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