tools.test_runner

A module to run openfisca yaml tests

openfisca_core.tools.test_runner.generate_tests(tax_benefit_system, paths, options={})

Generates a lazy iterator of all the YAML tests contained in a file or a directory.

Parameters:Same as run_tests() Returns:a generator of YAML tests

openfisca_core.tools.test_runner.run_tests(tax_benefit_system, paths, options={})

Runs all the YAML tests contained in a file or a directory.

If path is a directory, subdirectories will be recursively explored.

Parameters:

• tax_benefit_system (TaxBenefitSystem) – the tax-benefit system to use to run the tests
• paths ((str/list)) – A path, or a list of paths, towards the files or directories containing the tests to run. If a path is a directory, subdirectories will be recursively explored.
• options (dict) – See more details below.

Raises:

AssertionError – if a test does not pass

Returns:

the number of sucessful tests excecuted

Testing options:

Key	Type	Role
verbose	bool	See openfisca-run-test options doc
name_filter	str

Tests can also be run in the console with openfisca-run-test.