diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/markdown')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/markdown/Contributing.md | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/markdown/Contributing.md b/docs/markdown/Contributing.md index 8a24e0b..34cd8ca 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Contributing.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Contributing.md @@ -334,6 +334,27 @@ If a tool is specified, it has to be present in the environment, and the version requirement must be fulfilled match. Otherwise, the entire test is skipped (including every element in the test matrix). +#### stdout + +The `stdout` key contains a list of dicts, describing the expected stdout. + +Each dict contains the following keys: + +- `line` +- `match` (optional) + +Each item in the list is matched, in order, against the remaining actual stdout +lines, after any previous matches. If the actual stdout is exhausted before +every item in the list is matched, the expected output has not been seen, and +the test has failed. + +The `match` element of the dict determines how the `line` element is matched: + +| Type | Description | +| -------- | ----------------------- | +| `literal` | Literal match (default) | +| `re` | regex match | + ### Skipping integration tests Meson uses several continuous integration testing systems that have slightly |