[Zope-Coders] Re: autotest.py / ZConfig questions

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Chris Withers writes:
 > How would I do this using a command line option and ZConfig's command-line 
 > override support for autotest.py?

I've just added the support for that in the script; you can use:

    python autotest.py -X email/to=someone at example.com

 > Does autotest.py limit the size of the email sent?
 > If not, lemme know, and I'll make it do so :-)

It most certainly does not.  I'm not at all convinced having it
throttle the email size is a good thing:  If there's an error, the
output can actually help determine what went wrong.

 > > - allow you to override test.py parameters (so you can send -vv)
 > 
 > Again, how can I alter autotest.py to use ZConfig's command line override 
 > support so that you can override the unit->test->script?

If you have only one <unit> with one <test>, use:

    python autotest.py -X unit/test/script='test.py -vv'

If you're using names for the units and the tests, the basic formula
is:

    python autotest.py -X <unitname>/<testname>/script='test.py -vv'


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.  <fred at zope.com>
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