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@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ Members: `node` : Node on which the process is running. +#### asset + +Represents an asset (file or directory), which can be used during test execution. + +Members: + +`path` +: Path to the asset valid during the test execution. + #### list Lists are written using bracket notation: @@ -423,6 +432,31 @@ module bar.baz import foo ``` +### Assets + +To provide the used test tool with access to auxiliary files needed for the +test execution, asset objects can be defined. The definition is done on the +toplevel using the `asset` keyword, giving the asset object name and a path to +the asset on the filesystem, relative to the directory containing the test +script: + +``` +asset my_asset: + path: ../path/to/file +``` + +Such defined asset object can then be used in expressions within tests or function definitions: + +``` +test: + spawn p + send to p "use-asset ${my_asset.path}" +``` + +The `my_asset.path` expression expands to a strict containing path to the asset +that can be used by the spawn process `p`. The process should not try to modify +the file. + Optional dependencies --------------------- |