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1*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions# LLDB macro testing
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3*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsHow to work with bundled unit test framework.
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5*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsBe careful when touching common framework code. For larger changes, ask the Platform Triage team to
6*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsvalidate that the changes work in their environment before integration.
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8*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsUnit-test architecture supports two kinds of tests:
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10*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions- Standalone unit test \
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12*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions- LLDB based unit test \
13*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  `tools/lldbmacros/tests/lldb_tests`
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15*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions**Standalone** unit tests replace _lldb_ and _lldbwrap_ modules with _MagicMock_
16*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsinstances. All tests in this location must not depend on LLDB.
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18*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions**LLDB** unit tests are run from LLDB's python interpreter. It is possible to
19*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsaccess debugger/process/target from such test or invoke LLDB commands. This
20*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsway a test can exercise full stack including SBAPI and expression handlers.
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22*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions## How to run tests
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24*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsStandalone tests do not need LLDB and can be run with:
25*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions```sh
26*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsPYTHON=tools/lldbmacros python3 tools/lldbmacros/tests/runtest.py <kernel>
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29*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsTo run all tests (including LLDB based ones) a developer has to install
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32*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions```sh
33*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsPYTHONPATH="tools/lldbmacros:`xcrun --toolchain ios lldb -P`"xcrun --toolchain ios python3 tools/lldbmacros/tests/runtest.py <kernel>
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36*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsDefault runner supports few options:
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38*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  * `-v` enables verbose output from unit test framework
39*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  * `-d` enables debug logging and more detailed exception reports
40*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  * `-c <path>` outputus HTML coverage if `coverage` module is installed
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42*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions## Mocking framework
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44*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe goal of the mocking framework is to enhance existing mocking solutions
45*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsrather than building completely new framework. A test should still rely on
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49*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsA test developer has three options how to handle mocking in a test:
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51*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions* `unittest.mock` that covers general purpose Python mocking.
52*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions* `lldbmock.valuemock` designed to mock away `value` class instances.
53*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions* `lldbmock.memorymock` designed to provide real object in target's memory.
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55*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsExamples of usage can be found in: \
56*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions    `tools/lldbmacros/tests/lldb_tests/test_examples.py`
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58*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions### lldbmock.valuemock
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60*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsA very simple mocking designed for replacing a `value` class instance or
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63*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe `ValueMock` class parses given `SBType` and recreates recursively whole
64*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionshierarchy of `MagicMock` instances. Final result looks like a value class but
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67*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsIt does not perform any extra logic to handle special types like `union`.
68*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsA developer has to correctly populate all members that overlap because this
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71*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsAuto generating mock specification from kernel under test allows checking that
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75*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions### lldbmock.memorymock
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77*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe goal of memory mock is to provide easy to use interface for a test developer
78*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsto describe object in target's memory. From technical perspective this is a data
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82*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe framework provides two kinds of mocks:
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84*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  * `RawMock` that is suitable to place unstructured data into target's memory.
85*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions  * `MemoryMock` that mirrors given `SBType` and serializes data into target's
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