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diff --git a/testing/mozbase/docs/mozversion.rst b/testing/mozbase/docs/mozversion.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a09e7cf8ec --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/mozbase/docs/mozversion.rst @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +:mod:`mozversion` --- Get application information +================================================= + +`mozversion <https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/tip/testing/mozbase/mozversion>`_ +provides version information such as the application name and the changesets +that it has been built from. This is commonly used in reporting or for +conditional logic based on the application under test. + +API Usage +--------- + +.. automodule:: mozversion + :members: get_version + +Examples +```````` + +Firefox:: + + import mozversion + + version = mozversion.get_version(binary='/path/to/firefox-bin') + for (key, value) in sorted(version.items()): + if value: + print '%s: %s' % (key, value) + +Firefox for Android:: + + version = mozversion.get_version(binary='path/to/firefox.apk') + print version['application_changeset'] # gets hg revision of build + +Command Line Usage +------------------ + +mozversion comes with a command line program, ``mozversion`` which may be used to +get version information from an application. + +Usage:: + + mozversion [options] + +Options +``````` + +---binary +''''''''' + +This is the path to the target application binary or .apk. If this is omitted +then the current directory is checked for the existence of an +application.ini file. If not found, then it is assumed the target +application is a remote Firefox OS instance. + +Examples +```````` + +Firefox:: + + $ mozversion --binary=/path/to/firefox-bin + application_buildid: 20131205075310 + application_changeset: 39faf812aaec + application_name: Firefox + application_repository: http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release + application_version: 26.0 + platform_buildid: 20131205075310 + platform_changeset: 39faf812aaec + platform_repository: http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-release + +Firefox for Android:: + + $ mozversion --binary=/path/to/firefox.apk |