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| -rw-r--r-- | t/README | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | t/test-lib.sh | 13 |
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@@ -548,6 +548,19 @@ library for your script to use. ... ' + - test_pause + + This command is useful for writing and debugging tests and must be + removed before submitting. It halts the execution of the test and + spawns a shell in the trash directory. Exit the shell to continue + the test. Example: + + test_expect_success 'test' ' + git do-something >actual && + test_pause && + test_cmp expected actual + ' + Prerequisites ------------- diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh index a65dfc7ea9..709a30067e 100644 --- a/t/test-lib.sh +++ b/t/test-lib.sh @@ -329,6 +329,19 @@ test_tick () { export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE GIT_AUTHOR_DATE } +# Stop execution and start a shell. This is useful for debugging tests and +# only makes sense together with "-v". +# +# Be sure to remove all invocations of this command before submitting. + +test_pause () { + if test "$verbose" = t; then + "$SHELL_PATH" <&6 >&3 2>&4 + else + error >&5 "test_pause requires --verbose" + fi +} + # Call test_commit with the arguments "<message> [<file> [<contents>]]" # # This will commit a file with the given contents and the given commit |