efl/src/tests/elementary/spec

== What is this spec test suite for ? ==

The spec test suite tests code purely against interfaces. There is no specific widget code in the tests; only interface calls are tested.
This is useful for testing the same interface on different implementations.

== Test metadata ==

The test framework is driven by some metadata found at the top of every test file.
There is a C comment at the top of every test file that starts with "spec-meta-start", followed by a json snippet. For instance:
/* spec-meta-start
   {"test-interface":"Efl.Pack_Linear",
    "test-widgets": ["Efl.Ui.Box", "Efl.Ui.Grid"],
    "custom-mapping" : {
       "Efl.Ui.Grid" : "EFL_UI_GRID_DEFAULT_ITEM_CLASS"
    }
   }
   spec-meta-end */

The "test-interface" key specifies the interface being tested.
The "test-widgets" key specifies the widgets where this interface will be tested.
"custom-mapping" is an optional key. Some interface methods might require that an object of a specific type is passed as parameter. With "custom-mapping" you can specify the types of these objects for each widget. The above example instructs the test framework to inject objects of type EFL_UI_GRID_DEFAULT_ITEM_CLASS when testing methods of the Efl.Ui.Grid widget that require an object.

== Adding a widget to a test ==

Just add your widget name to the "test-widgets" array and recompile. Next run of the spec test suite will check if your widget follows the spec of this interface.

== Adding a new test ==

To add a new test you need to create the .c file and include the metadata comment at the top.
Remember to add the new .c file to the meson.build file.