Improved test runner usage

modules/self-test/self-test.lua

@@ -41,12 +41,27 @@
 		m.loadTestsFromManifests()
 		m.detectDuplicateTests = false
 
-		local test, err = m.getTestWithIdentifier(_OPTIONS["test-only"])
+		local tests = {}
+		local isAction = true
+		for i, arg in ipairs(_ARGS) do
+			local _tests, err = m.getTestsWithIdentifier(arg)
 			if err then
 				error(err, 0)
 			end
 			
-		local passed, failed = m.runTest(test)
+			tests = table.join(tests, _tests)
+		end
+		
+		if #tests == 0 or _OPTIONS["test-only"] ~= nil then
+			local _tests, err = m.getTestsWithIdentifier(_OPTIONS["test-only"])
+			if err then
+				error(err, 0)
+			end
+
+			tests = table.join(tests, _tests)
+		end
+
+		local passed, failed = m.runTest(tests)
 
 		if failed > 0 then
 			printf("\n %d FAILED TEST%s", failed, iif(failed > 1, "S", ""))

modules/self-test/test_declare.lua

@@ -112,31 +112,79 @@
 
 
 ---
--- Fetch a test object via its string identifier.
+-- Fetch test objects via the string identifier.
 --
 -- @param identifier
 --    An optional test or suite identifier, indicating which tests should be
 --    run, in the form "suiteName" or "suiteName.testName". If not specified,
 --    the global test object, representing all test suites, will be returned.
+--    Use "*" to match any part of a suite or test name
 -- @return
---    On success, returns a test object, which should be considered opaque.
+--    On success, returns an array of test objects, which should be considered opaque.
 --    On failure, returns `nil` and an error.
 ---
 
-	function m.getTestWithIdentifier(identifier)
+	function m.getTestsWithIdentifier(identifier)
 		local suiteName, testName = m.parseTestIdentifier(identifier)
 
+		if suiteName ~= nil and string.contains(suiteName, "*") then
+			local tests = {}
+
+			local pattern = string.gsub(suiteName, "*", ".*")
+			for _suiteName, suite in pairs(_.suites) do
+				local length = string.len(_suiteName)
+				local start, finish = string.find(_suiteName, pattern)
+				if start == 1 and finish == length then
+					if testName ~= nil then
+						if string.contains(testName, "*") then
+							local testPattern = string.gsub(testName, "*", ".*")
+							for _testName, test in pairs(suite) do
+								length = string.len(_testName)
+								start, finish = string.find(_testName, testPattern)
+								if start == 1 and finish == length then
+									table.insert(tests, {
+										suiteName = _suiteName,
+										suite = suite,
+										testName = _testName,
+										testFunction = test,
+									})
+								end
+							end
+						else
+							table.insert(tests, {
+								suiteName = _suiteName,
+								suite = suite,
+								testName = testName,
+								testFunction = suite[testName],
+							})
+						end
+					else
+						table.insert(tests, {
+							suiteName = _suiteName,
+							suite = suite,
+							testName = nil,
+							testFunction = nil,
+						})
+					end
+				end
+			end
+			
+			return tests
+		else
 			local suite, test, err = _.checkTestIdentifier(_.suites, suiteName, testName)		
 			if err then
 				return nil, err
 			end
 
 			return {
+				{
 					suiteName = suiteName,
 					suite = suite,
 					testName = testName,
 					testFunction = test
 				}
+			}
+		end
 	end
 
 

modules/self-test/test_runner.lua

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 
 
 
-	function m.runTest(test)
+	function m.runTest(tests)
 		local failed = 0
 		local failedTests = {}
 
 		local suites = m.getSuites()
-		local suitesKeys, suiteTestsKeys, totalTestCount = _.preprocessTests(suites, test)
+		local suitesKeys, suiteTestsKeys, totalTestCount = _.preprocessTests(suites, tests)
 
 		_.log(term.lightGreen, "[==========]", string.format(" Running %d tests from %d test suites.", totalTestCount, #suitesKeys))
 		local startTime = os.clock()
@@ -128,30 +128,36 @@
 
 
 
-	function _.preprocessTests(suites, filter)
+	function _.preprocessTests(suites, filters)
 		local suitesKeys = {}
 		local suiteTestsKeys = {}
 		local totalTestCount = 0
 		
+		for i, filter in ipairs(filters) do
 			for suiteName, suite in pairs(suites) do
 				if not m.isSuppressed(suiteName) and suite ~= nil and (not filter.suiteName or filter.suiteName == suiteName) then
 					local test = {}
 
-				table.insertsorted(suitesKeys, suiteName)
-
 					test.suiteName = suiteName
 					test.suite = suite
 
+					if not table.contains(suitesKeys, suiteName) then
+						table.insertsorted(suitesKeys, suiteName)
 						suiteTestsKeys[suiteName] = {}
+					end
+
 					for testName, testFunction in pairs(suite) do
 						test.testName = testName
 						test.testFunction = testFunction
 
 						if m.isValid(test) and not m.isSuppressed(test.suiteName .. "." .. test.testName) and (not filter.testName or filter.testName == testName) then
+							if not table.contains(suiteTestsKeys[suiteName], testName) then
 								table.insertsorted(suiteTestsKeys[suiteName], testName)
+								totalTestCount = totalTestCount + 1
+							end
+						end
 					end
 				end
-				totalTestCount = totalTestCount + #suiteTestsKeys[suiteName]
 			end
 		end