Hello, Simon South <si...@simonsouth.net> writes:
> Nathan Dehnel <ncdeh...@gmail.com> writes: >> I modified a shepherd service to accept a new field from config.scm >> and I was wondering how to test that it works correctly. > > Assuming this is an existing Guix service, it's probably easiest to > update the corresponding system test suite under gnu/tests (if > necessary) to reflect your change, then run the suite with "make > check-system" (setting "TESTS" to limit it to the service in question) > to make sure everything works the way you expect. > > If you're planning on contributing the change to Guix it would be good > to submit it along with an updated test suite anyway. > > The Guix manual has a bit of information about this in Section 2.3, > "Running the Test Suite": > > https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/en/html_node/Running-the-Test-Suite.html#Running-the-Test-Suite +1. System tests are the best way to validate system services. You'll save time by writing/extending one. Maxim
