Testsuite: output changes resulting

[exim.git] / test / README

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
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--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -696,6 +696,17 @@ be replaced by the local host's name. Long commands can be continued over
 several lines by using \ as a continuation character. This does *not* apply to
 data lines.
 
 several lines by using \ as a continuation character. This does *not* apply to
 data lines.
 

+A line with a leading number followed by a space and then an uppercase
+word, equals character, value sets an expected return code as above
+plus an environment variable.  Example:
+
+  255 TZ=GB
+  exim_msgdate -l -u -z -localhost_number=20 000000 1PANS3 ZZZZZZ
+  ****
+
+
+
+

 Here follows a list of supported commands. They can be divided into two groups:
 
 
 Here follows a list of supported commands. They can be divided into two groups:
 
 


@@ -747,6 +758,12 @@ This command runs the exigrep utility with the given data (the search pattern)
 on the current mainlog file.
 
 
 on the current mainlog file.
 
 

+  exiqgrep <data>
+
+This command runs the exiqgrep utility with the given options
+on the current spool directory.
+
+

   gnutls
 
 This command is present at the start of all but one of the tests that use
   gnutls
 
 This command is present at the start of all but one of the tests that use


@@ -814,6 +831,14 @@ are still in existence at the end of the run (for messages that were not
 delivered) are not compared with saved versions.
 
 
 delivered) are not compared with saved versions.
 
 

+  no_munge
+
+If this command is encountered anywhere in the script, the output is not
+munged before it is compared with a saved version.
+This option allows meaningful tests of the exim_msgdate utility;
+without it all date comparison checks would succeed.
+
+

   no_stderr_check
 
 If this command is encountered anywhere in the script, the stderr output from
   no_stderr_check
 
 If this command is encountered anywhere in the script, the stderr output from


@@ -862,15 +887,21 @@ The remaining commands are followed by data lines for their standard input,
 terminated by four asterisks ("****"). Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 
 terminated by four asterisks ("****"). Even if no data is required for the particular
 usage, the asterisks must be given.
 

-If the input line starts with '>>> ', this prefix and any trailing spaces
-(including line feed) are removed. The reminder is processed with Perl's
-string eval() function, effectivly evaluatiing escape sequences like
-'\x41', or '\r'.  If you need a line feed there, you need to encode it
-according to your needs.
+If the input line starts with ':<cmd>:', this prefix is removed and the
+line is processed by the runtest script before sending. The following
+commands are recognised:

 
 

-If the input line starts with '\>>> ', the backslash is removed and the
-rest of the line is passed as input. This is used by the client tool,
-which understands the '>>> ' prefix for similar processing.
+- "eval": process the reset of the line with Perl's string eval()
+  function. This can be used to send arbitrary data by encoding it as
+  escape sequences (e.g. "\x41\101"). If you need a line ending, you have
+  to append it accordingly (e.g. "\r\n").
+
+- "noeol": do not terminate the data sent to the application with an end
+  of line character.
+
+- "sleep": interpret the rest of the line as an integer and sleep for
+  that number of seconds before proceeding. No data will be output to
+  the application.

 
 
   background
 
 
   background


@@ -1056,10 +1087,7 @@ Lines in client scripts are of several kinds:
 
 (5) ">>> ": If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is input to be sent to the server.  Backslash escaping is done as
 
 (5) ">>> ": If a line begins with three '>' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is input to be sent to the server.  Backslash escaping is done as

-    described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent. As the runtest's 
-    input processing catches the '>>> ' for its string eval, you may
-    want to escape from this first stage processing by prefixing your
-    line with '\'.
+    described below, but no trailing "\r\n" is sent.

 
 (6) "<<< ": If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted into the script
 
 (6) "<<< ": If a line begin with three '<' characters and a space, the rest of the
     line is a filename; the content of the file is inserted into the script


@@ -1116,13 +1144,16 @@ are of the following kinds:
 (2) A line that starts with "*sleep" specifies a number of seconds to wait
     before proceeding.
 
 (2) A line that starts with "*sleep" specifies a number of seconds to wait
     before proceeding.
 

-(3) A line containing "*eof" specifies that the client is expected to close
+(3) A line containing "*data" and a number specifies that the client is
+    expected to send that many byte; the server discards them
+
+(4) A line containing "*eof" specifies that the client is expected to close

     the connection at this point.
 
     the connection at this point.
 

-(4) A line containing just '.' specifies that the client is expected to send
+(5) A line containing just '.' specifies that the client is expected to send

     many lines, terminated by one that contains just a dot.
 
     many lines, terminated by one that contains just a dot.
 

-(5) Otherwise, the line defines the start of an input line that the client
+(6) Otherwise, the line defines the start of an input line that the client

     is expected to send. To allow for lines that start with digits, the line
     may start with '<', which is not taken as part of the input data. If the
     lines starts with '<<' then only the characters are expected; no return-
     is expected to send. To allow for lines that start with digits, the line
     may start with '<', which is not taken as part of the input data. If the
     lines starts with '<<' then only the characters are expected; no return-