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Hey folks,

I have contributed some new cool feature for you to the cake branch. A testsuite shell that allows you to run your tests from the commandline. It allows you to run all of the following:

• All core testcases at once
• All core test groups
• Each core test case individually
• All application-specific testcases at once
• All application-specific test groups
• Each core test case individually

It also supports plugins, which means you can run plugin cases and groups.

How does it work?

Actually it's very simple. You just call

./cake testsuite category test_type file

Category can either be "core", "app" or the name of a plugin.

The Test Type can be "case", "group" or "all".

The file is the name of the file with the folder prefix, but without the test.php / group.php suffix. Examples are: models/my_model, controllers/my_controller, etc.

Can you show me examples of valid calls to the testshell?

Yes, of course! Although I am going to directly copy this from the help screen from the testshell. Why should I reinvent the wheel? : P

./cake testsuite app all
./cake testsuite core all

./cake testsuite app case behaviors/debuggable
./cake testsuite app case models/my_model
./cake testsuite app case controllers/my_controller

./cake testsuite core case file
./cake testsuite core case router
./cake testsuite core case set

./cake testsuite app group mygroup
./cake testsuite core group acl
./cake testsuite core group socket

./cake testsuite bugs case models/bug  // for the plugin 'bugs' and its test case 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs group bug  // for the plugin bugs and its test group 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs_me case models/bug  // for the plugin 'bugs_me' and its test case 'bug'
./cake testsuite bugs_me group bug  // for the plugin bugs_me and its test group 'bug'

What does the output look like?

Welcome to CakePHP v1.2.0.6311 beta Console
---------------------------------------------------------------
App : app
Path: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/cakephp/branch/app
---------------------------------------------------------------
CakePHP Test Shell
---------------------------------------------------------------
Running core case router
Individual test case: libs/router.test.php
1/1 test cases complete: 190 passes.

Macintosh-6:branch dakangelbge$ 

elcome to CakePHP v1.2.0.6311 beta Console
---------------------------------------------------------------
App : app
Path: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/cakephp/branch/app
---------------------------------------------------------------
CakePHP Test Shell
---------------------------------------------------------------
Running app all
All App Tests
2/2 test cases complete: 6 passes.

Macintosh-6:branch dakangelbge$

Got any questions?

PS: There is some hidden feature in it, which I am not going to reveal until another thing got written about first. ; ) Anybody who knows already please do not spoil the fun. : P