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diff --git a/test/README.test b/test/README.test new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8ec1cfe --- /dev/null +++ b/test/README.test @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Wireshark Tests + +The recommended steps to prepare for and to run tests: + +* Install two Python packages, pytest: `pip install pytest pytest-xdist` +* Build programs (“wireshark”, “tshark”, etc.): `ninja` +* Build additional programs for the “unittests” suite: `ninja test-programs` +* Run tests in the build directory: `pytest` + +Replace `ninja test-programs` by `make test-programs` as needed. + +See the “Wireshark Tests” chapter of the Developer's Guide for details: +https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsdg_html_chunked/ChapterTests.html + +If you need to update the baseline files use the following commands (on a Linux system) +mkdir ~/.config/wireshark/profiles/ctest +TZ=UTC WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 build/run/tshark -C ctest -T ek -r test/captures/dhcp.pcap > test/baseline/dhcp.ek +TZ=UTC WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 build/run/tshark -C ctest -T json -r test/captures/dhcp.pcap > test/baseline/dhcp.json +TZ=UTC WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 build/run/tshark -C ctest -T jsonraw -r test/captures/dhcp.pcap > test/baseline/dhcp.jsonraw +TZ=UTC WIRESHARK_RUN_FROM_BUILD_DIRECTORY=1 build/run/tshark -C ctest -T ek -r test/captures/dhcp.pcap -x > test/baseline/dhcp-raw.ek |