Test your Guild file

[garrett]

If you’re using pytest, I’d be inclined to use Guild’s Python API in Python-based tests. The checks supported by steps are intended to sniff test the Guild file and supported operations from a command line.

Writing your tests in Python will also give you more control over the types of assertions you run.

I created an example of using pytest in a Guild enabled project:

Pytest Example

Overview This example illustrates how pytest can be used within a Guild enabled project. Project files: guild.yml Project Guild file demo.py Project implementation cli.py Project CLI Using pytest As Guild runs any Python project unmodified, you’re free to use any variety of test frameworks including pytest. In this example, tests are implemented in the same module containing the test targets: demo.py. You’re free to implement tests however in other ways, including separate …

This does not use guild.ipy to generate and test results, but it does show how test functions can be used to test other functions. You might imagine extending this pattern to implement any variety of test scheme.