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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md index f6f6c960b0719..62da4f33d8186 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.section.md @@ -39,12 +39,10 @@ It uses two client nodes to test correct locking across server crashes. ## Calling a test {#sec-calling-nixos-tests} -Tests are invoked a bit differently depending on whether the test lives in NixOS or in another project. +Tests are invoked differently depending on whether the test is part of NixOS or lives in a different project. ### Testing within NixOS {#sec-call-nixos-test-in-nixos} -Test modules can be instantiated into derivations in multiple ways. - Tests that are part of NixOS are added to [`nixos/tests/all-tests.nix`](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix). ```nix @@ -54,19 +52,22 @@ Tests that are part of NixOS are added to [`nixos/tests/all-tests.nix`](https:// Overrides can be added by defining an anonymous module in `all-tests.nix`. ```nix - hostname = runTest { imports = [ ./hostname.nix ]; defaults.networking.firewall.enable = false; }; + hostname = runTest { + imports = [ ./hostname.nix ]; + defaults.networking.firewall.enable = false; + }; ``` -You can run a test with attribute name `mytest` in `nixos/tests/all-tests.nix` by invoking: +You can run a test with attribute name `hostname` in `nixos/tests/all-tests.nix` by invoking: ```shell cd /my/git/clone/of/nixpkgs -nix-build -A nixosTests.mytest +nix-build -A nixosTests.hostname ``` ### Testing outside the NixOS project {#sec-call-nixos-test-outside-nixos} -Outside the `nixpkgs` repository, you can instantiate the test by first acquiring the NixOS library, +Outside the `nixpkgs` repository, you can instantiate the test by first importing the NixOS library, ```nix # regular nix |