokes the passed
function. If the function throws an exception that's an instance of the specified type,
this method returns that exception. Else, whether the passed function returns normally
or completes abruptly with a different exception, this method throws TestFailedException
.
Note that the type specified as this method's type parameter may represent any subtype of
AnyRef
, not just Throwable
or one of its subclasses. In
Scala, exceptions can be caught based on traits they implement, so it may at times make sense
to specify a trait that the intercepted exception's class must mix in. If a class instance is
passed for a type that could not possibly be used to catch an exception (such as String
,
for example), this method will complete abruptly with a TestFailedException
.
the function value that should throw the expected exception
an implicit Manifest
representing the type of the specified
type parameter.
the intercepted exception, if it is of the expected type
An immutable IndexedSeq
of this Suite
object's nested Suite
s.
An immutable IndexedSeq
of this Suite
object's nested Suite
s. If this Suite
contains no nested Suite
s,
this method returns an empty IndexedSeq
. This trait's implementation of this method returns an empty List
.
Throws TestPendingException
to indicate a test is pending.
Throws TestPendingException
to indicate a test is pending.
A pending test is one that has been given a name but is not yet implemented. The purpose of pending tests is to facilitate a style of testing in which documentation of behavior is sketched out before tests are written to verify that behavior (and often, the before the behavior of the system being tested is itself implemented). Such sketches form a kind of specification of what tests and functionality to implement later.
To support this style of testing, a test can be given a name that specifies one
bit of behavior required by the system being tested. The test can also include some code that
sends more information about the behavior to the reporter when the tests run. At the end of the test,
it can call method pending
, which will cause it to complete abruptly with TestPendingException
.
Because tests in ScalaTest can be designated as pending with TestPendingException
, both the test name and any information
sent to the reporter when running the test can appear in the report of a test run. (In other words,
the code of a pending test is executed just like any other test.) However, because the test completes abruptly
with TestPendingException
, the test will be reported as pending, to indicate
the actual test, and possibly the functionality it is intended to test, has not yet been implemented.
Note: This method always completes abruptly with a TestPendingException
. Thus it always has a side
effect. Methods with side effects are usually invoked with parentheses, as in pending()
. This
method is defined as a parameterless method, in flagrant contradiction to recommended Scala style, because it
forms a kind of DSL for pending tests. It enables tests in suites such as FunSuite
or FunSpec
to be denoted by placing "(pending)
" after the test name, as in:
test("that style rules are not laws") (pending)
Readers of the code see "pending" in parentheses, which looks like a little note attached to the test name to indicate
it is pending. Whereas "(pending())
looks more like a method call, "(pending)
" lets readers
stay at a higher level, forgetting how it is implemented and just focusing on the intent of the programmer who wrote the code.
Execute the passed block of code, and if it completes abruptly, throw TestPendingException
, else
throw TestFailedException
.
Execute the passed block of code, and if it completes abruptly, throw TestPendingException
, else
throw TestFailedException
.
This method can be used to temporarily change a failing test into a pending test in such a way that it will
automatically turn back into a failing test once the problem originally causing the test to fail has been fixed.
At that point, you need only remove the pendingUntilFixed
call. In other words, a
pendingUntilFixed
surrounding a block of code that isn't broken is treated as a test failure.
The motivation for this behavior is to encourage people to remove pendingUntilFixed
calls when
there are no longer needed.
This method facilitates a style of testing in which tests are written before the code they test. Sometimes you may
encounter a test failure that requires more functionality than you want to tackle without writing more tests. In this
case you can mark the bit of test code causing the failure with pendingUntilFixed
. You can then write more
tests and functionality that eventually will get your production code to a point where the original test won't fail anymore.
At this point the code block marked with pendingUntilFixed
will no longer throw an exception (because the
problem has been fixed). This will in turn cause pendingUntilFixed
to throw TestFailedException
with a detail message explaining you need to go back and remove the pendingUntilFixed
call as the problem orginally
causing your test code to fail has been fixed.
a block of code, which if it completes abruptly, should trigger a TestPendingException
The fully qualified class name of the rerunner to rerun this suite.
The fully qualified class name of the rerunner to rerun this suite. This implementation will look at this.getClass and see if it is either an accessible Suite, or it has a WrapWith annotation. If so, it returns the fully qualified class name wrapped in a Some, or else it returns None.
Runs this suite of tests.
Runs this suite of tests.
If testName
is None
, this trait's implementation of this method
calls these two methods on this object in this order:
runNestedSuites(report, stopper, tagsToInclude, tagsToExclude, configMap, distributor)
runTests(testName, report, stopper, tagsToInclude, tagsToExclude, configMap)
If testName
is defined, then this trait's implementation of this method
calls runTests
, but does not call runNestedSuites
. This behavior
is part of the contract of this method. Subclasses that override run
must take
care not to call runNestedSuites
if testName
is defined. (The
OneInstancePerTest
trait depends on this behavior, for example.)
Subclasses and subtraits that override this run
method can implement them without
invoking either the runTests
or runNestedSuites
methods, which
are invoked by this trait's implementation of this method. It is recommended, but not required,
that subclasses and subtraits that override run
in a way that does not
invoke runNestedSuites
also override runNestedSuites
and make it
final. Similarly it is recommended, but not required,
that subclasses and subtraits that override run
in a way that does not
invoke runTests
also override runTests
(and runTest
,
which this trait's implementation of runTests
calls) and make it
final. The implementation of these final methods can either invoke the superclass implementation
of the method, or throw an UnsupportedOperationException
if appropriate. The
reason for this recommendation is that ScalaTest includes several traits that override
these methods to allow behavior to be mixed into a Suite
. For example, trait
BeforeAndAfterEach
overrides runTests
s. In a Suite
subclass that no longer invokes runTests
from run
, the
BeforeAndAfterEach
trait is not applicable. Mixing it in would have no effect.
By making runTests
final in such a Suite
subtrait, you make
the attempt to mix BeforeAndAfterEach
into a subclass of your subtrait
a compiler error. (It would fail to compile with a complaint that BeforeAndAfterEach
is trying to override runTests
, which is a final method in your trait.)
an optional name of one test to run. If None
, all relevant tests should be run.
I.e., None
acts like a wildcard that means run all relevant tests in this Suite
.
the Args
for this run
a Status
object that indicates when all tests and nested suites started by this method have completed, and whether or not a failure occurred.
This overloaded form of run
has been deprecated and will be removed in a future
version of ScalaTest. Please use the run
method that takes two parameters instead.
This overloaded form of run
has been deprecated and will be removed in a future
version of ScalaTest. Please use the run
method that takes two parameters instead.
This final implementation of this method constructs a Args
instance from the passed
reporter
, stopper
, filter
, configMap
, distributor
,
and tracker
, and invokes the overloaded run
method that takes two parameters,
passing in the specified testName
and the newly constructed Args
. This method
implementation enables existing code that called into the old run
method to continue to work
during the deprecation cycle. Subclasses and subtraits that overrode this method, however, will need to
be changed to use the new two-parameter form instead.
an optional name of one test to execute. If None
, all relevant tests should be executed.
I.e., None
acts like a wildcard that means execute all relevant tests in this Suite
.
the Reporter
to which results will be reported
the Stopper
that will be consulted to determine whether to stop execution early.
a Filter
with which to filter tests based on their tags
a Map
of key-value pairs that can be used by the executing Suite
of tests.
an optional Distributor
, into which to put nested Suite
s to be executed
by another entity, such as concurrently by a pool of threads. If None
, nested Suite
s will be executed sequentially.
a Tracker
tracking Ordinal
s being fired by the current thread.
Run zero to many of this Suite
's nested Suite
s.
Run zero to many of this Suite
's nested Suite
s.
If the passed distributor
is None
, this trait's
implementation of this method invokes run
on each
nested Suite
in the List
obtained by invoking nestedSuites
.
If a nested Suite
's run
method completes abruptly with an exception, this trait's implementation of this
method reports that the Suite
aborted and attempts to run the
next nested Suite
.
If the passed distributor
is defined, this trait's implementation
puts each nested Suite
into the Distributor
contained in the Some
, in the order in which the
Suite
s appear in the List
returned by nestedSuites
, passing
in a new Tracker
obtained by invoking nextTracker
on the Tracker
passed to this method.
Implementations of this method are responsible for ensuring SuiteStarting
events
are fired to the Reporter
before executing any nested Suite
, and either SuiteCompleted
or SuiteAborted
after executing any nested Suite
.
the Args
for this run
a Status
object that indicates when all nested suites started by this method have completed, and whether or not a failure occurred.
Run a test.
Run a test. This trait's implementation runs the test registered with the name specified by
testName
. Each test's name is a concatenation of the text of all describers surrounding a test,
from outside in, and the test's spec text, with one space placed between each item. (See the documenation
for testNames
for an example.)
the name of one test to execute.
the Args
for this run
a Status
object that indicates when the test started by this method has completed, and whether or not it failed .
Run zero to many of this WordSpec
's tests.
Run zero to many of this WordSpec
's tests.
This method takes a testName
parameter that optionally specifies a test to invoke.
If testName
is Some
, this trait's implementation of this method
invokes runTest
on this object, passing in:
testName
- the String
value of the testName
Option
passed
to this methodreporter
- the Reporter
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itstopper
- the Stopper
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itconfigMap
- the configMap
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itThis method takes a Set
of tag names that should be included (tagsToInclude
), and a Set
that should be excluded (tagsToExclude
), when deciding which of this Suite
's tests to execute.
If tagsToInclude
is empty, all tests will be executed
except those those belonging to tags listed in the tagsToExclude
Set
. If tagsToInclude
is non-empty, only tests
belonging to tags mentioned in tagsToInclude
, and not mentioned in tagsToExclude
will be executed. However, if testName
is Some
, tagsToInclude
and tagsToExclude
are essentially ignored.
Only if testName
is None
will tagsToInclude
and tagsToExclude
be consulted to
determine which of the tests named in the testNames
Set
should be run. For more information on trait tags, see the main documentation for this trait.
If testName
is None
, this trait's implementation of this method
invokes testNames
on this Suite
to get a Set
of names of tests to potentially execute.
(A testNames
value of None
essentially acts as a wildcard that means all tests in
this Suite
that are selected by tagsToInclude
and tagsToExclude
should be executed.)
For each test in the testName
Set
, in the order
they appear in the iterator obtained by invoking the elements
method on the Set
, this trait's implementation
of this method checks whether the test should be run based on the tagsToInclude
and tagsToExclude
Set
s.
If so, this implementation invokes runTest
, passing in:
testName
- the String
name of the test to run (which will be one of the names in the testNames
Set
)reporter
- the Reporter
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itstopper
- the Stopper
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itconfigMap
- the configMap
passed to this method, or one that wraps and delegates to itan optional name of one test to execute. If None
, all relevant tests should be executed.
I.e., None
acts like a wildcard that means execute all relevant tests in this WordSpec
.
the Args
for this run
a Status
object that indicates when all tests started by this method have completed, and whether or not a failure occurred.
Suite style name.
Suite style name.
Supports the registration of subjects.
Supports the registration of subjects.
For example, this method enables syntax such as the following:
"A Stack" should { ...
^
This function is passed as an implicit parameter to a should
method
provided in ShouldVerb
, a must
method
provided in MustVerb
, and a can
method
provided in CanVerb
. When invoked, this function registers the
subject and executes the block.
Supports the registration of subject descriptions with after words.
Supports the registration of subject descriptions with after words.
For example, this method enables syntax such as the following:
def provide = afterWord("provide")
"The ScalaTest Matchers DSL" can provide { ... } ^
This function is passed as an implicit parameter to a should
method
provided in ShouldVerb
, a must
method
provided in MustVerb
, and a can
method
provided in CanVerb
. When invoked, this function registers the
subject and executes the block.
A string ID for this Suite
that is intended to be unique among all suites reported during a run.
A string ID for this Suite
that is intended to be unique among all suites reported during a run.
This trait's
implementation of this method returns the fully qualified name of this object's class.
Each suite reported during a run will commonly be an instance of a different Suite
class,
and in such cases, this default implementation of this method will suffice. However, in special cases
you may need to override this method to ensure it is unique for each reported suite. For example, if you write
a Suite
subclass that reads in a file whose name is passed to its constructor and dynamically
creates a suite of tests based on the information in that file, you will likely need to override this method
in your Suite
subclass, perhaps by appending the pathname of the file to the fully qualified class name.
That way if you run a suite of tests based on a directory full of these files, you'll have unique suite IDs for
each reported suite.
The suite ID is intended to be unique, because ScalaTest does not enforce that it is unique. If it is not unique, then you may not be able to uniquely identify a particular test of a particular suite. This ability is used, for example, to dynamically tag tests as having failed in the previous run when rerunning only failed tests.
this Suite
object's ID.
A user-friendly suite name for this Suite
.
A user-friendly suite name for this Suite
.
This trait's
implementation of this method returns the simple name of this object's class. This
trait's implementation of runNestedSuites
calls this method to obtain a
name for Report
s to pass to the suiteStarting
, suiteCompleted
,
and suiteAborted
methods of the Reporter
.
this Suite
object's suite name.
A Map
whose keys are String
tag names to which tests in this WordSpec
belong, and values
the Set
of test names that belong to each tag.
A Map
whose keys are String
tag names to which tests in this WordSpec
belong, and values
the Set
of test names that belong to each tag. If this fixture.WordSpec
contains no tags, this method returns an empty Map
.
This trait's implementation returns tags that were passed as strings contained in Tag
objects passed to
methods test
and ignore
.
In addition, this trait's implementation will also auto-tag tests with class level annotations. For example, if you annotate @Ignore at the class level, all test methods in the class will be auto-annotated with @Ignore.
Provides a TestData
instance for the passed test name, given the passed config map.
Provides a TestData
instance for the passed test name, given the passed config map.
This method is used to obtain a TestData
instance to pass to withFixture(NoArgTest)
and withFixture(OneArgTest)
and the beforeEach
and afterEach
methods
of trait BeforeAndAfterEach
.
the name of the test for which to return a TestData
instance
the config map to include in the returned TestData
a TestData
instance for the specified test, which includes the specified config map
An immutable Set
of test names.
An immutable Set
of test names. If this fixture.WordSpec
contains no tests, this method returns an
empty Set
.
This trait's implementation of this method will return a set that contains the names of all registered tests. The set's iterator will return those names in the order in which the tests were registered. Each test's name is composed of the concatenation of the text of each surrounding describer, in order from outside in, and the text of the example itself, with all components separated by a space.
Executes the block of code passed as the second parameter, and, if it
completes abruptly with a ModifiableMessage
exception,
prepends the "clue" string passed as the first parameter to the beginning of the detail message
of that thrown exception, then rethrows it.
Executes the block of code passed as the second parameter, and, if it
completes abruptly with a ModifiableMessage
exception,
prepends the "clue" string passed as the first parameter to the beginning of the detail message
of that thrown exception, then rethrows it. If clue does not end in a white space
character, one space will be added
between it and the existing detail message (unless the detail message is
not defined).
This method allows you to add more information about what went wrong that will be reported when a test fails. Here's an example:
withClue("(Employee's name was: " + employee.name + ")") { intercept[IllegalArgumentException] { employee.getTask(-1) } }
If an invocation of intercept
completed abruptly with an exception, the resulting message would be something like:
(Employee's name was Bob Jones) Expected IllegalArgumentException to be thrown, but no exception was thrown
Run the passed test function in the context of a fixture established by this method.
Run the passed test function in the context of a fixture established by this method.
This method should set up the fixture needed by the tests of the
current suite, invoke the test function, and if needed, perform any clean
up needed after the test completes. Because the NoArgTest
function
passed to this method takes no parameters, preparing the fixture will require
side effects, such as reassigning instance var
s in this Suite
or initializing
a globally accessible external database. If you want to avoid reassigning instance var
s
you can use fixture.Suite.
This trait's implementation of runTest
invokes this method for each test, passing
in a NoArgTest
whose apply
method will execute the code of the test.
This trait's implementation of this method simply invokes the passed NoArgTest
function.
the no-arg test function to run with a fixture
This expect
method has been deprecated; Please use expectResult
instead.
This expect
method has been deprecated; Please use expectResult
instead.
To get rid of the deprecation warning, simply replace expect
with
expectResult
. The name expect
will be used for a different purposes in
a future version of ScalaTest.
This expect method has been deprecated. Please replace all invocations of expect with an identical invocation of expectResult instead.
This expect
method has been deprecated; Please use expectResult
instead.
This expect
method has been deprecated; Please use expectResult
instead.
To get rid of the deprecation warning, simply replace expect
with
expectResult
. The name expect
will be used for a different purposes in
a future version of ScalaTest.
This expect method has been deprecated. Please replace all invocations of expect with an identical invocation of expectResult instead.
A sister trait to
org.scalatest.WordSpec
that can pass a fixture object into its tests.fixture.WordSpec
in situations for whichWordSpec
would be a good choice, when all or most tests need the same fixture objects that must be cleaned up afterwords. Note:fixture.WordSpec
is intended for use in special situations, with traitWordSpec
used for general needs. For more insight into wherefixture.WordSpec
fits in the big picture, see thewithFixture(OneArgTest)
subsection of the Shared fixtures section in the documentation for traitWordSpec
.Trait
fixture.WordSpec
behaves similarly to traitorg.scalatest.WordSpec
, except that tests may have a fixture parameter. The type of the fixture parameter is defined by the abstractFixtureParam
type, which is declared as a member of this trait. This trait also declares an abstractwithFixture
method. ThiswithFixture
method takes aOneArgTest
, which is a nested trait defined as a member of this trait.OneArgTest
has anapply
method that takes aFixtureParam
. Thisapply
method is responsible for running a test. This trait'srunTest
method delegates the actual running of each test towithFixture(OneArgTest)
, passing in the test code to run via theOneArgTest
argument. ThewithFixture(OneArgTest)
method (abstract in this trait) is responsible for creating the fixture argument and passing it to the test function.Subclasses of this trait must, therefore, do three things differently from a plain old
org.scalatest.WordSpec
:FixtureParam
withFixture(OneArgTest)
methodIf the fixture you want to pass into your tests consists of multiple objects, you will need to combine them into one object to use this trait. One good approach to passing multiple fixture objects is to encapsulate them in a case class. Here's an example:
To enable the stacking of traits that define
withFixture(NoArgTest)
, it is a good idea to letwithFixture(NoArgTest)
invoke the test function instead of invoking the test function directly. To do so, you'll need to convert theOneArgTest
to aNoArgTest
. You can do that by passing the fixture object to thetoNoArgTest
method ofOneArgTest
. In other words, instead of writing “test(theFixture)
”, you'd delegate responsibility for invoking the test function to thewithFixture(NoArgTest)
method of the same instance by writing:Here's a complete example:
If a test fails, the
OneArgTest
function will complete abruptly with an exception describing the failure. To ensure clean up happens even if a test fails, you should invoke the test function from inside atry
block and do the cleanup in afinally
clause, as shown in the previous example.Sharing fixtures across classes
If multiple test classes need the same fixture, you can define the
FixtureParam
andwithFixture(OneArgTest)
implementations in a trait, then mix that trait into the test classes that need it. For example, if your application requires a database and your integration tests use that database, you will likely have many test classes that need a database fixture. You can create a "database fixture" trait that creates a database with a unique name, passes the connector into the test, then removes the database once the test completes. This is shown in the following example:Often when you create fixtures in a trait like
DbFixture
, you'll still need to enable individual test classes to "setup" a newly created fixture before it gets passed into the tests. A good way to accomplish this is to pass the newly created fixture into a setup method, likepopulateDb
in the previous example, before passing it to the test function. Classes that need to perform such setup can override the method, as doesExampleSpec
.If a test doesn't need the fixture, you can indicate that by providing a no-arg instead of a one-arg function, as is done in the third test in the previous example, “
Test code should be clear
”. In other words, instead of starting your function literal with something like “db =>
”, you'd start it with “() =>
”. For such tests,runTest
will not invokewithFixture(OneArgTest)
. It will instead directly invokewithFixture(NoArgTest)
.Both examples shown above demonstrate the technique of giving each test its own "fixture sandbox" to play in. When your fixtures involve external side-effects, like creating files or databases, it is a good idea to give each file or database a unique name as is done in these examples. This keeps tests completely isolated, allowing you to run them in parallel if desired. You could mix
ParallelTestExecution
into either of theseExampleSpec
classes, and the tests would run in parallel just fine.