mbed-os/features/frameworks/greentea-client/README.md

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# Table of contents
* [greentea-client](#greentea-client)
* [Concepts](#concepts)
* [Test suite](#test-suite)
* [Test case](#test-case)
* [key-value protocol](#key-value-protocol)
* [Test example](#test-examplel)
# greentea-client
`greentea-client` is a client library for [the Greentea test tool](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os-tools/tree/master/packages/mbed-greentea) when used in an [Mbed OS](https://os.mbed.com/) project.
This package implements the client side of the key-value protocol used for communication between the device under test (DUT) and the host. The `Greentea` tool implements the protocol's host behavior. We use [utest](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbed-os/blob/master/features/frameworks/utest/README.md) as our test harness.
```
DUT <--- serial port connection ---> host
(client) . (host)
.
[greentea-client] . [conn_process] [htrun]
===== . ================ =========
| . | |
| . | |
| {{ key ; value }} | |
|------------------------->| (key, value, timestamp) |
| . |------------------------>|
| . | |
| . | |
| . | |
| . | |
| . | |
| . | (key, value, timestamp) |
| {{ key ; value }} |<------------------------|
|<-------------------------| |
| . | |
.
```
## Concepts
### Test suite
A test suite is a binary containing test cases we execute on hardware. The test suite has a beginning and an end (like the `main()` function would. The test suite may pass, fail or be in an error state (for example, if the test suite times out or there was a serial port connection problem).
### Test case
A test case is contained within a test suite. You can have multiple test cases within a test suite. `unity` assert macros are used to run the checks during the test case. Your test cases may pass, fail or be in an error state.
### Key-value protocol
The key-value protocol is a protocol specific to the `Greentea` test tool. It is used to send messages (events) between the DUT and the host. Each message consists of a _key_ and _value_ pair. A message is surrounded by double curly braces. The key and value are separated by a semicolon (`;`).
For example, the `{{timeout;120}}}` string is a key-value message where the key `timeout` has the value `120`. Both `greentea-client` and `Greentea` understand this format and can detect key-value messages in a data stream.
## Test example
```c++
#include "mbed.h"
#include "greentea-client/test_env.h"
#include "utest/utest.h"
#include "unity/unity.h"
void test_case_1_func() {
// Test case #1 body
// Here you can run your test cases and assertions
TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(true);
TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(false);
}
void test_case_2_func() {
// Test case #2 body
// Here you can run your test cases and assertions
TEST_ASSERT_TRUE(true);
TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(false);
}
const Case cases[] = {
Case("Test case #1 name", test_case_1_func),
Case("Test case #1 name", test_case_2_func)
};
status_t greentea_setup(const size_t number_of_cases) {
GREENTEA_SETUP(5, "default_auto");
return greentea_test_setup_handler(number_of_cases);
}
void main(int, char*[]) {
Harness::run(specification);
}
```