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@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ let re2 = /$str$re1/ # match '.' followed by any character #### boolean Result of comparison operators `==` and `/=`. +Values are `True` and `False`. #### network @@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ send <string> to <process> Send line with `<string>` to the standard input of `<process>`. ``` -expect <regex> from <process> [capture <var1> [, <var2> ... ]] +expect <regex> from <process> [timeout <timeout>] [capture <var1> [, <var2> ... ]] ``` Check whether `<process>` produces line matching `<regex>` on standard output, and if this does not happen within current timeout, the test fails. Output lines produced before starting this command and not matched by some previous `expect` are accepted as well. @@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ The regular expression can contain capture groups – parts enclosed in parenthe In that case the expect command has to have the `capture` clause with matching number of variable names. Results of the captures are then assigned to the newly created variables as strings. +If the `timeout` clause is used, the current timeout value is multiplied by the given `<timeout>` for this `expect` call. +Timeout of zero can be used to expect a matching output line to have been already produced in the past. + ``` flush [from <proc>] [matching <regex>] ``` @@ -281,6 +285,15 @@ Flush memory of `<proc>` output, so no following `expect` command will match any If the `matching` clause is used, discard only output lines matching `<regex>`. ``` +ignore [from <proc>] [matching <regex>] +``` + +Ignore output lines from `<proc>` (or context process) that match the given +`<regex>` (or all lines if the `matching` clause is not used). Affects both +past and future output of the process; the effect lasts until the end of +the block. + +``` guard <expr> ``` @@ -336,6 +349,13 @@ with <expr>: Execute `<test block>` with `<expr>` as context. ``` +multiply_timeout by <multiplier> +``` + +Modify the timeout used for commands like `expect` by multiplying it with `<multiplier>`. +The effect lasts until the end of the block. + +``` wait ``` |