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Author:   Mika Hänninen <[email protected]>
Date:     Mon May  6 02:55:56 2013
Log:      process: updated the documentation
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See <a href=\"#Stopping processes\" class=\"name\">Stopping processes</a> for more information.</li>\n<li>Switching between processes (e.g. <a href=\"#Switch Active Process\" class=\"name\">Switch Active Process</a> keyword).</li>\n<li>Checking process status (e.g. <a href=\"#Process Should Be Running\" class=\"name\">Process Should Be Running</a> and <a href=\"#Process Should Be Stopped\" class=\"name\">Process Should Be Stopped</a> keywords).</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Table of contents</h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Configurations\" class=\"name\">Configurations</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"#Example\" class=\"name\">Example</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"#Active process\" class=\"name\">Active process</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"#Stopping processes\" class=\"name\">Stopping processes</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"#ExecutionResult\" class=\"name\">ExecutionResult</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h2 id=\"Configurations\">Configurations</h2>\n<p><a href=\"#Run Process\" class=\"name\">Run Process</a> and <a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a> keywords can be given several named arguments, which are listed below. Default values in the parenthesis.</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"name\">cwd</span> specifies if program's directory is used as cwd (<span class=\"name\">False</span>)</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">shell</span> specifies if shell is used for program execution (<span class=\"name\">False</span>)</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">stdout</span> is a file handle for standard output</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">stderr</span> is a file handle for standard error</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">stdin</span> is a file handle for standard input</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">alias</span> is a name for the process (<span class=\"name\">None</span>).</li>\n</ul>\n<h2 id=\"Example\">Example</h2>\n<p>The following example demonstrates library's main usages as stated above.</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><b>*</b> Settings <b>*</b></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Library</td>\n<td>Process</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>*</b> Test Cases <b>*</b></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Example</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${handle1}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a></td>\n<td>/path/command.sh</td>\n<td>shell=True</td>\n<td>cwd=/path</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${handle2}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a></td>\n<td>${CURDIR}${/}mytool</td>\n<td>shell=True</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${result1}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Wait For Process\" class=\"name\">Wait For Process</a></td>\n<td>${handle1}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td><a href=\"#Terminate Process\" class=\"name\">Terminate Process</a></td>\n<td>${handle2}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td><span class=\"name\">Process Should Be Dead</span></td>\n<td>${handle2}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td></td>\n<td>[Teardown]</td>\n<td><span class=\"name\">Kill All Processes</span></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n<h2 id=\"Active process\">Active process</h2>\n<p>The test library keeps record which of the started processes is an active process. Many of the library keywords have <span class=\"name\">handle</span> as optional argument. This means that if argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is NOT given, then the active process is used for keyword. Active process can be switched using keyword <a href=\"#Switch Active Process\" class=\"name\">Switch Active Process</a>.</p>\n<h2 id=\"Stopping processes\">Stopping processes</h2>\n<p>Due restrictions set by <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html\";>subprocess</a> module, the process stopping is NOT functioning properly on <a href=\"http://www.jython.org\";>Jython</a> and pre-2.6 Python. In Jython especially we don't have the information about the PIDs of the started processes therefore making the stopping of the process difficult.</p>\n<h2 id=\"ExecutionResult\">ExecutionResult</h2>\n<p>This object contains information about the process execution.</p>\n<p>Included information is:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"name\">stdout</span> standard output file handle</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">stderr</span> standard error file handle</li>\n<li><span class=\"name\">exit_code</span> from the process, <span class=\"name\">None</span> during execution.</li>\n</ul>","generated":"2013-05-06 12:55:31","inits":[],"keywords":[{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>Returns a process ID of process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span>.</p>\n<p>Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Return value is a integer value.</p>\n<p>Examples:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>${pid}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Get Process Id\" class=\"name\">Get Process Id</a></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td># Gets PID of the active process</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${handle1}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a></td>\n<td>python -c \"print 'hello'\"</td>\n<td>shell=True</td>\n<td>alias=hello</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${pid_1}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Get Process Id\" class=\"name\">Get Process Id</a></td>\n<td>${handle1}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td># Gets PID with <span class=\"name\">handle1</span></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>${pid_2}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Get Process Id\" class=\"name\">Get Process Id</a></td>\n<td>hello</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td># Gets PID with alias <span class=\"name\">hello</span></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Should Be Equal As Integers</td>\n<td>${pid_1}</td>\n<td>${pid_2}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</table>","name":"Get Process Id","shortdoc":"Returns a process ID of process with `handle`."},{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>Return the process object with <span class=\"name\">handle</span>.</p>\n<p>Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>","name":"Get Process Object","shortdoc":"Return the process object with `handle`."},{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>This keyword checks if process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is running or not.</p>\n<p>Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Return value is either <span class=\"name\">True</span> (process is running) or <span class=\"name\">False</span> (process has stopped).</p>","name":"Process Is Running","shortdoc":"This keyword checks if process with `handle` is running or not."},{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>Assertion keyword, which expects that process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is running. Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Check is done using <a href=\"#Process Is Running\" class=\"name\">Process Is Running</a> keyword.</p>\n<p>Raises an error if process is stopped.</p>","name":"Process Should Be Running","shortdoc":"Assertion keyword, which expects that process with `handle` is running."},{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>Assertion keyword, which expects that process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is stopped. Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Check is done using <a href=\"#Process Is Running\" class=\"name\">Process Is Running</a> keyword.</p>\n<p>Raises an error if process is running.</p>","name":"Process Should Be Stopped","shortdoc":"Assertion keyword, which expects that process with `handle` is stopped."},{"args":"command, *arguments, **configuration","doc":"<p>This keyword runs a process and waits for it to terminate.</p>\n<p>The <span class=\"name\">command</span> is a child program which is started in a new process, <span class=\"name\">arguments</span> are arguments for the <span class=\"name\">command</span> and <span class=\"name\">configuration</span> are arguments for the <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html\";>subprocess</a> module's <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen\";>Popen</a> class (see <a href=\"#Configurations\" class=\"name\">Configurations</a>).</p>\n<p>Finally switches back to active process.</p>","name":"Run Process","shortdoc":"This keyword runs a process and waits for it to terminate."},{"args":"command, *arguments, **configuration","doc":"<p>This keyword starts a new process.</p>\n<p>The <span class=\"name\">command</span> is a child program which is started in a new process, <span class=\"name\">arguments</span> are arguments for the <span class=\"name\">command</span> and <span class=\"name\">configuration</span> are arguments for the <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html\";>subprocess</a> module's <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html#subprocess.Popen\";>Popen</a> class (see <a href=\"#Configurations\" class=\"name\">Configurations</a>).</p>\n<p>Returns process index on success.</p>\n<p>This new process is set as an <a href=\"#Active process\" class=\"name\">active process</a>.</p>\n<p>Examples:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>$handle1}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a></td>\n<td>/bin/script.sh</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>$handle2}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Start New Process\" class=\"name\">Start New Process</a></td>\n<td>totals</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</table>","name":"Start New Process","shortdoc":"This keyword starts a new process."},{"args":"handle","doc":"<p>This keyword switches active process into process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span>.</p>\n<p>Examples:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>Run Keyword And Expect Error</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Switch Active Process\" class=\"name\">Switch Active Process</a></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Run Keyword And Expect Error</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Switch Active Process\" class=\"name\">Switch Active Process</a></td>\n<td>${nonexistent_handle}</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Switch Active Process\" class=\"name\">Switch Active Process</a></td>\n<td>${handle1}</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</table>","name":"Switch Active Process","shortdoc":"This keyword switches active process into process with `handle`."},{"args":"kill=True","doc":"<p>This keyword terminates all processes started by the library.</p>","name":"Terminate All Processes","shortdoc":"This keyword terminates all processes started by the library."},{"args":"handle=None, kill=False","doc":"<p>This keyword terminates process using either <a href=\"http://docs.python.org/2.7/library/subprocess.html\";>subprocess</a> module's <span class=\"name\">kill()</span> or <span class=\"name\">terminate()</span>, which can be selected using <span class=\"name\">kill</span> argument (by default <span class=\"name\">terminate()</span> is used).</p>\n<p>Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Examples:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Terminate Process\" class=\"name\">Terminate Process</a></td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n<td># Terminates the active process</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Terminate Process\" class=\"name\">Terminate Process</a></td>\n<td>${handle3}</td>\n<td></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"#Terminate Process\" class=\"name\">Terminate Process</a></td>\n<td>${handle3}</td>\n<td>kill=True</td>\n<td># Using kill instead of terminate</td>\n</tr>\n</table>","name":"Terminate Process","shortdoc":"This keyword terminates process using either"},{"args":"handle=None","doc":"<p>This waits for process with <span class=\"name\">handle</span> to terminate.</p>\n<p>Argument <span class=\"name\">handle</span> is optional, if <span class=\"name\">None</span> then the active process is used.</p>\n<p>Returns an <a href=\"#ExecutionResult\" class=\"name\">ExecutionResult</a> object.</p>\n<p>Examples:</p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>${output}=</td>\n<td><a href=\"#Wait For Process\" class=\"name\">Wait For Process</a></td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Should Be Equal As Integers</td>\n<td>${output.exit_code}</td>\n<td>0</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Should Match</td>\n<td>${output.stdout}</td>\n<td><span class=\"name\">*text in the out*</span></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Should Match</td>\n<td>${output.stderr}</td>\n<td></td>\n</tr>\n</table>","name":"Wait For Process","shortdoc":"This waits for process with `handle` to terminate."}],"name":"Process","named_args":true,"scope":"global","version":"trunk 20130226"};
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