How To Use Test Runner
The Test Runner brings nUnit style functionality to Linx, making regression testing of a Linx solution easier.
The Test Runner console can also be used to run these tests.
Test Project
The test runner will execute tests created in a Test Project. To add a Test Project, right-click on the Solution and select “Add Test Project.”
Tests are added to a Test Project by adding functions and setting their type. Functions added to a Test Project have the following types:
Function – a standard Linx function ignored by the test runner
One-time setup – runs once before tests run
One-time teardown – runs once after tests finish
Setup – runs before every test
Teardown – runs after every test
Test – a test
Test, setup, teardown, one-time setup, and one-time teardown functions can be added anywhere in a Test Project. The Test Runner executes test functions in the following order:
Execute one-time setup functions in parent folders starting from the project root and working down.
For each folder:
Execute one-time setup functions
For each test function:
Execute setup functions
Execute the test function
Execute teardown functions
For each sub-folder, repeat 2
Execute one-time teardown functions
Execute one-time teardown functions in parent folders, starting with the parent and working up.
Multiple setup or one-time setup functions in the same folder execute alphabetically.
Multiple teardown or one-time teardown functions in the same folder execute in reverse alphabetical order.
If any setup or one-time setup function fails, the test run for the folder stops.
Multiple tests in the same folder may run in any order.
Executing tests
To run tests, right-click on any test function or folder that contains tests and select "Run Tests". If you select a folder or the Test Project, all the tests it contains, including those in subfolders, will run.
See the results of tests in the Test Explorer. Here you can also see the error if a test failed.
Start and Stop a Service
Use the StartService and StopService functions to start or stop a Linx service. Services are typically started in setup functions and stopped in teardown functions.
Setup and Teardown Data
Setup and teardown functions can pass data to downstream setup, teardown, or test functions. To emit data, add a result to the emitting function. To consume the value, add a parameter with the same name and type to the consuming function.
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