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diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst index 3ce171829d..60f897d915 100644 --- a/docs/devel/testing.rst +++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst @@ -633,7 +633,46 @@ instance, available at ``self.vm``. Because many tests will tweak the QEMU command line, launching the QEMUMachine (by using ``self.vm.launch()``) is left to the test writer. -At test "tear down", ``avocado_qemu.Test`` handles the QEMUMachine +The base test class has also support for tests with more than one +QEMUMachine. The way to get machines is through the ``self.get_vm()`` +method which will return a QEMUMachine instance. The ``self.get_vm()`` +method accepts arguments that will be passed to the QEMUMachine creation +and also an optional `name` attribute so you can identify a specific +machine and get it more than once through the tests methods. A simple +and hypothetical example follows: + +.. code:: + + from avocado_qemu import Test + + + class MultipleMachines(Test): + """ + :avocado: enable + """ + def test_multiple_machines(self): + first_machine = self.get_vm() + second_machine = self.get_vm() + self.get_vm(name='third_machine').launch() + + first_machine.launch() + second_machine.launch() + + first_res = first_machine.command( + 'human-monitor-command', + command_line='info version') + + second_res = second_machine.command( + 'human-monitor-command', + command_line='info version') + + third_res = self.get_vm(name='third_machine').command( + 'human-monitor-command', + command_line='info version') + + self.assertEquals(first_res, second_res, third_res) + +At test "tear down", ``avocado_qemu.Test`` handles all the QEMUMachines shutdown. QEMUMachine |