Document sphinx.testing

Author: pradyunsg

doc/extdev/testing.rst

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 Testing API
 ===========
 
-.. py:module:: sphinx.testing
-   :synopsis: Utility functions and pytest fixtures for testing.
-
 .. versionadded:: 1.6
 
-Utility functions and pytest fixtures for testing
-are provided in :py:mod:`!sphinx.testing`.
-If you are a developer of Sphinx extensions,
-you can write unit tests with pytest_.
-
-.. _pytest: https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/
+Sphinx provides utility functions and pytest fixtures to make it easier
+to write test suites that build multiple Sphinx documentation projects.
 
-``pytest`` configuration
--------------------------
+Using ``pytest`` plugin
+-----------------------
 
-To use pytest fixtures that are provided by ``sphinx.testing``,
-add the ``'sphinx.testing.fixtures'`` plugin
-to your test modules or :file:`conftest.py` files as follows:
+To use pytest helpers that are provided by ``sphinx.testing``, add the
+``'sphinx.testing.fixtures'`` plugin to your :file:`conftest.py` file
+as follows:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-   pytest_plugins = ('sphinx.testing.fixtures',)
+   pytest_plugins = ['sphinx.testing.fixtures']
+
+Markers
+~~~~~~~
+
+.. py:decorator:: pytest.mark.test_params(...)
+
+    Parameters associated with a test.
+
+    :param str shared_result: A key that allows sharing the build result, status, and warning between tests that use the same key.
+
+    When multiple tests with a module are marked with the same
+    ``shared_result`` value, they will share the same build result as
+    well as status and warning buffers. This allows related tests to
+    avoid redundant rebuilds and reuse the same build context.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        @pytest.mark.test_params(shared_result="html_build")
+        def test_html_title(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something about the HTML output ...
+
+        @pytest.mark.test_params(shared_result="html_build")
+        def test_html_index(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something else about the HTML output ...
+
+.. py:decorator:: pytest.mark.sphinx(buildername="html", *, testroot="root", ...)
+
+    Arguments to initialize the Sphinx test application.
+
+    :param str buildername: Builder to use.
+    :param str testroot: Test root directory to use.
+    :param srcdir: Source directory (overridden when ``shared_result`` is used).
+    :param dict confoverrides: Configuration values to override.
+    :param bool freshenv: Whether to refresh the environment.
+    :param bool warningiserror: Treat warnings as errors.
+    :param tags: List of tags to set.
+    :param int verbosity: Verbosity level.
+    :param int parallel: Number of parallel processes.
+    :param builddir: Build directory.
+    :param docutils_conf: Docutils configuration.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        @pytest.mark.sphinx("html", testroot="something")
+        def test_html_output(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something about the HTML output ...
+
+Fixtures
+~~~~~~~~
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.rootdir
+
+    :scope: session
+
+    Defaults to ``None`` so tests operate on (empty) temporary paths.
+
+    Can be overridden in a project's :file:`conftest.py` to return a
+    :class:`~pathlib.Path` to a directory, containing multiple Sphinx
+    documentation sources under sub-directories prefixed with `test-`.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+        def rootdir() -> pathlib.Path | None:
+            return pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / 'docsets'
+
+    .. code-block:: text
+
+        tests/
+        ├── conftest.py  <-- defines rootdir fixture
+        ├── docsets/
+        ├── test-example1/
+        │   ├── conf.py
+        │   └── index.rst
+        ├── test-example2/
+        │   ├── conf.py
+        │   └── index.rst
+        └── test_something.py
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.sphinx_test_tempdir
+
+    :scope: session
+
+    Base temporary directory :class:`~pathlib.Path` used for building
+    the test apps.
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.app_params
+
+    The positional ``args`` and keyword ``kwargs`` used to build the
+    :py:class:`~sphinx.testing.util.SphinxTestApp` for this test. These are derived from the
+    :py:func:`pytest.mark.sphinx`, :py:func:`pytest.mark.test_params`,
+    and default settings.
+
+    If ``rootdir`` fixture is not :py:obj:`None`, the contents of
+    ``rootdir / f'test-{testroot}'`` get copied into the source directory
+    that the app would build in.
+
+    Returns a namedtuple of ``(args, kwargs)``.
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.make_app
+
+    Factory function that constructs a :class:`~sphinx.testing.util.SphinxTestApp`
+    from ``app_params``.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        def test_something(make_app: Callable[..., SphinxTestApp]) -> None:
+            app = make_app("html")
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something about the built documentation ...
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.app
+
+    A :class:`~sphinx.testing.util.SphinxTestApp` constructed from
+    ``app_params``.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        def test_something(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something about the built documentation ...
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.if_graphviz_found
+
+    Skip the test if :confval:`graphviz_dot` is not configured or the binary is
+    unavailable.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        @pytest.mark.usefixtures('if_graphviz_found')
+        def test_graphviz_diagram(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            app.build()
+            # ... test something about the graphviz diagram ...
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.rollback_sysmodules
+
+    Iterator that snapshots ``sys.modules`` before the test and removes any
+    modules imported during the test body. Helps tests reload target modules to
+    clear caches.
+
+    This mostly exists to help test :mod:`sphinx.ext.autodoc`.
+
+    .. code-block:: python
+
+        @pytest.mark.usefixtures('rollback_sysmodules')
+        def test_module_reload(app: SphinxTestApp) -> None:
+            import my_extension
+            # ... test something about my_extension ...
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.status
+
+    Compatibility fixture returning ``app.status`` (``StringIO``).
+
+.. py:function:: sphinx.testing.fixtures.warning
+
+    Compatibility fixture returning ``app.warning`` (``StringIO``).
+
+Utilities
+---------
+
+.. automodule:: sphinx.testing.util
+    :members:
+    :show-inheritance:
 
 Usage
 -----
 
 If you want to know more detailed usage,
 please refer to :file:`tests/conftest.py` and other :file:`test_*.py` files
-under the :file:`tests/` directory.
+under the :file:`tests/` directory of the Sphinx source code.