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#+TITLE: *foam-extend-3.2: A guide to test harness*
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#+AUTHOR: Martin Beaudoin
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#+DATE: 5 September 2015
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#+LINK: foam-extend https://sourceforge.net/projects/openfoam-extend/
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###############################################################################
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* A guide to the foam-extend test harness
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This file is a guide to the foam-extend test harness.
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The test harness from foam-extend version 3.2 was used as a reference
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implementation for this documentation.
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The original version of this file is located at
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$WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/doc/testHarness/testHarness.org.
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A plain text version of this file is located at
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$WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/doc/testHarness/testHarness.txt.
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A MediaWiki version of this file is located at
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In case any converted versions (text, MediaWiki, etc.) of this file differ from
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the original testHarness.org file, the latter should always be considered the
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reference version. But we do appreciate your feedback and comments for improving
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this text.
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For instance, if you ever decide to improve the Mediawiki version only, please
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consider contributing your changes back to the testHarness.org file as
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well. Otherwise, your Mediawiki changes might get overwritten by an updated
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version of the .org reference file.
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** Introduction
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The foam-extend test harness scripts are based mainly on Kitware CMake/CTest
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utilities http://www.cmake.org/.
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In its current version, the test harness is designed for running the full suite
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of foam-extend tutorials, and report the fail/success results to a CDash Web
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service one can consult using a simple browser.
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The CDash Web service for foam-extend 3.2 is available here:
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http://foam-extend.sourceforge.net/CDash/index.php
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For a quick introduction of CMake/CTest, see here:
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http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake/Testing_With_CTest
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For a more complete introduction to CMake and CTest, one can also refer to the
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Kitware book `Mastering CMake: A Cross-Platform Build System`
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http://www.kitware.com/products/books.php
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For more information on Kitware CDash, see here: http://www.cdash.org/
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The rest of this document will provide suficient information so you can run the
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foam-extend test harness on your own.
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** Files location and a short description
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The foam-extend test harness is currently built from the following files:
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/CMakeLists.txt= :: This is the main CMake file driving the
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configuration of the test harness. When processed though the cmake
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utility, all the necessary Makefiles and CTest scripts will get
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generated.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake= :: This file contains the various variables
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and definitions necessary to publish your test harness results over the
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CDash Web service for foam-extend 3.2.
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- =$FOAM_SITE_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.site.cmake= :: This file allow you to override
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the values from the main $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake. This file
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should be used if you are hosting your own site CDash Web
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service.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_USER_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.user.cmake= :: This file allow you to
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override the values from the main $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake and the
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site file $FOAM\_SITE\_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.site.cmake. This file should be
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used if you are hosting your own user space personal CDash Web service.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/CMakeFiles/CMakeLists.txt= ::
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This file is a copy of the main $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CMakeLists.txt file.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/CMakeFiles/CTestConfig.cmake.foam-extend= :: This file is a copy of the main $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake file.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/CMakeFiles/Dashboard_Tutorials.cmake.in= :: This file is a template for generating the file `ctest -S` file
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$WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir/Dashboard\_Tutorials.cmake
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CMake will take care of automatically generating the Dashboard\_Tutorials.cmake file.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/CMakeFiles/FOAM_Tutorials.cmake= :: This file will configure a copy the foam-extend tutorials for running
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under the test harness. The copy will be made under
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$WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir/Allclean= :: Cleanup
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script. Will remove all the automatically generated files and directories
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for the test harness. Should be called prior to running the Allrun\_\* scripts.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir/Allrun_CMakeOnly= :: This
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script will generate all the necessary files for running the test harness
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on the foam-extend tutorials. One can then invoke `make help` to see all
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the available make options.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir/Allrun_Experimental= ::
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Same script as `Allrun\_CMakeOnly`, but will also call `make
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Experimental`.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir/Allrun_Nightly= :: Same
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script as `Allrun\_CMakeOnly`, but will also call `make Nightly`.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/scripts/AdditionalRunFunctions= :: Additional `bash` macros for the tutorial Allrun files.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/scripts/Allrun.default= ::
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Default Allrun script for the tutorial when none are provided.
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/scripts/addMissingAllrunFileToTutorial.sh= :: Bash script for adding a default Allrun file to the tutorials that do not
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have one. The test harness only run tutorials with an existing Allrun file
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/scripts/prepareCasesForOneTimeStep.sh= :: This script will modify the test cases system/controlDict in order for the
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case to run for only 1 time step
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- =$WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/scripts/prepareCasesForTestHarness.sh= :: This script will modify the test cases Allrun file so it can run properly
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under the test harness.
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** Configuring your $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/etc/prefs.sh file for the test harness
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The following environment variables are used for configuring the test
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harness. You should use your $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/etc/prefs.sh file to initialize
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these variables.
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- =CDASH_SUBMIT_LOCAL_HOST_ID= :: System identifier for the FOAM CDash test harness
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on foam-extend. By default, your system FQN/hostname will be used as the
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system identifier when publishing your test harness results on the FOAM CDash
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server on foam-extend. You can override your identifier using this environment
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variable.
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- =CDASH_SCM_INFO= :: Buildname suffix for the FOAM CDash test harness on foam-extend.
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By default, the git branch name and git revision number will be appended to the CDash build name.
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Otherwise, for users not using git, or wanting to provide additionnal
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information, simply initialize the CDASH\_SCM\_INFO with the proper information.
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- =WM_NCOMPPROCS= :: Specify the number of cores to use for the parallel execution
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of the test harness.
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- =FOAM_TUTORIALS= :: Directory where the original test cases are located. For
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foam-extend, this would be by default $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/tutorials.
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** The main dashboards : Experimental, Nightly and Continuous
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The result of a test run, reformatted for easy review, is called a
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`dashboard`. A dashboard can be submitted to a central server, like CDash. Once
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properly configured, the test harness will offer 3 main dashboards.
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- =Experimental= :: Will test the current state of the project. An experimental
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submission can be performed at any time, usually interactively from the
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current working copy of a developer.
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- =Nightly= :: Is similar to Experimental, except that the source tree will be set
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to the state it was in at a specific nightly time. This ensures that all
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`nightly` submissions correspond to the state of the project at the same
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point in time. `Nightly` builds are usually done automatically at a preset
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time of day. Nightly build will also update your source code to the latest
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available revision. So it is best not to run a Nightly dashboard on source
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code that is not yet committed.
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- =Continuous= :: Means that the source tree is updated to the latest revision,
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and a build / test cycle is performed only if any files were actually
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updated. Like `Nightly` builds, `Continuous` ones are usually done
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automatically and repeatedly in intervals.
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There are also `intermediary dashboards` that allow you to select a specific
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test harness intermediary step. The command `make help` will show you that list:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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... ContinuousBuild
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... ContinuousConfigure
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... ContinuousCoverage
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... ContinuousMemCheck
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... ContinuousStart
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... ContinuousSubmit
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... ContinuousTest
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... ContinuousUpdate
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... ExperimentalBuild
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... ExperimentalConfigure
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... ExperimentalCoverage
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... ExperimentalMemCheck
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... ExperimentalStart
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... ExperimentalSubmit
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... ExperimentalTest
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... ExperimentalUpdate
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... NightlyBuild
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... NightlyConfigure
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... NightlyCoverage
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... NightlyMemCheck
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... NightlyMemoryCheck
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... NightlyStart
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... NightlySubmit
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... NightlyTest
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... NightlyUpdate
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#+END_SRC
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- Note :: For foam-extend, the MemCheck and Coverage dashboards are not supported.
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** Running the test harness
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Running the test harness is pretty simple:
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These commands will configure and run the `Experimental` version of the test harness:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir
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./Allclean
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./Allrun_Experimental
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#+END_SRC
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To run the `Nightly` version of the test harness:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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cd $WM_PROJECT_DIR/testHarness/foam-extend/3.2/runDir
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./Allclean
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./Allrun_Nightly
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#+END_SRC
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To see the full range of available options, run the command:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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make help
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#+END_SRC
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** Selecting a subset of test cases to run
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Instead of using the `make` command to run the test harness, one can also use
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command `ctest`. The commmand `ctest` offers additionnal options to select or limit the number
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of tests to run.
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The following command will provide all the available options for ctest:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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ctest -N
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#+END_SRC
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Here is a list of useful ctest options:
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- =ctest -N= :: this command will list the available tests by their name and
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number. By default, all the tests are run in succession following the
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numerical order shown.
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- =ctest -R <regex>= :: run all the tests whose name are matching the supplied
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regular expression. For instance, to run all the tests related to cfMesh,
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one can use the following command: `ctest -R cfMesh`
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- =ctest -E <regex>= :: run all the tests, but exclude the ones whose name is
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matching the supplied regular expression. For instance, to run all the
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tests except those for cfMesh, one can use the following command: `ctest -E
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cfMesh`
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- =ctest -I [Start,End,Stride,test#,test#]= :: run individual tests by
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number. `ctest -I 3,5` will run test 3, 4 and 5. `ctest -I 4,4,,4,7,13`
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will run tests 4, 7 and 13.
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- =ctest -D dashboard= :: run a specific dashboard test. For example, the command
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`make Experimental` can be replaced by the following suite of ctest
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commands:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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ctest -D ExperimentalStart
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ctest -D ExperimentalConfigure
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ctest -D ExperimentalBuild
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ctest -D ExperimentalTest
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ctest -D ExperimentalSubmit
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#+END_SRC
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Here is a more complete example where we will configure, build, test and submit the test
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harness results, but only for the incompressible tutorials:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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ctest -D Experimental -R incompressible
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#+END_SRC
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** Browsing the CDash service
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The results of the test harness run will be published on the CDash dashboard on foam-extend.
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To see your results:
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URL : http://foam-extend.sourceforge.net/CDash/index.php?project=foam-extend-3.2
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On this interactive Web site, one can then point and click various buttons
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and menus to explore the various reports uploaded from your test harness runs.
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** Configuring the test harness for using your own site or personal CDash service
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The foam-extend source code comes with a set pre-configured parameters for
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uploading your dashboards results on the main project CDash server. One can also
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choose to host their own CDash service, either as a site service, or as a
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personnal service running in your own user space. Your CDash administrator can
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generate a file similar to $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake where all the
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necessary parameters for connecting to your local service are specified.
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In order to use your site CDash service, simply copy your site CTestConfig.cmake
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file to $FOAM\_SITE\_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.site.cmake
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In order to use your personnal CDash service, simply copy your personnal CTestConfig.cmake
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file to $WM\_PROJECT\_USER\_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.user.cmake
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As usual, your site configuration will override the default parameters from the
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main configuration file $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake.
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Likewise, your personnal configuration will override the default parameters from the
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main configuration file $WM\_PROJECT\_DIR/CTestConfig.cmake and the default
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parameters from the site file $FOAM\_SITE\_DIR/etc/CTestConfig.site.cmake.
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** New features for the test harness (foam-extend 3.2):
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- =Running the test harness in parallel= :: It is now possible to run the test
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harness in parallel over a single node or computer. The environment
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variable WM\_NCOMPPROCS will specify the number of cores to use for
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running the test harness. For `n` cores specified, `n` tutorials will
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be running in parallel on your computer. Since all the tests will
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still run on the same computer, make sure you have enough ressources to
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run `n` tutorials in parallel. Depending on the number of cores
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available, one might have to tweak some of the shell `limits`
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values. The command `ulimit -a` will show you the actual limits values
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imposed on your shell. Some limit values like `open files` (ulimit -n)
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or `max user processes` (ulimit -u) might need to be adjusted to some
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higher values. In doubt, consult with your local sysadmin.
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** Notes
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The MediaWiki version of this file was generated using the following command:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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pandoc testHarness.org -s -S -f org -t mediawiki -o testHarness.mediawiki
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#+END_SRC
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The ASCII version of this file was generated using the following command:
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#+BEGIN_SRC
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pandoc testHarness.org -N -s -S -f org -t asciidoc -o testHarness.txt
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#+END_SRC
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