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Algorithm tests
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To test algorithms you can add entries into `testdata/algorithm_tests.yaml`.
This file is structured with [yaml syntax](http://www.yaml.org/start.html).
A basic test appears under the toplevel key `tests` and looks like this:
- name: centroid
algorithm: qgis:polygoncentroids
params:
- type: vector
location: qgs
name: polys.shp
results:
- id: OUTPUT_LAYER
type: vector
location: proc
name: polys_centroid.geojson
How To
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To add a new test you can follow these steps:
Run the algorithm you want to test in QGIS from the processing toolbox. If the
result is a vector layer prefer geojson as output for its support of mixed
geometry types and good readability. Redirect output to
`python/plugins/processing/tests/testdata/expected`
When you have run the algorithm, go to "Processing" > "History" and find the
algorithm which you have just run. This looks like
processing.runalg("qgis:densifygeometries","/home/mku/dev/cpp/qgis/QGIS/tests/testdata/polys.shp",2,"/home/mku/dev/cpp/qgis/QGIS/python/plugins/processing/tests/testdata/polys_densify.geojson")
Open the file `python/plugins/processing/tests/testdata/algorithm_tests.yaml`,
copy an existing test block and adjust it to your needs based on the
information found in the history.
The first string from the command goes to the key `algorithm`, the subsequent
ones to params and the last one(s) to results.
The above translates to
- name: densify
algorithm: qgis:densifygeometriesgivenaninterval
params:
- type: vector
location: qgs
name: polys.shp
- 2 # Interval
results:
- id: OUTPUT
type: vector
location: proc
name: expected/polys_densify.geojson
Params and results
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Trivial type parameters
.......................
Params and results are specified as lists:
params:
- 2
- string
- another param
As in the example above they can be plain variables.
Layer type parameters
.....................
To specify layers you will have to specify
* the type
* `vector` or `raster`
* a location to allow using files from the shared qgis test data
* `qgs` will look for the file in the src/tests/testdata
* `proc` will look for the file in python/plugins/processing/tests/testdata
you should use this location for expected data.
* a name
* relative path like `expected/polys_centroid.geojson`
params:
- 2
- string
- type: vector
location: qgs
name: polys.shp
- another param
Results
.......
Results have a special key `id` which is required because an algorithm can
produce multiple results. If you don't know the `id`, just start with `OUTPUT`
and run the test. You will be told if it was wrong and about the possible
values.
To deal with a certain tolerance for output values you can specify a
`compare` property for an output.
For a vector layer this means
OUTPUT:
type: vector
name: expected/abcd.geojson
compare:
fields:
__all__:
precision: 5 # compare to a precision of .00001 on all fields
A: skip # skip field A
geometry:
precision: 5 # compare coordinates with a precision of 5 digits