NAME¶

dbus-test-runner - run multiple tasks under an independent DBus session bus

SYNOPSIS¶

dbus-test-runner
[ options ]

DESCRIPTION¶

dbus-test-runner is a simple little executable for running a couple of programs under a new DBus session.

Use this DBus tool for unit testing of code that accesses DBus at runtime.

HELP OPTIONS¶

dbus-test-runner accepts the following help options on the command line:

-h, --help

Display a short help text with application and help command line options and exit.

--help-all

Display the full list of available command line options (help, task control, application) and exit.

--help-task-control

Display options that are used to control how the task is handled by the test runner.

TASK CONTROL OPTIONS¶

dbus-test-runner accepts the following task control options on the command line:

-t, --task=<executable>

Defines a new task to run under our private DBus session.

-n, --task-name=<name>

A string to label output from the previously defined task. Defaults to taskN.

--task-bus={session|system|both}

Configures which bus the task expects to connect to. Default: both

-r, --ignore-return

Do not use the return value of the task to calculate whether the test passes or fails.

-i, --inverteturn

Invert the return value of the task before calculating whether the test passes or fails.

-p, --parameter

Add a parameter to the call of this utility. May be called as many times as you'd like.

-f, --wait-for=<dbus-name>

A dbus-name that should appear on the bus before this task is started

-c, --wait-until-complete

Signal that we should wait until this task exits even if we don't need the return value

APPLICATION OPTIONS¶

dbus-test-runner accepts the following application options on the command line:

--dbus-daemon=<executable>

Path to the DBus daemon to use. Defaults to 'dbus-daemon'.

-d, --dbus-config=<config_file>

Configuration file for newly created DBus server. Defaults to '/usr/share/dbus-test-runner/session.conf'.

--bustle-monitor=<executable>

Path to the Bustle DBus Monitor to use. Defaults to 'bustle-dbus-monitor'.

-b, --bustle-data=<data_file>

A file to write out data from the bustle logger to.

-m, --max-wait=<seconds>

The maximum amount of time the test runner will wait for the test to complete. Default is 30 seconds.

--keep-env

Whether to propagate the execution environment to the dbus-server and all the services activated by it. By default the environment is cleared.

--bus-type={session|system|both}

Configures which buses are represented by the tool to the tasks. Default: session

SEE ALSO¶

http://launchpad.net/dbus-test-runner

AUTHOR¶

This manual has been written for the Debian project by Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> and may be used by others.