libfprint/tests/README.md
Bastien Nocera aff063c23c tests: Simplify capture of driver behaviour for regression tests
And update instructions for the simpler method.

Co-authored-by: Benjamin Berg <bberg@redhat.com>
2021-09-15 13:24:08 +00:00

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`umockdev` Tests
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`umockdev` tests use fingerprint devices mocked by [`umockdev`
toolchain][umockdev].
This document describes how to create a 'capture' test: a test that
captures a picture of a fingerprint from the device (mocked by
`umockdev`) and compares it with the standard one.
Other kinds of `umockdev` tests can be created in a similar manner. For
match-on-chip devices you would instead create a test specific `custom.py`
script, capture it and store the capture to `custom.pcapng`.
'Capture' Test Creation
-----------------------
A new 'capture' test is created by means of `capture.py` script:
1. Make sure that libfprint is built with support for the device driver
that you want to capture a test case for.
2. From the build directory, run tests/create-driver-test.py as root. Note
that if you're capturing data for a driver which already has a test case
but the hardware is slightly different, you might want to pass a variant
name as a command-line options, for example:
```sh
$ sudo tests/create-driver-test.py driver [variant]
```
3. If the capture is not successful, run the tool again to start another capture.
4. Add driver test name to `drivers_tests` in the `meson.build`, as instructed,
and change the ownership of the just-created test directory in the source.
5. Check whether `meson test` passes with this new test.
**Note.** To avoid submitting a real fingerprint, the side of finger,
arm, or anything else producing an image with the device can be used.
Possible Issues
---------------
Other changes may be needed to get everything working. For example the
`elan` driver relies on a timeout that is not reported correctly. In
this case the driver works around it by interpreting the protocol
error differently in the virtual environment (by means of
`FP_DEVICE_EMULATION` environment variable).
[umockdev]: https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev