wiki:NewRunWebKitTests

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new-run-webkit-tests

new-run-webkit-tests (also known as NRWT) is a replacement for the original run-webkit-tests script that was written in Perl. The new script is written in Python and leverages much of the extensive Python infrastructure we have built up over the intervening years. It has a much more extensive unit test infrastructure and will hopefully be easier to maintain than the old script (time will tell).

In addition, NRWT has the ability to run the layout tests in parallel using multiple DumpRenderTrees (or WebkitTestRunners), much strong features for reporting test failures and managing expected failures, and integration with various dashboards.

This page describes how to run NRWT.

See also

Running NRWT

NRWT is designed to be run both directly by developers working in a terminal window, or by the buildbots. It supports a large number of command line options to customize the behavior and the output; only a few of the most commonly used options are mentioned here.

The complete list of options is given by new-run-webkit-tests --help and new-run-webkit-tests --help-printing.

Basic

NRWT uses the concept of a "platform" to determine which WebKit port / implementation you are attempting to test. Where possible, it picks a default based on the operating system you are running on and the default configuration you have set (if any). However, sometimes you have to give it hints.

By default, when run interactively in a terminal or console window, NRWT attempts to be fairly terse. It will display one line of output on screen, and update that in place with events as the test run occurs. If unexpected things happen (e.g., tests fails that aren't expected to fail), they are printed out as they happen, and then summarized again at the end. If everything passes, it will print a message saying so. Also, it returns the number of unexpected test failures in the exit code for the process.

Examples

Starting up initially

% new-run-webkit-tests
Collecting tests ...

(this may take a few seconds, during which time other message may be displayed, like "checking build", "parsing expectations", etc. will be displayed.

Eventually the tests will start running, and you'll get something resembling a progress meter:

% new-run-webkit-tests
Testing (3%): 863 ran as expected, 0 didn't, 24080 left

and when the test completes, you'll get output like:

% new-run-webkit-tests

More Advanced Scenarios