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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Each test case consists of: * a set of command line arguments, not including the command name (`foo.args`) - each argument is on its own line +* alternatively, a script to run the command, in case that's easier + (`foo.script`) * the file fed to standard input (`foo.stdin`) * the expected output to the standard output (`foo.stdout`) * the expected output to the standard error (`foo.stderr`) @@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ or several such directories, and it does the following: - execute `setup` - execute `foo.setup` - execute the command, giving it command line arguments from - `foo.args`, and redirecting standard input to come from `foo.stdin` + `foo.args`, or by running `foo.script`, + and redirecting standard input to come from `foo.stdin` - capture standard output and error and exit codes - execute `foo.teardown` - execute `teardown` @@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ to achieve. The shell scripts may use the following environment variables: * `DATADIR`: a temporary directory where files may be created by the test +* `COMMAND`: the command to be run; it is an absolute pathname In addition, the `foo.args` files can use Pythonic string expansion: |