BTS: Bash Testing System

BTS (Bash Testing System) is a simple testing framework for Bash which handles the unit testing behind the scenes. It provides a simple way to verify that the UNIX programs you write behave as expected.

Features:

• Setup Customization
• Unit Testing
  • Run multiple files per suite
  • Output validation
  • Pretty printed results
• Teardown Customization

Usage

Example test suites can me seen within the repository

Setup Customization

Add functions in ./bts/setup.bts to be run before every suite.

Testing Suite

1. Set path to application executable and root directory to run app in ./test.bts.
2. Create test suite by adding a test directory which includes a tests.csv with a list of files to run in the suite.
3. Add runTest "TEST_NAME" <path_to_suite> in ./test.bts.
4. Repeat for each test and run ./test.bts to run all tests.

Teardown Customization

Add functions in ./bts/teardown.bts to be run after every suite.

Notes

I developed BTS while creating a Bash OS Kernel and found myself wasting time validating inputs before each commit. During the development of BTS, I soon realized the complexity of testing frameworks and how much of it happens behind the scenes.

This is just a rudimentary testing platform and any tips and/or improvements are much appreciated.