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diff --git a/tests/FILEFORMAT b/tests/FILEFORMAT new file mode 100644 index 000000000..de410d0ee --- /dev/null +++ b/tests/FILEFORMAT @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ + The file format of the test suite is a very simple and extendable format. All +data for a single test case resides in a single ASCII file. Labels mark the +beginning and the end of all sections. Each label must be written in its own +line and is resembling XML/HTML. + + Each file is split up in three main sections: reply, client and verify. The +reply section is used for the server to know what to send as a reply for the +requests curl sends, the client section defines how the client should behave +while the verify section defines how to verify that the data stored after a +command has been run ended up correctly. + + Each main section has a number of available subsections that can be +specified, that will be checked/used if specified. This document includes all +the subsections currently supported. + +<reply> +<data> +data to sent to the client on its request +</data> +<datacheck> +if the data is sent but this is what should be checked afterwards +</datacheck> +<size> +number to return on a ftp SIZE command +</size> +</reply> + +<client> +<name> +test case description +</name> +<command> +command line to run, there's a bunch of %variables that get replaced +accordingly. more about them elsewhere +</command> +<file name="log/filename"> +this creates the named file with this content before the test case is run +which is useful if the test case needs a file to act on. +</file> +</client> + +<verify> +<errorcode> +numerical error code curl is supposed to return +</errorcode> +<protocol> +the protocol dump curl should transmit +</protocol> +<upload> +the contents of the upload data curl should have sent +</upload> +</verify> |