cleanup py.test.* namespace, docstrings for improved pydoc and interactive usage.

use new apipkg __onfirstaccess__ feature to initialize the py.test namespace with the default plugins.  This, besides other good implications, means that you can now type:  pydoc py.test   or help(py.test)

--HG--
branch : trunk

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Changes between 1.1.2 and 1.1.1
+Changes between 1.X and 1.1.1
 =====================================
 
 - new option: --ignore will prevent specified path from collection. 
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ Changes between 1.1.2 and 1.1.1
 - install 'py.test' and `py.which` with a ``-$VERSION`` suffix to
   disambiguate between Python3, python2.X, Jython and PyPy installed versions. 
 
+- make py.test.* helpers provided by default plugins visible early -
+  works transparently both for pydoc and for interactive sessions
+  which will regularly see e.g. py.test.mark and py.test.importorskip. 
+
+- simplify internal plugin manager machinery 
+
 - fix assert reinterpreation that sees a call containing "keyword=..."
 
 - skip some install-tests if no execnet is available

contrib/runtesthelper.py

@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ def pytest(argv=None):
     except SystemExit:
         pass
     # we need to reset the global py.test.config object
-    py.test.config = py.test.config.__class__(
-        pluginmanager=py.test._PluginManager())
+    py.test.config = py.test.config.__class__()

py/__init__.py

@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ py.apipkg.initpkg(__name__, dict(
 
     test = {
         # helpers for use from test functions or collectors
+        '__onfirstaccess__' : '.impl.test.config:onpytestaccess',
         '__doc__'           : '.impl.test:__doc__',
-        '_PluginManager'    : '.impl.test.pluginmanager:PluginManager',
         'raises'            : '.impl.test.outcome:raises',
         'skip'              : '.impl.test.outcome:skip',
         'importorskip'      : '.impl.test.outcome:importorskip',

py/apipkg.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ see http://pypi.python.org/pypi/apipkg
 import sys
 from types import ModuleType
 
-__version__ = "1.0b2"
+__version__ = "1.0b3"
 
 def initpkg(pkgname, exportdefs):
     """ initialize given package from the export definitions. """
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def importobj(modpath, attrname):
 class ApiModule(ModuleType):
     def __init__(self, name, importspec, implprefix=None):
         self.__name__ = name
-        self.__all__ = list(importspec)
+        self.__all__ = [x for x in importspec if x != '__onfirstaccess__']
         self.__map__ = {}
         self.__implprefix__ = implprefix or name
         for name, importspec in importspec.items():
@@ -45,12 +45,26 @@ class ApiModule(ModuleType):
                     self.__map__[name] = (modpath, attrname)
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        l = []
+        if hasattr(self, '__version__'):
+            l.append("version=" + repr(self.__version__))
+        if hasattr(self, '__file__'):
+            l.append('from ' + repr(self.__file__))
+        if l:
+            return '<ApiModule %r %s>' % (self.__name__, " ".join(l))
         return '<ApiModule %r>' % (self.__name__,)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
+        target = None
+        if '__onfirstaccess__' in self.__map__:
+            target = self.__map__.pop('__onfirstaccess__')
+            importobj(*target)()
         try:
             modpath, attrname = self.__map__[name]
         except KeyError:
+            if target is not None and name != '__onfirstaccess__':
+                # retry, onfirstaccess might have set attrs
+                return getattr(self, name)
             raise AttributeError(name)
         else:
             result = importobj(modpath, attrname)
@@ -63,6 +77,7 @@ class ApiModule(ModuleType):
         dictdescr = ModuleType.__dict__['__dict__']
         dict = dictdescr.__get__(self)
         if dict is not None:
+            hasattr(self, 'some')
             for name in self.__all__:
                 hasattr(self, name)  # force attribute load, ignore errors
         return dict

py/impl/test/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1 @@
-""" versatile unit-testing tool + libraries """
+""" assertion and py.test helper API."""

py/impl/test/config.py

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import py, os
 from py.impl.test.conftesthandle import Conftest
-
+from py.impl.test.pluginmanager import PluginManager
 from py.impl.test import parseopt
 
 def ensuretemp(string, dir=1): 
-    """ return temporary directory path with
-        the given string as the trailing part. 
+    """ (deprecated) return temporary directory path with
+        the given string as the trailing part.  It is usually 
+        better to use the 'tmpdir' function argument which will
+        take care to provide empty unique directories for each 
+        test call even if the test is called multiple times. 
     """ 
     return py.test.config.ensuretemp(string, dir=dir)
   
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ class Config(object):
             usage="usage: %prog [options] [file_or_dir] [file_or_dir] [...]",
             processopt=self._processopt,
         )
-        self.pluginmanager = py.test._PluginManager()
+        self.pluginmanager = PluginManager()
         self._conftest = Conftest(onimport=self._onimportconftest)
         self.hook = self.pluginmanager.hook
 
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class Config(object):
             This function gets invoked during testing session initialization. 
         """ 
         py.log._apiwarn("1.0", "define plugins to add options", stacklevel=2)
-        group = self._parser.addgroup(groupname)
+        group = self._parser.getgroup(groupname)
         for opt in specs:
             group._addoption_instance(opt)
         return self.option 
@@ -296,6 +299,11 @@ def gettopdir(args):
     else:
         return pkgdir.dirpath()
 
+def onpytestaccess():
+    # it's enough to have our containing module loaded as 
+    # it initializes a per-process config instance
+    # which loads default plugins which add to py.test.*
+    pass 
 
-# this is default per-process instance of py.test configuration 
+# a default per-process instance of py.test configuration 
 config_per_process = Config()

py/impl/test/outcome.py

@@ -47,23 +47,33 @@ class Exit(KeyboardInterrupt):
 # exposed helper methods 
 
 def exit(msg): 
-    """ exit testing process immediately. """ 
+    """ exit testing process as if KeyboardInterrupt was triggered. """ 
     __tracebackhide__ = True
     raise Exit(msg)
 
 def skip(msg=""):
-    """ skip with the given message. """
+    """ skip an executing test with the given message.  Note: it's usually
+    better use the py.test.mark.skipif marker to declare a test to be
+    skipped under certain conditions like mismatching platforms or 
+    dependencies.  See the pytest_skipping plugin for details. 
+    """
     __tracebackhide__ = True
     raise Skipped(msg=msg) 
 
-def fail(msg="unknown failure"):
-    """ fail with the given Message. """
+def fail(msg=""):
+    """ explicitely fail this executing test with the given Message. """
     __tracebackhide__ = True
     raise Failed(msg=msg) 
 
 def raises(ExpectedException, *args, **kwargs):
-    """ raise AssertionError, if target code does not raise the expected
-        exception.
+    """ if args[0] is callable: raise AssertionError if calling it with 
+        the remaining arguments does not raise the expected exception.  
+        if args[0] is a string: raise AssertionError if executing the
+        the string in the calling scope does not raise expected exception. 
+        for examples:
+        x = 5
+        raises(TypeError, lambda x: x + 'hello', x=x)
+        raises(TypeError, "x + 'hello'")
     """
     __tracebackhide__ = True 
     assert args
@@ -95,7 +105,10 @@ def raises(ExpectedException, *args, **kwargs):
                            expr=args, expected=ExpectedException) 
 
 def importorskip(modname, minversion=None):
-    """ return imported module or perform a dynamic skip() """
+    """ return imported module if it has a higher __version__ than the 
+    optionally specified 'minversion' - otherwise call py.test.skip() 
+    with a message detailing the mismatch. 
+    """
     compile(modname, '', 'eval') # to catch syntaxerrors
     try:
         mod = __import__(modname, None, None, ['__doc__'])
@@ -114,6 +127,7 @@ def importorskip(modname, minversion=None):
     return mod
 
 
+
 # exitcodes for the command line
 EXIT_OK = 0
 EXIT_TESTSFAILED = 1

py/impl/test/pluginmanager.py

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ def check_old_use(mod, modname):
     assert not hasattr(mod, clsname), (mod, clsname)
 
 class PluginManager(object):
-    class Error(Exception):
-        """signals a plugin specific error."""
     def __init__(self):
         self.registry = Registry()
         self._name2plugin = {}
@@ -157,6 +155,7 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         dic = self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_namespace", {}) or {}
         for name, value in dic.items():
             setattr(py.test, name, value)
+            py.test.__all__.append(name)
         if hasattr(self, '_config'):
             self.call_plugin(plugin, "pytest_addoption", 
                 {'parser': self._config._parser})

py/plugin/pytest_mark.py

@@ -78,16 +78,18 @@ tests::
 import py
 
 def pytest_namespace():
-    return {'mark': Mark()}
+    return {'mark': MarkGenerator()}
 
-
-class Mark(object):
+class MarkGenerator:
+    """ non-underscore attributes of this object can be used as decorators for 
+    marking test functions. Example: @py.test.mark.slowtest in front of a 
+    function will set the 'slowtest' marker object on it. """
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         if name[0] == "_":
             raise AttributeError(name)
-        return MarkerDecorator(name)
+        return MarkDecorator(name)
 
-class MarkerDecorator:
+class MarkDecorator:
     """ decorator for setting function attributes. """
     def __init__(self, name):
         self.markname = name
@@ -97,15 +99,17 @@ class MarkerDecorator:
     def __repr__(self):
         d = self.__dict__.copy()
         name = d.pop('markname')
-        return "<MarkerDecorator %r %r>" %(name, d)
+        return "<MarkDecorator %r %r>" %(name, d)
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ if passed a single callable argument: decorate it with mark info. 
+            otherwise add *args/**kwargs in-place to mark information. """
         if args:
             if len(args) == 1 and hasattr(args[0], '__call__'):
                 func = args[0]
                 holder = getattr(func, self.markname, None)
                 if holder is None:
-                    holder = Marker(self.markname, self.args, self.kwargs)
+                    holder = MarkInfo(self.markname, self.args, self.kwargs)
                     setattr(func, self.markname, holder)
                 else:
                     holder.kwargs.update(self.kwargs)
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ class MarkerDecorator:
         self.kwargs.update(kwargs)
         return self
         
-class Marker:
+class MarkInfo:
     def __init__(self, name, args, kwargs):
         self._name = name
         self.args = args
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ class Marker:
         raise AttributeError(name)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<Marker %r args=%r kwargs=%r>" % (
+        return "<MarkInfo %r args=%r kwargs=%r>" % (
                 self._name, self.args, self.kwargs)
             
 
@@ -143,6 +147,6 @@ def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(__multicall__, collector, name, obj):
         func = getattr(func, 'im_func', func)  # py2
         for parent in [x for x in (mod, cls) if x]:
             marker = getattr(parent.obj, 'pytestmark', None)
-            if isinstance(marker, MarkerDecorator):
+            if isinstance(marker, MarkDecorator):
                 marker(func)
     return item

py/plugin/pytest_skipping.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ advanced skipping for python test functions, classes or modules.
 
 With this plugin you can mark test functions for conditional skipping 
 or as "xfail", expected-to-fail.  Skipping a test will avoid running it
-at all while xfail-marked tests will run and result in an inverted outcome:
+while xfail-marked tests will run and result in an inverted outcome:
 a pass becomes a failure and a fail becomes a semi-passing one. 
 
 The need for skipping a test is usually connected to a condition.  
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ within test or setup code.  Example::
 
 import py
 
+
 def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
     expr, result = evalexpression(item, 'skipif')
     if result:

testing/plugin/test_pytest_mark.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import py
-from py.plugin.pytest_mark import Mark
+from py.plugin.pytest_mark import MarkGenerator as Mark
 
 class TestMark:
     def test_pytest_mark_notcallable(self):
         mark = Mark()
-        py.test.raises(TypeError, "mark()")
+        py.test.raises((AttributeError, TypeError), "mark()")
 
     def test_pytest_mark_bare(self):
         mark = Mark()

testing/pytest/acceptance_test.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import py
+import sys, py
 
 class TestGeneralUsage:
     def test_config_error(self, testdir):
@@ -74,3 +74,18 @@ class TestGeneralUsage:
         assert result.stderr.fnmatch_lines([
             "*ERROR: can't collect: %s" %(p2,)
         ])
+
+
+    def test_earlyinit(self, testdir):
+        p = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import py
+            assert hasattr(py.test, 'mark')
+        """)
+        result = testdir._run(sys.executable, p)
+        assert result.ret == 0
+
+    def test_pydoc(self, testdir):
+        result = testdir._run(sys.executable, "-c", "import py ; help(py.test)")
+        assert result.ret == 0
+        s = result.stdout.str()
+        assert 'MarkGenerator' in s

testing/pytest/test_pluginmanager.py

@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ class TestPytestPluginInteractions:
             import py
             def test_hello():
                 assert hello == "world" 
+                assert 'hello' in py.test.__all__
         """)
         result = testdir.runpytest(p) 
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([