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authorGravatar mitchell <70453897+orbitalquark@users.noreply.github.com>2021-01-22 15:06:14 -0500
committerGravatar mitchell <70453897+orbitalquark@users.noreply.github.com>2021-01-22 15:06:14 -0500
commitc5aa8f8dec9611828b6972bc1a72cc8571eab36a (patch)
tree378495ef33fcb848782e1a5b6492c9751affa262 /docs/manual.md
parent3cca0f2b2af03e7df8ec28231582bb3bf08042fc (diff)
Added `textadept.run.test()` and `textadept.run.test_commands`.
This enables the running of project tests.
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
3. [User Interface](#user-interface)
4. [Working with Files and Projects](#working-with-files-and-projects)
5. [Adept Editing](#adept-editing)
-6. [Compile, Run, and Build](#compile-run-and-build)
+6. [Compile, Run, Build, and Test](#compile-run-build-and-test)
7. [Modules](#modules)
8. [Themes](#themes)
9. [Scripting](#scripting)
@@ -1272,17 +1272,18 @@ outside that mode until the mode is unset (e.g. Vim-style modal editing). The
[keys documentation]: api.html#keys
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-### Compile, Run, and Build
+### Compile, Run, Build, and Test
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Textadept knows most of the commands that compile and/or run code in source
-files. It also knows some of the commands that build projects. Textadept
-recognizes many of the warning and error messages emitted by those commands and
-marks them as they occur in compile/run/build output. Double-clicking on a line
-with a warning or error jumps to its source.
+files. It also knows some of the commands that build projects, and you can tell
+the editor how to run your project's test suite. Textadept recognizes many of
+the warning and error messages emitted by those commands and marks them as they
+occur in compile/run/build/test output. Double-clicking on a line with a warning
+or error jumps to its source.
The following key bindings apply for compiling and running source files, and
-for building projects:
+for building projects and running tests:
* Compile the current file via `Ctrl+Shift+R` on Windows, Linux, and BSD, `⌘⇧R`
on macOS, and `M-^R` in the terminal version.
@@ -1295,9 +1296,11 @@ for building projects:
command and press `Enter` or click `OK`.
* Build the current project via `Ctrl+Shift+B` on Windows, Linux, and BSD, `⌘⇧B`
on macOS, and `M-^B` in the terminal version.
-* Stop the currently running compile, run, or build process via `Ctrl+Shift+X`
- on Windows, Linux, and BSD, `⌘⇧X` on macOS, and `M-^X` in the terminal
- version.
+* Run tests for the current project via `Ctrl+Shift+T` on Windows, Linux, and
+ BSD, `⌘⇧T` on macOS, and `M-^T` in the terminal version.
+* Stop the currently running compile, run, build, or test process via
+ `Ctrl+Shift+X` on Windows, Linux, and BSD, `⌘⇧X` on macOS, and `M-^X` in the
+ terminal version.
* Jump to the source of the next recognized warning or error via `Ctrl+Alt+E` on
Windows, Linux, and BSD, `^⌘E` on macOS, and `M-X` in the terminal version.
* Jump to the source of the previously recognized warning or error via
@@ -1308,25 +1311,26 @@ for building projects:
![Runtime Error](images/runerror.png)
-When you execute a compile, run, or build command, that command's output is
-printed to a temporary buffer in real-time. You can configure Textadept to print
-output in the background by setting [`textadept.run.run_in_background`][]. For
-example, in your *~/.textadept/init.lua*:
+When you execute a compile, run, build, or test command, that command's output
+is printed to a temporary buffer in real-time. You can configure Textadept to
+print output in the background by setting [`textadept.run.run_in_background`][].
+For example, in your *~/.textadept/init.lua*:
textadept.run.run_in_background = true
-You can change or add compile, run, and build commands by modifying the
-[`textadept.run.compile_commands`][], [`textadept.run.run_commands`][], and
-[`textadept.run.build_commands`][] tables, respectively. You can add Lua
-patterns that recognize warning and error output by modifying the
-[`textadept.run.error_patterns`][] table. For example, in your
-*~/.textadept/init.lua*:
+You can change or add compile, run, build, and test commands by modifying the
+[`textadept.run.compile_commands`][], [`textadept.run.run_commands`][],
+[`textadept.run.build_commands`][], and [`textadept.run.test_commands`][]
+tables, respectively. You can add Lua patterns that recognize warning and error
+output by modifying the [`textadept.run.error_patterns`][] table. For example,
+in your *~/.textadept/init.lua*:
textadept.run.compile_commands.foo = 'foo "%f"'
textadept.run.run_commands.foo = './"%e"'
textadept.run.error_patterns.foo = {'^(.-):(%d+): (.+)$'} -- bar.foo:1: oops
textadept.run.build_commands['/path/to/project'] = 'make -C src -j4'
+ textadept.run.test_commands['/path/to/project'] = 'lua tests.lua'
**Tip:** you can set compile and run commands on a per-filename basis, and these
commands can contain arguments so that you do not have to invoke
@@ -1336,6 +1340,7 @@ commands can contain arguments so that you do not have to invoke
[`textadept.run.compile_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.compile_commands
[`textadept.run.run_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.run_commands
[`textadept.run.build_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.build_commands
+[`textadept.run.test_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.test_commands
[`textadept.run.error_patterns`]: api.html#textadept.run.error_patterns
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