Executing Tests at a Prompt¶
The execution-spec-tests test framework uses the pytest framework for test case collection and execution. The fill command is essentially an alias for pytest, which uses several custom pytest plugins to run transition tools against test cases and generate JSON fixtures.
Options specific to execution-spec-tests
The command-line options specific to filling tests can be listed via:
fill --test-help
See Custom fill Command-Line Options for all options.
Collection - Test Exploration¶
The test cases implemented in the ./tests sub-directory can be listed in the console using:
fill --collect-only
and can be filtered (by test path, function and parameter substring):
fill --collect-only -k warm_coinbase
Docstrings are additionally displayed when ran verbosely:
fill --collect-only -k warm_coinbase -vv
Execution¶
By default, test cases are executed for all forks already deployed to mainnet, but not for forks still under active development, i.e., as of time of writing, Q2 2023:
fill
will generate fixtures for test cases from Frontier to Shanghai.
To generate all the test fixtures defined in the ./tests/shanghai sub-directory and write them to the ./fixtures-shanghai directory, run fill in the top-level directory as:
fill ./tests/shanghai --output="fixtures-shanghai"
Test case verification
Note, that the (limited set of) test post conditions are tested against the output of the evm t8n command during test generation.
To generate all the test fixtures in the tests/shanghai/eip3651_warm_coinbase/test_warm_coinbase.py module, for example, run:
fill tests/shanghai/eip3651_warm_coinbase/test_warm_coinbase.py
To generate specific test fixtures from a specific test function or even test function and parameter set, obtain the corresponding test ID using:
fill --collect-only -q -k test_warm_coinbase
This filters the tests by test_warm_coinbase. Then find the relevant test ID in the console output and provide it to fill, for example, for a test function:
fill tests/shanghai/eip3651_warm_coinbase/test_warm_coinbase.py::test_warm_coinbase_gas_usage
or, for a test function and specific parameter combination:
fill tests/shanghai/eip3651_warm_coinbase/test_warm_coinbase.py::test_warm_coinbase_gas_usage[fork=Merge-DELEGATECALL]
Execution for Development Forks¶
By default, test cases are not executed with upcoming Ethereum forks so that they can be readily executed against the evm tool from the latest geth release.
In order to execute test cases for an upcoming fork, ensure that the evm tool used supports that fork and features under test and use the --until or --fork flag.
For example, as of Q2 2023, the current fork under active development is Cancun:
fill --until Cancun
Debugging the t8n Command¶
The --evm-dump-dir flag can be used to dump the inputs and outputs of every call made to the t8n command for debugging purposes, see Debugging Transition Tools.
Other Useful Pytest Command-Line Options¶
fill -vv # More verbose output
fill -x # Exit instantly on first error or failed test case
fill --pdb -nauto # Drop into the debugger upon error in a test case
fill -s # Print stdout from tests to the console during execution
Custom fill Command-Line Options¶
Options added by the execution-spec-tests pytest plugins can be listed with:
fill --test-help
Output:
usage: fill [-h] [--evm-bin EVM_BIN] [--traces] [--verify-fixtures]
[--verify-fixtures-bin VERIFY_FIXTURES_BIN] [--solc-bin SOLC_BIN]
[--filler-path FILLER_PATH] [--output OUTPUT] [--flat-output]
[--enable-hive] [--evm-dump-dir EVM_DUMP_DIR] [--forks] [--fork FORK]
[--from FROM] [--until UNTIL] [--test-help]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Arguments defining evm executable behavior:
--evm-bin EVM_BIN Path to an evm executable that provides `t8n`. Default:
First 'evm' entry in PATH.
--traces Collect traces of the execution information from the
transition tool.
--verify-fixtures Verify generated fixture JSON files using geth's evm
blocktest command. By default, the same evm binary as for
the t8n tool is used. A different (geth) evm binary may
be specified via --verify-fixtures-bin, this must be
specified if filling with a non-geth t8n tool that does
not support blocktest.
--verify-fixtures-bin VERIFY_FIXTURES_BIN
Path to an evm executable that provides the `blocktest`
command. Default: The first (geth) 'evm' entry in PATH.
Arguments defining the solc executable:
--solc-bin SOLC_BIN Path to a solc executable (for Yul source compilation).
Default: First 'solc' entry in PATH.
Arguments defining filler location and output:
--filler-path FILLER_PATH
Path to filler directives
--output OUTPUT Directory to store the generated test fixtures. Can be
deleted.
--flat-output Output each test case in the directory without the folder
structure.
--enable-hive Output test fixtures with the hive-specific properties.
Arguments defining debug behavior:
--evm-dump-dir EVM_DUMP_DIR, --t8n-dump-dir EVM_DUMP_DIR
Path to dump the transition tool debug output.
Specify the fork range to generate fixtures for:
--forks Display forks supported by the test framework and exit.
--fork FORK Only fill tests for the specified fork.
--from FROM Fill tests from and including the specified fork.
--until UNTIL Fill tests until and including the specified fork.
Arguments related to running execution-spec-tests:
--test-help Only show help options specific to execution-spec-tests
and exit.
Exit: After displaying help.