Writing Virt Tests

This documentation aims to help you write virt tests of your own. It’s organized to explain briefly the source structure, then writing simple tests, then doing more complex stuff, such as defining custom guests.

Contents:

• Virt test source structure
  • Subtest dirs
  • Shared tests
  • Shared resources dir
  • Tools dir
  • Virttest dir
• Test Providers
  • Test Provider Layout
  • Types of Test Providers
  • Test Provider definition file
• Development workflow after the Repository Split
• Writing your own virt test
  • Where the virt test files are located ?
  • Write our own, drop-in ‘uptime’ test - Step by Step procedure
• Defining New Guests
  • Linux Based Custom Guest
  • Windows Based Custom Guest
• Writing a more advanced test
  • What’s available upfront