python-watching-testrunner Automatic test execution on file changes
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python-watching-testrunner provides automatic test execution on file changes.WhyBecause unit testing is even more fun* when you don't have to switch out of your editor to get feedback from unit tests.* the shorter the feedback period is till you get feedback from your tests.I've seen the usefullness toying with rubys autotest command, so I pestered Felix to build something like this, and after using it for about a two years, I finally got around to packaging it.In addition to that it's brain dead simple, has no dependencies and is _really_ small.Usage % watching_testrunner --help Usage: watching_testrunner command Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -b BASEPATH, --basepath=BASEPATH base path to watch for changes -p WATCH_WILDCARD, --pattern=WATCH_WILDCARD glob-style pattern for file names to watchExamples watching_testrunner nosetessts $NOSETESTS_ARGUMENTSThis will run nosetests whenever any python file below the current directory changes watching_testrunner --basepath foo/bar --pattern="*" nosetessts $NOSETESTS_ARGUMENTSThis will run nosetests whenever any file below ./foo/bar changes. watching_testrunner --basepath path/to/js_tests --pattern="*.js" jasmine --console This will run jasmine --console whenever any js file below ./path/to/js_tests changes (i.e. you can use the watching testrunner to get auto test execution using any tool for any language).Product's homepage

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