[PULL,14/21] docs/devel/testing: add instruction to run a single acceptance test

Commit Message

Philippe Mathieu-Daudé Sept. 27, 2021, 5:02 p.m. UTC

From: Willian Rampazzo <[e-mail]>

Add instructions to the Acceptance tests section about running a
single test file or a test within the test file.

Signed-off-by: Willian Rampazzo <[e-mail]>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <[e-mail]>
Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
---
 docs/devel/testing.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

Patch

diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst
index d1841e35d57..c9f6b97f876 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst
@@ -754,6 +754,34 @@  may be invoked by running:
 
   tests/venv/bin/avocado run $OPTION1 $OPTION2 tests/acceptance/
 
+Note that if ``make check-acceptance`` was not executed before, it is
+possible to create the Python virtual environment with the dependencies
+needed running:
+
+ .. code::
+
+  make check-venv
+
+It is also possible to run tests from a single file or a single test within
+a test file. To run tests from a single file within the build tree, use:
+
+ .. code::
+
+  tests/venv/bin/avocado run tests/acceptance/$TESTFILE
+
+To run a single test within a test file, use:
+
+ .. code::
+
+  tests/venv/bin/avocado run tests/acceptance/$TESTFILE:$TESTCLASS.$TESTNAME
+
+Valid test names are visible in the output from any previous execution
+of Avocado or ``make check-acceptance``, and can also be queried using:
+
+ .. code::
+
+  tests/venv/bin/avocado list tests/acceptance
+
 Manual Installation
 -------------------