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# 6 Examples

### 6.1 Test suite

    -module(my_SUITE).

    -export([all/1,
             not_started/1, not_started_func1/1, not_started_func2/1,
             start/1, stop/1,
             func1/1, func2/1
            ]).

    -export([init_per_testcase/2, end_per_testcase/2]).

    -include("test_server.hrl").

    -define(default_timeout, ?t:minutes(1)).

    init_per_testcase(_Case, Config) ->
        ?line Dog=?t:timetrap(?default_timeout),
        [{watchdog, Dog}|Config].
    end_per_testcase(_Case, Config) ->
        Dog=?config(watchdog, Config),
        ?t:timetrap_cancel(Dog),
        ok.

    all(suite) ->
        %% Test specification on test suite level
        [not_started,
         {conf, start, [func1, func2], stop}].

    not_started(suite) ->
        %% Test specification on test case level
        [not_started_func1, not_started_func2];
    not_started(doc) ->
        ["Testing all functions when application is not started"].
    %% No execution clause unless the specification clause returns [].

    not_started_func1(suite) ->
        [];
    not_started_func1(doc) ->
        ["Testing function 1 when application is not started"].
    not_started_func1(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line {error, not_started} = myapp:func1(dummy_ref,1),
        ?line {error, not_started} = myapp:func1(dummy_ref,2),
        ok.

    not_started_func2(suite) ->
        [];
    not_started_func2(doc) ->
        ["Testing function 2 when application is not started"].
    not_started_func2(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line {error, not_started} = myapp:func2(dummy_ref,1),
        ?line {error, not_started} = myapp:func2(dummy_ref,2),
        ok.

    %% No specification clause needed for an init function in a conf case!!!
    start(doc) ->
        ["Testing start of my application."];
    start(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line Ref = myapp:start(),
        case erlang:whereis(my_main_process) of
          Pid when pid(Pid) ->
             [{myapp_ref,Ref}|Config];
          undefined ->
             %% Since this is the init function in a conf case, the rest of the
             %% cases in the conf case will be skipped if this case fails.
             ?t:fail("my_main_process did not start")
        end.

    func1(suite) ->
        [];
    func1(doc) ->
        ["Test that func1 returns ok when argument is 1 and error if argument is 2"];
    func1(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line Ref = ?config(myapp_ref,Config),
        ?line ok = myapp:func1(Ref,1),
        ?line error = myapp:func1(Ref,2),
        ok.

    func2(suite) ->
        [];
    func2(doc) ->
        ["Test that func1 returns ok when argument is 3 and error if argument is 4"];
    func2(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line Ref = ?config(myapp_ref,Config),
        ?line ok = myapp:func2(Ref,3),
        ?line error = myapp:func2(Ref,4),
        ok.

    %% No specification clause needed for a cleanup function in a conf case!!!
    stop(doc) ->
        ["Testing termination of my application"];
    stop(Config) when list(Config) ->
        ?line Ref = ?config(myapp_ref,Config),
        ?line ok = myapp:stop(Ref),
        case erlang:whereis(my_main_process) of
          undefined ->
             lists:keydelete(myapp_ref,1,Config);
          Pid when pid(Pid) ->
             ?t:fail("my_main_process did not stop")
        end.

### 6.2 Test specification file

myapp.spec:

    {topcase, {dir, "../myapp_test"}}. % Test specification on top level

myapp.spec.vxworks:

    {topcase, {dir, "../myapp_test"}}. % Test specification on top level
    {skip,{my_SUITE,func2,"Not applicable on VxWorks"}}.