Enhance run_tests.sh to allow running single tests and skipping preparation

Makefile

@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ config/environments/test.js: config/environments/test.js.example
 	./configure
 
 check: config/environments/test.js
-	./run_tests.sh
+	./run_tests.sh ${RUNTESTFLAGS} \
+    test/unit/cartodb/redis_pool.test.js \
+    test/unit/cartodb/req2params.test.js \
+    test/acceptance/cache_validator.js \
+    test/acceptance/server.js

NEWS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 1.1.5 (DD//MM//YY)
 -----
+* Enhance run_tests.sh to allow running single tests and skipping preparation
 
 1.1.4 (DD//MM//YY)
 -----

run_tests.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Must match config.redis_pool.port in test/support/config.js
+# Must match redis_port in config/environments/test.js
+# TODO: read from there
 REDIS_PORT=6333
 
+OPT_CREATE=yes # create the test environment
+OPT_DROP=yes   # drop the test environment
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+BASEDIR=$(pwd)
+cd -
+
 cleanup() {
-	echo "Cleaning up"
-	kill ${PID_REDIS}
+  if test x"$OPT_DROP" = xyes; then
+    if test x"$PID_REDIS" = x; then
+      PID_REDIS=$(cat ${BASEDIR}/redis.pid)
+      if test x"$PID_REDIS" = x; then
+        echo "Could not find a test redis pid to kill it"
+        return;
+      fi
+    fi
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    kill ${PID_REDIS}
+  fi
 }
 
 cleanup_and_exit() {
@@ -22,21 +39,43 @@ die() {
 
 trap 'cleanup_and_exit' 1 2 3 5 9 13
 
-echo "Starting redis on port ${REDIS_PORT}"
-echo "port ${REDIS_PORT}" | redis-server - > test.log &
-PID_REDIS=$!
+while [ -n "$1" ]; do
+        if test "$1" = "--nodrop"; then
+                OPT_DROP=no
+                shift
+                continue
+        elif test "$1" = "--nocreate"; then
+                OPT_CREATE=no
+                shift
+                continue
+        else
+                break
+        fi
+done
 
-echo "Preparing the database"
-cd test/support; sh prepare_db.sh >> test.log || die "database preparation failure (see test.log)"; cd -;
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Usage: $0 [<options>] <test> [<test>]" >&2
+        echo "Options:" >&2
+        echo " --nocreate   do not create the test environment on start" >&2
+        echo " --nodrop     do not drop the test environment on exit" >&2
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+TESTS=$@
+
+if test x"$OPT_CREATE" = xyes; then
+  echo "Starting redis on port ${REDIS_PORT}"
+  echo "port ${REDIS_PORT}" | redis-server - > ${BASEDIR}/test.log &
+  PID_REDIS=$!
+  echo ${PID_REDIS} > ${BASEDIR}/redis.pid
+
+  echo "Preparing the environment"
+  cd ${BASEDIR}/test/support; sh prepare_db.sh || die "database preparation failure"; cd -
+fi
 
 PATH=node_modules/.bin/:$PATH
 
 echo "Running tests"
-mocha -u tdd \
-  test/unit/cartodb/redis_pool.test.js \
-  test/unit/cartodb/req2params.test.js \
-  test/acceptance/cache_validator.js \
-  test/acceptance/server.js
-
+mocha -u tdd ${TESTS}
 
 cleanup