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Version: 2.13 (deprecated)

test

pants test [args]

Run tests.

Backend: pants.core

Config section: [test]

Basic options​

debug​

--[no-]test-debug
PANTS_TEST_DEBUG
pants.toml
[test]
debug = <bool>
default: False

Run tests sequentially in an interactive process. This is necessary, for example, when you add breakpoints to your code.

debug_adapter​

--[no-]test-debug-adapter
PANTS_TEST_DEBUG_ADAPTER
pants.toml
[test]
debug_adapter = <bool>
default: False

Run tests sequentially in an interactive process, using a Debug Adapter (https://microsoft.github.io/debug-adapter-protocol/) for the language if supported.

The interactive process used will be immediately blocked waiting for a client before continuing.

This option implies --debug.

extra_env_vars​

--test-extra-env-vars="['<str>', '<str>', ...]"
PANTS_TEST_EXTRA_ENV_VARS
pants.toml
[test]
extra_env_vars = [
    '<str>',
    '<str>',
    ...,
]
default: []

Additional environment variables to include in test processes. Entries are strings in the form ENV_VAR=value to use explicitly; or just ENV_VAR to copy the value of a variable in Pants's own environment.

force​

--[no-]test-force
PANTS_TEST_FORCE
pants.toml
[test]
force = <bool>
default: False

Force the tests to run, even if they could be satisfied from cache.

open_coverage​

--[no-]test-open-coverage
PANTS_TEST_OPEN_COVERAGE
pants.toml
[test]
open_coverage = <bool>
default: False

If a coverage report file is generated, open it on the local system if the system supports this.

output​

--test-output=<ShowOutput>
PANTS_TEST_OUTPUT
pants.toml
[test]
output = <ShowOutput>
one of: all, failed, none
default: failed

Show stdout/stderr for these tests.

shard​

--test-shard=<str>
PANTS_TEST_SHARD
pants.toml
[test]
shard = <str>
default:

A shard specification of the form "k/N", where N is a positive integer and k is a non-negative integer less than N.

If set, the request input targets will be deterministically partitioned into N disjoint subsets of roughly equal size, and only the k'th subset will be used, with all others discarded.

Useful for splitting large numbers of test files across multiple machines in CI. For example, you can run three shards with --shard=0/3, --shard=1/3, --shard=2/3.

Note that the shards are roughly equal in size as measured by number of files. No attempt is made to consider the size of different files, the time they have taken to run in the past, or other such sophisticated measures.

use_coverage​

--[no-]test-use-coverage
PANTS_TEST_USE_COVERAGE
pants.toml
[test]
use_coverage = <bool>
default: False

Generate a coverage report if the test runner supports it.

Advanced options​

report​

--[no-]test-report
PANTS_TEST_REPORT
pants.toml
[test]
report = <bool>
default: False

Write test reports to --report-dir.

report_dir​

--test-report-dir=<str>
PANTS_TEST_REPORT_DIR
pants.toml
[test]
report_dir = <str>
default: {distdir}/test/reports

Path to write test reports to. Must be relative to the build root.

Deprecated options​

None