Class Hierarchy

• dtester.events.Event - Base class for all events.
  • dtester.events.ProcessEndedEvent - The event thrown by SimpleProcess as soon as the controlled
  • dtester.events.StreamDataEvent - An abstract class for events thrown by SimpleProcess for every kind
    • dtester.events.ProcessErrorEvent - The event thrown by SimpleProcess for every output to its standard
    • dtester.events.ProcessOutputEvent - The event thrown by SimpleProcess for every output to its standard
• dtester.events.EventSource - An abstract object representing any kind of process, workflow or
  • dtester.processes.SimpleProcess - Sentinel object for external processes. Takes care of starting the
• dtester.reporter.Reporter - An abstract base class for all reporters.
  • dtester.reporter.CursesReporter - A more advanced reporter for terminal users based on curses
  • dtester.reporter.StreamReporter - A simple, human readable stream reporter without any bells and
  • dtester.reporter.TapReporter - A (hopefully) TAP compatible stream reporter, useful for automated
• dtester.runner.Runner - The core test runner, which schedules the start and stop of all tests
• dtester.runner.TestState - The structure used to keep track of a test or test suite.
• dtester.test.Timeout - A helper class for encapsulating deferreds with a timeout, handling
• Exception
  • dtester.exceptions.TestAborted - Thrown for tests that fail for an unexpected reason, i.e. not
  • dtester.exceptions.TestDependantAbort - Thrown for a test that started, but got aborted due to a failure
  • dtester.exceptions.TestFailure - An ordinary test failure, used by the BaseTest's custom check
    • dtester.exceptions.DefinitionError - Used for all errors in the test definition.
  • dtester.exceptions.TestSkipped - Undocumented
    • dtester.exceptions.UnableToRun - Thrown for tests that are unable to start because a dependent suite
  • dtester.exceptions.TimeoutError - The exception throws by the Timeout helper class.
• object
  • dtester.events.EventMatcher - A matcher that compares events against a certain criterion.
  • dtester.test.BaseTest - Abstract base class for all tests and test suites.
    • dtester.test.SyncTest - Base class for tests that run in a separate thread outside the main
    • dtester.test.TestSuite - Base class for test suites, which setUp and tearDown the
      • dtester.runner.InitialSuite - The initial suite providing an initial base environment for all
• twisted.internet.protocol.ProcessProtocol
  • dtester.processes.SimpleProcessProtocol - A simple protocol helper for SimpleProcess, generating events
    • dtester.processes.SimpleProcessLineBasedProtocol - A line based protocol helper for SimpleProcess, generating events
• unittest.TestCase
  • dtester.tests.test_all.MyTestCase - Undocumented