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diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst index 1da4c4e4c4..4e42392810 100644 --- a/docs/devel/testing.rst +++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst @@ -810,6 +810,32 @@ and hypothetical example follows: At test "tear down", ``avocado_qemu.Test`` handles all the QEMUMachines shutdown. +The ``avocado_qemu.LinuxTest`` base test class +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The ``avocado_qemu.LinuxTest`` is further specialization of the +``avocado_qemu.Test`` class, so it contains all the characteristics of +the later plus some extra features. + +First of all, this base class is intended for tests that need to +interact with a fully booted and operational Linux guest. At this +time, it uses a Fedora 31 guest image. The most basic example looks +like this: + +.. code:: + + from avocado_qemu import LinuxTest + + + class SomeTest(LinuxTest): + + def test(self): + self.launch_and_wait() + self.ssh_command('some_command_to_be_run_in_the_guest') + +Please refer to tests that use ``avocado_qemu.LinuxTest`` under +``tests/acceptance`` for more examples. + QEMUMachine ~~~~~~~~~~~ |