Module:Convert/tester
This module runs unit tests to compare template output with expected text. In addition, the module can output the results of expanding templates.
While intended for testing Module:Convert, the tester should be useful with other templates that require many tests using a simple format for the test input.
Testcases example[edit source]
- Module:Convert/sandbox/testcases • templates to be tested, with expected outputs
- Module talk:Convert/sandbox/testcases • view test results
It is not necessary to save the testcases page before viewing test results. For example, Module:Convert/sandbox/testcases could be edited to change the tests. While still editing that page, paste "Module talk:Convert/sandbox/testcases" (without quotes) into the page title box under "Preview page with this template", then click "Show preview".
The testcases talk page (for example, Module talk:Convert/sandbox/testcases) contains:
{{#invoke:convert/sandbox/testcases|run_tests}}
The testcases module page (for example, Module:Convert/sandbox/testcases) may contain:
local tests = [==[
A template to be tested must be at the start of a line.
Lines which do not start with a template are ignored.
{{convert/sandbox|1|acre|lk=on}} 1 [[acre]] (0.40 [[hectare|ha]])
{{convert/sandbox|1|m2|acres|lk=on}} 1 [[square metre]] (0.00025 [[acre]]s)
{{convert/sandbox|0.16|/l|2|disp=table}} align="right"|0.16\n|align="right"|0.61
]==]
local p = require('Module:Convert/tester')
p.tests = tests
return p
If wanted, the tests can be run using a template different from the one specified in the tests. For example, the following would run the tests from Module:Convert/sandbox/testcases, but would change the name of each template found on that page to "convert/sandbox2".
{{#invoke:convert/sandbox/testcases|run_tests|template=convert/sandbox2}}
Format[edit source]
Tests are extracted from a multiline string. Any line that does not start with a template is ignored. Each processed line starts with a template, and is followed by whitespace, then the wikitext which should result from expanding the template.
The expected output must be entered in a single line. If the template outputs multiple lines, those lines must be joined with "\n" (two characters—backslash n).
The templates do not have to be the same, for example, the following tests would work:
local tests = [==[
{{convert|12|m}} 12 metres (39 ft)
{{convert/sandbox|12|m}} 12 metres (39 ft)
{{age|1989|7|23|2003|7|14}} 13
{{age in days|2007|5|24|2008|4|23}} 335
]==]
In the results, the status column shows "Pass" if the output from the template exactly matches the expected text. If there is no expected text, the template output is shown in the Actual column with a blank status. If the given expected text differs from the template output, the template output is shown in the Actual column with status "Fail", and the number of fails is shown at the top of the page. Searching the page for "Fail" will find each problem. Any "Fail" result is followed by a row showing the nowiki actual and expected wikitext.
Specifying tests[edit source]
If using a testcases module (as in the above example), the test text is assigned to p.tests before executing run_tests.
Alternatively, the test text can be read from any page, or from any section on any page. For example, the following wikitext could be entered in a sandbox:
== Mixed tests ==
<pre>
{{convert|12|m}} 12 metres (39 ft)
{{convert/sandbox|0.16|/l|2|disp=table}} align="right"|0.16\n|align="right"|0.61
{{age in days|2007|5|24|2008|4|23}} 335
--- The following line is incorrect to demonstrate a "fail".
{{convert|12|m|lk=on}} 12 [[meter|metres]] (39 [[Foot|ft]])
The following line demonstrates the result when no expected text is provided.
{{convert/sandbox|1|-|5|in|mm|lk=on}}
</pre>
Given the above, the tests can be run as shown in the following section.
Instead of specifying the tests with a multiline string, it is possible to assign a table to p.tests as shown in the following testcases module.
local tests = {
-- Each test item is of form { template, expected }.
{ '{{convert|12|m}}', '12 metres (39 ft)' },
{ '{{convert/sandbox|0.16|/l|2|disp=table}}', 'align="right"|0.16\n|align="right"|0.61' },
{ '{{age in days|2007|5|24|2008|4|23}}', '335' },
{ '{{convert|12|m|lk=on}}', '12 [[meter|metres]] (39 [[Foot|ft]])' },
{ '{{convert/sandbox|1|-|5|in|mm|lk=on}}' },
}
local p = require('Module:Convert/tester')
p.tests = tests
return p
This example provides the same results as the multiline string at "Mixed tests" above.
Running tests from any page[edit source]
Entering either of the following lines of wikitext in a sandbox or talk page would run the tests found at the specified location. The first line would show all tests on page "Template talk:Example", while the second would show only those tests on that page that are in the "Mixed tests" section.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|run_tests|page=Template talk:Example}}
{{#invoke:convert/tester|run_tests|page=Template talk:Example|section=Mixed tests}}
As a demonstration, the following line is used to produce the table shown below, including the comment that starts with three dashes.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|run_tests|page=Module:Convert/tester/doc|section=Specifying tests|show=all}}
3 tests failed, 1 test ignored because expected text is blank.
| Template | Expected | Actual, if different | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{convert|12|m}} | 12 metres (39 ft) | Pass | |
| {{convert/sandbox|0.16|/l|2|disp=table}} | align="right"|0.16 |align="right"|0.61 |
style="text-align:right;"|0.16 |style="text-align:right;"|0.61 |
Fail |
| (above, nowiki) | align="right"|0.16 |align="right"|0.61 |
style="text-align:right;"|0.16 |style="text-align:right;"|0.61 |
|
| {{age in days|2007|5|24|2008|4|23}} | 335 | Error: expandTemplate: template "age in days" does not exist | Fail |
| (above, nowiki) | 335 | Error: expandTemplate: template "age in days" does not exist | |
| The following line is incorrect to demonstrate a "fail". | Cmnt | ||
| {{convert|12|m|lk=on}} | 12 metres (39 ft) | 12 metres (39 ft) | Fail |
| (above, nowiki) | 12 [[meter|metres]] (39 [[Foot|ft]]) | 12 [[metre]]s (39 [[Foot (unit)|ft]]) | |
| {{convert/sandbox|1|-|5|in|mm|lk=on}} | 1–5 inches (25–127 mm) | ||
Making expected results[edit source]
Function make_tests can be used to create tests in the format expected by run_tests. For example, previewing either of the following in a sandbox would show the results from expanding each template found on the specified page.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|make_tests|page=Template talk:Example}}
{{#invoke:convert/tester|make_tests|page=Template talk:Example|show=all}}
When using make_tests, any expected results in the input are ignored. Instead, the module shows each template and its actual output as plain text which can be copied to make a testcases page. The templates to be processed can be specified by setting p.tests or by specifying a page with an optional section.
If |show=all is included, any non-template lines are included in the result. The output could then be copied and used to replace the page with the tests in order to update the expected text for each template, but without changing non-template lines.
As a demonstration, the following line is used to produce the text shown below.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|make_tests|page=Module:Convert/tester/doc|section=Specifying tests}}
{{convert|12|m}} 12 metres (39 ft)
{{convert/sandbox|0.16|/l|2|disp=table}} style="text-align:right;"|0.16\n|style="text-align:right;"|0.61
{{age in days|2007|5|24|2008|4|23}} Error: expandTemplate: template "age in days" does not exist
{{convert|12|m|lk=on}} 12 [[metre]]s (39 [[Foot (unit)|ft]])
{{convert/sandbox|1|-|5|in|mm|lk=on}} 1–5 [[inch|inches]] (25–127 [[Millimetre|mm]])
Using show=all[edit source]
The |show=all option can be used with make_tests and with run_tests.
An example using make_tests is shown in the previous section.
Using |show=all with run_tests allows comment lines to be displayed in the output table—not all lines are shown, only those that start with three dashes. For example, the testcases may include the following.
Added 12 January 2014.
--- The following tests check the widget option.
{{example|1|2|widget=on}} ...(expected output)...
The table produced by run_tests would show "The following tests check the widget option." as a comment line, but only if |show=all is used. Comments have a distinctive background color, but also show "Cmnt" in the status column so they can be found by searching.
Comparing a module with its sandbox[edit source]
When viewing a module, the documentation page is displayed; if the module has a sandbox, the documentation includes "Editors can experiment in this module's sandbox" with a link to diff the module and its sandbox.
The tester module provides a compare function which can check a series of modules, and compare each with its sandbox. A table is displayed showing whether the content is different, with a diff link.
For example, the following wikitext could be used.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|compare|Example|Example/data}}
The names "Example" and "Example/data" do not include a colon (:), so "Module:" is assumed. The command compares Module:Example with Module:Example/sandbox, and Module:Example/data with Module:Example/data/sandbox.
It is also possible for a module to define pairs of page titles in p.pairs (a table), and to use the tester module to generate a table for each pair of titles.
The result will be a bulleted list, with each lines starting by '*' and ending by a newline for each pair of compared pages.
The input lists of pairs may also include items that are a string (instead of a table specifying the pair of pages to compare). That string, which can contain any wikitext, will be output as is as a separate line in the result. You can use it to split a long list into sections with some headings. You can also use it to insert one or more comment lines after the results of comparing a pair (just use a static string starting by '*:' to not break the list, and to indent that comment below). For example it is expected that a sandbox should be different from the non-sandbox version of a template if they are only used to call a module and the only difference should be the name of the sandbox module instead of the normal version of that module.
As a convenience, certain keywords are defined in this module: if one of them is recognized, then the actual list of pair comes from the module itself and you don't need to specify a list of pairs. For example, the following uses the "convert" keyword to get the list of pairs of pages related to the Module:Convert.
{{#invoke:convert/tester|compare|convert}}
The following text is a sample showing output that may result from the above.
- Module:Convert • Module:Convert/sandbox • different (diff)
- Module:Convert/data • Module:Convert/data/sandbox • same content
- Module:Convert/text • Module:Convert/text/sandbox • different (diff)
- Module:Convert/extra • Module:Convert/extra/sandbox • different (diff)
External links[edit source]
- Module:Convert/tester at Wikipedia, the free Terran-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
-- Test the output from a template by comparing it with fixed text.
-- The expected text must be in a single line, but can include
-- "\n" (two characters) to indicate that a newline is expected.
-- Tests are run (or created) by setting p.tests (string or table), or
-- by setting page=PAGE_TITLE (and optionally section=SECTION_TITLE),
-- then executing run_tests (or make_tests).
local function collection()
-- Return a table to hold lines of text.
return {
n = 0,
add = function (self, s)
self.n = self.n + 1
self[self.n] = s
end,
join = function (self, sep)
return table.concat(self, sep)
end,
}
end
local function empty(text)
-- Return true if text is nil or empty (assuming a string).
return text == nil or text == ''
end
local function strip(text)
-- Return text with no leading/trailing whitespace.
return text:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$")
end
local function status_box(stats, expected, actual, iscomment)
local label, bgcolor, align, isfail
if iscomment then
actual = ''
align = 'center'
bgcolor = 'silver'
label = 'Cmnt'
elseif expected == '' then
stats.ignored = stats.ignored + 1
return '', actual
elseif expected == actual then
stats.pass = stats.pass + 1
actual = ''
align = 'center'
bgcolor = 'green'
label = 'Pass'
else
stats.fail = stats.fail + 1
align = 'center'
bgcolor = 'red'
label = 'Fail'
isfail = true
end
local sbox = 'style="text-align:' .. align .. ';color:white;background:' .. bgcolor .. ';" | ' .. label
return sbox, actual, isfail
end
local function status_text(stats)
local bgcolor, ignored_text, msg
if stats.fail == 0 then
if stats.pass == 0 then
bgcolor = 'salmon'
msg = 'No tests performed'
else
bgcolor = 'green'
msg = string.format('All %d tests passed', stats.pass)
end
else
bgcolor = 'darkred'
msg = string.format('%d test%s failed', stats.fail, stats.fail == 1 and '' or 's')
end
if stats.ignored == 0 then
ignored_text = ''
else
bgcolor = 'salmon'
ignored_text = string.format(', %d test%s ignored because expected text is blank', stats.ignored, stats.ignored == 1 and '' or 's')
end
return '<span style="font-size:120%;color:white;background-color:' .. bgcolor .. ';">' .. msg .. ignored_text .. '.</span>'
end
local function run_template(frame, template, args, collapse_multiline)
-- Template "{{ example | 2 = def | abc | name = ghi jkl }}"
-- gives xargs { " abc ", "def", name = "ghi jkl" }.
if template:sub(1, 2) == '{{' and template:sub(-2, -1) == '}}' then
template = template:sub(3, -3) .. '|' -- append sentinel to get last field
else
return '(invalid template)'
end
local xargs = {}
local index = 1
local templatename
local function put_arg(k, v)
-- Kludge: Module:Val uses Module:Arguments which trims arguments and
-- omits blank arguments. Simulate that here.
-- LATER Need a parameter to control this.
if templatename:sub(1, 3) == 'val' then
v = strip(v)
if v == '' then
return
end
end
xargs[k] = v
end
template = template:gsub('(%[%[[^%[%]]-)|(.-%]%])', '%1\0%2') -- replace pipe in piped link with a zero byte
for field in template:gmatch('(.-)|') do
field = field:gsub('%z', '|') -- restore pipe in piped link
if templatename == nil then
templatename = args.template or strip(field)
if templatename == '' then
return '(invalid template)'
end
else
local k, eq, v = field:match("^(.-)(=)(.*)$")
if eq then
k, v = strip(k), strip(v) -- k and/or v can be empty
local i = tonumber(k)
if i and i > 0 and string.match(k, '^%d+$') then
put_arg(i, v)
else
put_arg(k, v)
end
else
while xargs[index] ~= nil do
-- Skip any explicit numbered parameters like "|5=five".
index = index + 1
end
put_arg(index, field)
end
end
end
if args.test and not xargs.test then
-- For convert, allow test=preview or test=nopreview to be injected into
-- the convert under test, if it does not already use that parameter.
-- That allows, for example, a preview of make_tests to show nopreview results.
xargs.test = args.test
end
local function expand(t)
return frame:expandTemplate(t)
end
local ok, result = pcall(expand, { title = templatename, args = xargs })
if not ok then
result = 'Error: ' .. result
end
if collapse_multiline then
result = result:gsub('\n', '\\n')
end
return result
end
local function _make_tests(frame, all_tests, args)
local maxlen = 38
for _, item in ipairs(all_tests) do
local template = item[1]
if template then
local templen = mw.ustring.len(template)
item.templen = templen
if maxlen < templen and templen <= 70 then
maxlen = templen
end
end
end
local result = collection()
for _, item in ipairs(all_tests) do
local template = item[1]
if template then
local actual = run_template(frame, template, args, true)
local pad = string.rep(' ', maxlen - item.templen) .. ' '
result:add(template .. pad .. actual)
else
local text = item.text
if text then
result:add(text)
end
end
end
-- Pre tags returned by a module are html tags, not like wikitext <pre>...</pre>.
return '<pre>\n' .. mw.text.nowiki(result:join('\n')) .. '\n</pre>'
end
local function _run_tests(frame, all_tests, args)
local function safe_cell(text, multiline)
-- For testing {{convert}}, want wikitext like '[[kilogram|kg]]' to be unchanged
-- so the link works and so the displayed text is short (just "kg" in example).
text = text:gsub('(%[%[[^%[%]]-)|(.-%]%])', '%1\0%2') -- replace pipe in piped link with a zero byte
text = text:gsub('{', '{'):gsub('|', '|') -- escape '{' and '|'
text = text:gsub('%z', '|') -- restore pipe in piped link
if multiline then
text = text:gsub('\\n', '<br />')
end
return text
end
local function nowiki_cell(text, multiline)
text = mw.text.nowiki(text)
if multiline then
text = text:gsub('\\n', '<br />')
end
return text
end
local stats = { pass = 0, fail = 0, ignored = 0 }
local result = collection()
result:add('{| class="wikitable"')
result:add('! Template !! Expected !! Actual, if different !! Status')
for _, item in ipairs(all_tests) do
local template, expected = item[1], item[2] or ''
if template then
local actual = run_template(frame, template, args, true)
local sbox, actual, isfail = status_box(stats, expected, actual)
result:add('|-')
result:add('| ' .. safe_cell(template))
result:add('| ' .. safe_cell(expected, true))
result:add('| ' .. safe_cell(actual, true))
result:add('| ' .. sbox)
if isfail then
result:add('|-')
result:add('| align="center"| (above, nowiki)')
result:add('| ' .. nowiki_cell(expected, true))
result:add('| ' .. nowiki_cell(actual, true))
result:add('|')
end
else
local text = item.text
if text and text:sub(1, 3) == '---' then
result:add('|-')
result:add('| colspan="3" style="color:white;background:silver;" | ' .. safe_cell(strip(text:sub(4)), true))
result:add('| ' .. status_box(stats, '', '', true))
end
end
end
result:add('|}')
return status_text(stats) .. '\n\n' .. result:join('\n')
end
local function get_page_content(page_title, ignore_error)
local t = mw.title.new(page_title)
if t then
local content = t:getContent()
if content then
if content:sub(-1) ~= '\n' then
content = content .. '\n'
end
return content
end
end
if not ignore_error then
error('Could not read wikitext from "[[' .. page_title .. ']]".', 0)
end
end
local function _compare(frame, page_pairs)
local function diff_link(title1, title2)
return '<span class="plainlinks">[' ..
tostring(mw.uri.fullUrl('Special:ComparePages',
{ page1 = title1, page2 = title2 })) ..
' diff]</span>'
end
local function link(title)
return '[[' .. title .. ']]'
end
local function message(text, isgood)
local color = isgood and 'green' or 'darkred'
return '<span style="color:' .. color .. ';">' .. text .. '</span>'
end
local result = collection()
for _, item in ipairs(page_pairs) do
local label
local title1 = item[1]
local title2 = item[2]
if title1 == title2 then
label = message('same title', false)
else
local content1 = get_page_content(title1, true)
local content2 = get_page_content(title2, true)
if not content1 or not content2 then
label = message('does not exist', false)
elseif content1 == content2 then
label = message('same content', true)
else
label = message('different', false) .. ' (' .. diff_link(title1, title2) .. ')'
end
end
result:add('*' .. link(title1) .. ' • ' .. link(title2) .. ' • ' .. label)
end
return result:join('\n')
end
local function sections(text)
return {
first = 1, -- just after the newline at the end of the last heading
this_section = 1,
next_heading = function(self)
local first = self.first
while first <= #text do
local last, heading
first, last, heading = text:find('==+[\t ]*([^\n]-)[\t ]*==+[\t\r ]*\n', first)
if first then
if first == 1 or text:sub(first - 1, first - 1) == '\n' then
self.this_section = first
self.first = last + 1
return heading
end
first = last + 1
else
break
end
end
self.first = #text + 1
return nil
end,
current_section = function(self)
local first = self.this_section
local last = text:find('\n==[^\n]-==[\t\r ]*\n', first)
if not last then
last = -1
end
return text:sub(first, last)
end,
}
end
local function get_tests(frame, tests)
local args = frame.args
local page_title, section_title = args.page, args.section
local show_all = (args.show == 'all')
if not empty(page_title) then
if not empty(tests) then
error('Invoke must not set "page=' .. page_title .. '" if also setting p.tests.', 0)
end
if page_title:sub(1, 2) == '[[' and page_title:sub(-2) == ']]' then
page_title = strip(page_title:sub(3, -3))
end
tests = get_page_content(page_title)
if not empty(section_title) then
local s = sections(tests)
while true do
local heading = s:next_heading()
if heading then
if heading == section_title then
tests = s:current_section()
break
end
else
error('Section "' .. section_title .. '" not found in page [[' .. page_title .. ']].', 0)
end
end
end
end
if type(tests) ~= 'string' then
if type(tests) == 'table' then
return tests
end
error('No tests were specified; see [[Module:Convert/tester/doc]].', 0)
end
if tests:sub(-1) ~= '\n' then
tests = tests .. '\n'
end
local template_count = 0
local all_tests = collection()
for line in (tests):gmatch('([^\n]-)[\t\r ]*\n') do
local template, expected = line:match('^({{.-}})%s*(.-)%s*$')
if template then
template_count = template_count + 1
all_tests:add({ template, expected })
elseif show_all then
all_tests:add({ text = line })
end
end
if template_count == 0 then
error('No templates found; see [[Module:Convert/tester/doc]].', 0)
end
return all_tests
end
local function main(frame, p, worker)
local ok, result = pcall(get_tests, frame, p.tests)
if ok then
ok, result = pcall(worker, frame, result, frame.args)
if ok then
return result
end
end
return '<strong class="error">Error</strong>\n\n' .. result
end
local modules = {
-- For convenience, a key defined here can be used to refer to the
-- corresponding list of modules.
countries = { -- Commons
'Countries',
'Countries/Africa',
'Countries/Americas',
'Countries/Arab world',
'Countries/Asia',
'Countries/Caribbean',
'Countries/Central America',
'Countries/Europe',
'Countries/North America',
'Countries/North America (subcontinent)',
'Countries/Oceania',
'Countries/South America',
'Countries/United Kingdom',
},
convert = {
'Convert',
'Convert/data',
'Convert/text',
'Convert/extra',
'Convert/wikidata',
'Convert/wikidata/data',
},
cs1 = {
'Citation/CS1',
'Citation/CS1/Configuration',
},
cs1all = {
'Citation/CS1',
'Citation/CS1/Configuration',
'Citation/CS1/Whitelist',
'Citation/CS1/Date validation',
},
team = {
'Team appearances list',
'Team appearances list/data',
'Team appearances list/show',
},
val = {
'Val',
'Val/units',
},
}
local p = {}
function p.compare(frame)
local page_pairs = p.pairs
if not page_pairs then
local args = frame.args
if not args[2] then
local builtins = modules[args[1] or 'convert']
if builtins then
args = builtins
end
end
page_pairs = {}
for i, title in ipairs(args) do
if not title:find(':', 1, true) then
title = 'Module:' .. title
end
page_pairs[i] = { title, title .. '/sandbox' }
end
end
local ok, result = pcall(_compare, frame, page_pairs)
if ok then
return result
end
return '<strong class="error">Error</strong>\n\n' .. result
end
p.check_sandbox = p.compare
function p.make_tests(frame)
return main(frame, p, _make_tests)
end
function p.run_tests(frame)
return main(frame, p, _run_tests)
end
return p