Arjuna’s Command Line Interface as pytest plugin

-h or --help

You can check the available options using -h or --help switch:

pytest -h

The command line options specific to Arjuna are listed under “Arjuna Test Automation Framework” heading.

Specifying Test Project

  • --project: Valid absolute path of an existing Arjuna test project.
    • If not provided, then value of “–rootdir” option from pytest is used.

    • If –rootdir is also not provided, then the current working directory is used.

Note:

pytest determines root directory in various ways. If you are facing difficulties with test discovery, try the following: * If your IDE provisions it, set the current working directory to test project root directory. * Cd into the project root * Add these to command line: –project . -c pytest.ini

Controlling Test Selection

Running All Tests in the Project

This is the default. If you do not provide any of the selectors in the next sections, all tests in the project are run.

Running Tests Based on Selection Rules

You can precisely control which test are to be run by using selection rules.

You can use the following shortcut rules from the CLI (Refer Shortcut Rules for Test Package, Module and Function Names for more details)

  • --ipack: One or more names/patterns for including test packages. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

  • --epack: One or more names/patterns for excluding test packages. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

  • --imod: One or more names/patterns for including test modules. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

  • --emod: One or more names/patterns for excluding test modules. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

  • --itest: One or more names/patterns for including test functions. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

  • --etest: One or more names/patterns for excluding test functions. Each pattern is provided as a separate option-pattern pair.

You can also provide custom rules for test selection (Refer Test Selection Rules and Using Custom Test Selection Rules for more details)

  • --irule: One or more rules for including test functions. Each rule is provided as a separate option-pattern pair. Test Function is included if any of the inclusion rules matches.

  • --erule: One or more rules for excluding test functions. Each rule is provided as a separate option-pattern pair. Test Function is excluded if any of the exclusion rules matches. Evaluated before any inclusion rules.

For example, the following command will run all test packages whose name contains smoke:

pytest -p arjuna --project path/to-proj_name --ipack smoke
Note:

pytest determines root directory in various ways. If you are facing difficulties with test discovery, try the following: * If your IDE provisions it, set the current working directory to test project root directory. * Cd into the project root * Add these to command line: –project . -c pytest.ini

Running Tests Based on Test Group Definition

For most common needs, providing rules directly in the CLI should suffice. However, Arjuna also gives you a provision to define re-usable rules in the form of one of more Test Group definitions.

A test group represents a re-usable, yet indvidually runnable test selection unit in Arjuna. It defines: * What all tests should be run by defining selection rules * What is the reference configuation for these tests

Groups are defined in <Project root directory>/config/groups.yaml file. For example:

gp1:
    conf: data1_env1
    imod:
        - check_delegate_1

gp2:
    conf: data2_env2
    imod:
        - check_delegate_2
  • Each group is mentioned as a label e.g. gp1

  • conf is used to specify the reference configuration. This value is overriden by command line option “–rconf” if provided.

  • It can include one or more of selection rules e.g. imod just like command line and provide one or more rules as a YAML list. (Refer Test Selection Rules and Using Custom Test Selection Rules for more details)

You can now a specific test group by providing the --group option in CLI:

pytest -p arjuna --project path/to-proj_name --group gp1
Note:

pytest determines root directory in various ways. If you are facing difficulties with test discovery, try the following: * If your IDE provisions it, set the current working directory to test project root directory. * Cd into the project root * Add these to command line: –project . -c pytest.ini

Controlling Test Reporting

  • --rid : The id/name of this test run. It is mrun by default. Run ID is used to create the report directory name.

  • --otype: Report formats for test report generation. Allowed values are XML and HTML. Each value is provided as a separate option value pair.

  • --update: Instructs Arjuna to use the run id without appending timestap to it. It is very helpful to us this during script development as for every run a new report directory is not created.

Refer Test Reporting to learn more about test reporting in Arjuna.

Performing a Dry Run

  • --dry-run: Does a dry run. Tests are not executed. Behavior depends on the type passed as argument.
    • SHOW_TESTS - enumerate tests.

    • SHOW_PLAN - enumerates tests fixtures.

    • CREATE_RES - Create all resources and emuerates tests.

Specifying Reference Configuration

  • --rconf: Run/Reference Configuration name.

Refer Handling Configuration Options to learn more about test configuration and concept of Reference Configuration in Arjuna.

Providing Arjuna Options and/or User Defined Options

You can provide Arjuna options allowed in CLI (refer Options Overridable via Command Line) and any custom user defined user options via CLI using the following switches:

  • --ao: Provide any arjuna option as a key value pair. Highest precedence amongst all ways of configurations. Superimposed on all configurations that Arjuna creates. You can provide any number of these switches.

  • --uo: Provide any user option as a key value pair. Highest precedence amongst all ways of configurations. Superimposed on all configurations that Arjuna creates. You can provide any number of these switches.

These option values will override every single configuration created by Arjuna by any means.

Controlling Logging Level

  • --display-level to control which log messages are displayed on console. Default is INFO.

  • --logger-level to control which log messages are logged in log file. Default is DEBUG.

Refer Logging to know more about logging in Arjuna.

Linking Other Arjuna Test Projects to Your Project

  • --link: Link other Arjuna test projects to current project.

Refer Can I Make an Arjuna Test Project depend on another Arjuna Test Project? for more details.