1 APPLICATION Release Notes

If the init_per_testcase/2 function fails, the test case now gets marked and counted as auto skipped, not user skipped (which would previously happen).

Own Id: OTP-8289

The documentation is now built with open source tools (xsltproc and fop) that exists on most platforms. One visible change is that the frames are removed.

Own Id: OTP-8201
It is now possible to fail a test case from the end_per_testcase/2 function, by returning {fail,Reason}.

Own Id: OTP-8284
It is now possible to fail a test case by having the end_tc/3 framework function return {fail,Reason} for the test case.

Own Id: OTP-8285
The test_server framework API (e.g. the end_tc/3 function) has been modified. See the test_server_ctrl documentation for details.

Own Id: OTP-8286 Aux Id: OTP-8285, OTP-8287

When running a suite starting with a test case group, Test Server crashed if init_per_suite/1 exited or returned skip. This has been fixed.

Own Id: OTP-8105 Aux Id: OTP-8089

Various updates and fixes in Common Test and Test Server.

Own Id: OTP-8045 Aux Id: OTP-8089,OTP-8105,OTP-8163
Errors in coverage data collection and analysis were difficult to detect. The logging has been improved so that more information about e.g. imported and missing modules is printed to the html log files.

Own Id: OTP-8163 Aux Id: seq11374
The Common Test HTML overview pages have been improved. It is now possible to see if a test case has been skipped explicitly or because a configuration function has failed. Also, the history page (all_runs.html) now has scrolling text displaying the test names. The old format (showing names as a truncated string) can still be generated by means of the flag/option 'basic_html'.

Own Id: OTP-8177

Various corrections and improvements of Common Test and Test Server.

Own Id: OTP-7981

The conf case in Test Server has been extended with properties that make it possible to execute test cases in parallel, in sequence and in shuffled order. It is now also possible to repeat test cases according to different criterias. The properties can be combined, making it possible to e.g. repeat a conf case a certain number of times and execute the test cases in different (random) order every time. The properties are specified in a list in the conf case definition: {conf, Properties, InitCase, TestCases, EndCase}. The available properties are: parallel, sequence, shuffle, repeat, repeat_until_all_ok, repeat_until_any_ok, repeat_until_any_fail, repeat_until_all_fail.

Own Id: OTP-7511 Aux Id: OTP-7839
The test server starts Cover on nodes of the same version as the test server itself only.

Own Id: OTP-7699
The Erlang mode for Emacs has been updated with new and modified skeletons for Common Test and TS. Syntax for test case groups in Common Test (and conf cases with properties in TS) has been added and a new minimal Common Test suite skeleton has been introduced.

Own Id: OTP-7856

The step functionality in Common Test (based on interaction with Debugger) was broken. This has been fixed, and some new step features have also been added. Please see the Common Test User's Guide for details.

Own Id: OTP-7800 Aux Id: seq11106

When a testcase terminated due to a timetrap, io sent to the group leader from framework:end_tc/3 (using ct:pal/2/3 or ct:log/2/3) would cause deadlock. This has been fixed.

Own Id: OTP-7447 Aux Id: seq11010

Various updates and improvements, plus some minor bug fixes, have been implemented in Common Test and Test Server.

Own Id: OTP-7112
It is now possible, by means of the new function ct:abort_current_testcase/1 or test_server_ctrl:abort_current_testcase/1, to abort the currently executing test case.

Own Id: OTP-7518 Aux Id: OTP-7112

erlang:system_info/1 now accepts the logical_processors, and debug_compiled arguments. For more info see the, erlang(3) documentation.

The scale factor returned by test_server:timetrap_scale_factor/0 is now also effected if the emulator uses a larger amount of scheduler threads than the amount of logical processors on the system.

Own Id: OTP-7175

When init_per_suite or end_per_suite terminated due to runtime failure, test_server failed to format the line number information properly and crashed. This error has now been fixed.

Own Id: OTP-7091

Test Server is a portable test server for automated application testing. The server can run test suites on local or remote targets and log progress and results to HTML pages. The main purpose of Test Server is to act as engine inside customized test tools. A callback interface for such framework applications is provided.

Own Id: OTP-6989