Adding a New Test

If you want to write a new regression test, it is best to start with one of the existing test scripts, and modify it to do the new test.

When adding a new test, be extremely careful about adding anything to any of the daemons’ configuration files. The reason is that it may change the prompts that are sent to the console. For example, adding a Pool means that the current scripts, which assume that Bacula automatically selects a Pool, will now be presented with a new prompt, so the test will fail. If you need to enhance the configuration files, consider making your own versions.

Once written, if the test can be executed automatically, you can do a separated commit to schedule the new test via CDASH by editing the regress/DartTestFile.txt.in

See also

• Running Tests By Hand

• Directory Structure

• Adding a Unit Test

• Running a Test Under the Debugger

Possible Next Steps

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