classobj Test_finder

Find and load unit test classes as a hierarchy of TestSuites and TestCases.

The class provides functions for running or returning the resulting TestSuite and requires a root directory to start searching from.

TestCases are identified by the class name matching a pattern (pattern_string).

Instance Methods

__init__(self, root_path=None, pattern_list=[])
Initialise the unit test finder.

scan_paths(self)
Scan directories and paths for unit test classes and load them into TestSuites.

Class Variables

suite = <unittest.suite.TestSuite tests=[]>
The root test suite to which testSuites and cases are added.

Method Details

__init__(self, root_path=None, pattern_list=[])
(Constructor)

Initialise the unit test finder.

Parameters:

• root_path (str) - The path to starts searching for unit tests from, all sub directories and files are searched.
• pattern_list (list of str) - A list of regular expression patterns which identify a file as one containing a unit test TestCase.