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This is a regression tester for http.
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The summary
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1) start the server, with python server.py
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2) Get a file of all tests available by getting http://localhost:8000/
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3) Use that file as an argument to mozilla -f (this requires either a
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debug build or a build with --enable-perf-metrics)
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4) Look at the results of http://localhost:8000/id/report
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Detail
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Each run gets a unique ID number, which is used to map a test run to a
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database of results. Every test (which lives in the tests/ directory) is
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enumerated in step 2. Adding a new test is as simple as just creating the
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directory and addiing the appropriate files.
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Test format
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Each test must have a config file, which is simply a list of all the files
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which will be requested, in order. Each file (x) can either be present in
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the directory as that name, in which case the contents will be sent to the
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browser, or as x.headers and (optionally) x.body.
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The headers file has a first line which is the response code, and then any
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subsequent lines are header: value pairs. If the body file is not present,
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the test server will construct a one line response. This is useful for
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testing mozilla's response to headers (see the responses/ subdirectory of
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tests for examples)
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Advanced tests
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The default definition of a tests's 'success' is that all the files are
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retreived in the correct order. This can be overridden on a per test
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basis. For example, the referer test additionally checks that a
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referer header was sent.
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To do this, a file called tester.py must exist in the test's directory.
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This class must provide an object called tester, which is used by the
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driver code instead of the default tester. This default tester is
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automatically present in the file's namespace under the name 'BaseTester'.
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This means that it can be inherited from in order to only override certain
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functionality.
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The routines in the default tester are documented in BaseTest.py. The most
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common routine which needs to be extended in verify_request. For an
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example, see the referer test.
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Bradley Baetz <bbaetz@netscape.com>, <bbaetz@cs.mcgill.ca>
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