Overview

Labgridhelper is separated into different submodules. These submodules are created for different stages of a device boot, i.e. the barebox submodules is used for the barebox bootloader and the linux submodule is used for a fully booted linux system.

Writing new helper functions

Helper functions usually use one of the protocols from labgrid to retrive data from the device, reformat the data and return it to be consumed in the test case. These functions should not perform test asserts, this should be done in the individual test cases, to separate data reformating from testing. Asserts however are needed to verify that the correct protocol is passed to the helper function. This is usually done by importing the protocol from labgrid and performing the assert in the beginning of the helper, i.e.:

def get_systemd_status(command):
    assert isinstance(command, CommandProtocol), "command must be a CommandProtocol"

This should ensure that the correct protocol is used and the helper function is used correctly in the test suite.

Helper functions should also contain a docstring to document its function for the user, i.e.:

def get_commands(command, directories=None):
    """Returns the commands of a running linux system

    Args:
        command (CommandProtocol): An instance of a Driver implementing the CommandProtocol
        directories (list): An optional list of directories to include

    Returns:
        list: list of commands available under linux
    """