Dovetail Test Definition Files

Dovetail uses two levels of definition files to specify what exact test cases are to be executed in a given test run or test suite specification. 

Test Suite Definition File

This file defines a suite that is comprised of test cases which may be a partial list of all existing test cases. It gives the suite a name that is more convenient for reference.

• compliance_set: test suite name, the example is the test cases used for compliance
• testcase_list: a list of test case referenced to be in the named test suite
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Test Case Definition File

• dovetail.ipv6.tc001:  name of the test case,  comprised of 3 parts, the dovetail project, belongs to which test area, and the serial number
• objective: a brief description of the test case, explains the objective of this test case
• validate: scripts and configurations for the validation of the test case
  • type: which method used to validate, support 3 ways: functest/yardstick/shell
  • testcase: the input parameter if "type" is one of the upstream testing project(functest/yardstick)
  • pre_condition: scripts that should be run before the test
  • cmds: how to run the test
  • post_condition: scripts that should be run after the test
  • sub_testcase_list: use to check if these sub test case passed or not