BaseCscTestCase

class lsst.ts.salobj.BaseCscTestCase

Bases: object

Base class for CSC tests.

Subclasses must:

• Inherit both from this and asynctest.TestCase.
• Override basic_make_csc to return a CSC.

Also we suggest:

• Add a method test_standard_state_transitions which calls check_standard_state_transitions.
• Add a method test_bin_script which calls check_bin_script, assuming you have a binary script to run your CSC.

Methods Summary

assert_next_sample(topic[, flush, timeout])	Wait for the next data sample for the specified topic, check specified fields for equality, and return the data.
assert_next_summary_state(state[, flush, …])	Wait for and check the next summaryState event.
basic_make_csc(initial_state, config_dir, …)	Make and return a CSC.
check_bad_commands([bad_commands, good_commands])	Check that bad commands fail.
check_bin_script(name, index, exe_name[, …])	Test running the CSC command line script.
check_standard_state_transitions(…[, …])	Test standard CSC state transitions.
make_csc(initial_state[, config_dir, …])	Create a CSC and remote and wait for them to start.
next_index()

Methods Documentation

assert_next_sample(topic, flush=False, timeout=10, **kwargs)

Wait for the next data sample for the specified topic, check specified fields for equality, and return the data.

Parameters:

topic : topics.ReadTopic

Topic to read, e.g. remote.evt_logMessage.

flush : bool, optional

Flush the read queue before waiting?

timeout : double, optional

Time limit for getting the data sample (sec).

kwargs : dict

Dict of field_name: expected_value The specified fields will be checked for equality.

Returns:

data : topic data type

The data read.

assert_next_summary_state(state, flush=False, timeout=10, remote=None)

Wait for and check the next summaryState event.

Parameters:

state : lsst.ts.salobj.State or int

Desired summary state.

flush : bool, optional

Flush the read queue before waiting?

timeout : float, optional

Time limit for getting the data sample (sec).

remote : Remote, optional

Remote to use; self.remote if None.

basic_make_csc(initial_state, config_dir, simulation_mode, **kwargs)

Make and return a CSC.

initial_state : lsst.ts.salobj.State or int, optional

The initial state of the CSC. Ignored except in simulation mode because in normal operation the initial state is the current state of the controller.

config_dir : str

Directory of configuration files, or None for the standard configuration directory (obtained from ConfigureCsc._get_default_config_dir).

simulation_mode : int

Simulation mode.

kwargs : dict

Extra keyword arguments, if needed.

check_bad_commands(bad_commands=None, good_commands=None)

Check that bad commands fail.

Parameters:

bad_commands : List`[`str] or None, optional

Names of bad commands to try, or None for all commands.

good_commands : List`[`str] or None, optional

Names of good commands to skip, or None to skip none.

Notes

If a command appears in both lists, it is considered a good command, so it is skipped.

check_bin_script(name, index, exe_name, initial_state=<State.STANDBY: 5>, cmdline_args=())

Test running the CSC command line script.

Parameters:

name : str

Name of SAL component, e.g. “Rotator”

index : int or None

SAL index of component.

exe_name : str

Name of executable, e.g. “run_rotator.py”

initial_state : lsst.ts.salobj.State or int, optional

The expected initial state of the CSC.

cmdline_args : List [str]

Additional command-line arguments, such as “–simulate”.

check_standard_state_transitions(enabled_commands, skip_commands=None, settingsToApply='', timeout=10)

Test standard CSC state transitions.

Parameters:

enabled_commands : List [str]

List of CSC-specific commands that are valid in the enabled state. Need not include the standard commands, which are “disable” and “setLogLevel” (which is valid in any state).

skip_commands : List [str] or None, optional

List of commands to skip.

settingsToApply : str, optional

Value for the settingsToApply argument for the start command.

timeout : float, optional

Time limit for state transition commands (seconds).

Notes

timeout is only used for state transition commands that are expected to succceed. STD_TIMEOUT is used for things that should happen quickly:

• Commands that should fail, due to the CSC being in the wrong state.
• The summaryState event after each state transition:

make_csc(initial_state, config_dir=None, simulation_mode=0, log_level=None, timeout=60, **kwargs)

Create a CSC and remote and wait for them to start.

The csc is accessed as self.csc and the remote as self.remote.

Parameters:

name : str

Name of SAL component.

index : int or None, optional

SAL component index, or 0 or None if the component is not indexed. A value is required if the component is indexed.

initial_state : lsst.ts.salobj.State or int, optional

The initial state of the CSC.

config_dir : str, optional

Directory of configuration files, or None for the standard configuration directory (obtained from ConfigureCsc._get_default_config_dir).

simulation_mode : int, optional

Simulation mode.

log_level : int or None, optional

Logging level, such as logging.INFO. If None then do not set the log level, leaving the default behavior of SalInfo: increase the log level to INFO.

timeout : float

Time limit for the CSC to start (seconds).

**kwargs : dict

Extra keyword arguments for basic_make_csc.

Notes

Adds a logging.StreamHandler if one is not alread present.

next_index()