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@@ -330,6 +330,33 @@ library for your script to use.
test_done
fi
+ - test_external [<prereq>] <message> <external> <script>
+
+ Execute a <script> with an <external> interpreter (like perl). This
+ was added for tests like t9700-perl-git.sh which do most of their
+ work in an external test script.
+
+ test_external \
+ 'GitwebCache::*FileCache*' \
+ "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9503/test_cache_interface.pl
+
+ If the test is outputting its own TAP you should set the
+ test_external_has_tap variable somewhere before calling the first
+ test_external* function. See t9700-perl-git.sh for an example.
+
+ # The external test will outputs its own plan
+ test_external_has_tap=1
+
+ - test_external_without_stderr [<prereq>] <message> <external> <script>
+
+ Like test_external but fail if there's any output on stderr,
+ instead of checking the exit code.
+
+ test_external_without_stderr \
+ 'Perl API' \
+ "$PERL_PATH" "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t9700/test.pl
+
+
Tips for Writing Tests
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