From: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 14:58:28 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: tests: intro NIT_TESTING_TESTSSH
X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org

tests: intro NIT_TESTING_TESTSSH

Signed-off-by: Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
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diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index ed83013..8941587 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ $ cat out/zzz_test_post_proc.res
 The environment variable `NIT_TESTING` is set to `true` during the execution of program tests.
 Some libraries of programs can use it to produce specific reproducible results ; or just to exit their executions.
 
+`NIT_TESTING_TESTS_SH` is set to `true` for tests ran by `tests.sh` only, not by nitunit.
+
+`NIT_TESTING_ID` is set to an integer value unique between concurrent executions of `tests.sh`.
+Use it to name files, database entries, open sockets in order to avoid race conditions.
+
 ~~~
 $ cat zzz_tests/zzz_test_envvar.nit
 $ ./tests.sh zzz_tests/zzz_test_envvar.nit
diff --git a/tests/tests.sh b/tests/tests.sh
index 658cbbb..46cb74f 100755
--- a/tests/tests.sh
+++ b/tests/tests.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export NIT_TESTING=true
 export NIT_TESTING_ID=$$
 export NIT_SRAND=0
 
+# Identify this as a tests.sh test to differentiate from a nitunit test
+export NIT_TESTING_TESTS_SH=true
+
 unset NIT_DIR
 
 # Get the first Java lib available