EUnit

To run all EUnit test suites:

$ rebar3 eunit

Rebar3 will compile all project modules with the macros {d, TEST, true} and {d, EUNIT, true} defined so you can safely hide your test code within -ifdef(TEST). or -ifdef(EUNIT). sections. It will also automatically compile any source files in your application’s test directory, if present. By default, Rebar3 runs tests by calling eunit:test([{application, App}]) for each application in your project.

The eunit command runs as the test profile, by default. See Profiles for details.

For available options and their usage see Commands or:

$ rebar3 help eunit

Test Selection

The following flags can be provided standalone or combined.

Apps

To run tests for specific apps only:

$ rebar3 eunit --application=app1,app2

The format is a comma separated list of application names.

Alias: --app.

Modules

To run tests for specific modules only:

$ rebar3 eunit --module=mod1,mod2,mod3

The format is a comma separated list of module names.

Alias: --suite.

Test Cases

To run specific test cases only:

$ rebar3 eunit --test=mod1:test1+test2,mod2:test1

The format is a comma separated list of test functions.

Generators

To run specific test case generators only:

$ rebar3 eunit --generator=mod1:gen1+gen2,mod2:gen1

The format is a comma separated list of test functions.

Files

To run tests for specific files only:

$ rebar3 eunit --file="test/mod1.erl,test/mod2.erl"

The format is a comma separated list of file paths.

Directories

To run tests for specific directories only:

$ rebar3 eunit --dir="test,extra_tests"

The format is a comma separated list of directory paths.

Test Function Format

The format to select specific test functions is a comma separated list of Module:Func specifications. Multiple functions in the same module can be selected by separating them with a plus + sign, e.g. Module:Func1+Func2 (alternatively they can be separated with a semicolon ;).

Configuration Options

The following configuration options can be set in rebar.config.

eunit_tests

You can change the default tests eunit:test/1 is called with when running rebar3 eunit (instead of the default which are all tests in all applications).

The configuration must be a list with EUnit test representations, as documented here. Rebar3 will do its best to ensure any modules specified in tests are compiled and made available on the code path.

Examples:

{eunit_tests, [{module, smoke_tests}]}.

{eunit_tests, [{inparallel, mod1}]}.

eunit_opts

The default EUnit options can be configured, as documented here.

Interesting undocumented options are:

• no_tty completely disables the default EUnit reporter output

• {report, {Module, Args}} runs a custom EUnit reporter (the functionality that prints results to the shell). The reporter module needs the following callbacks implemented:

  -export([start/0]).
  -export([start/1]).
  -export([init/1]).
  -export([handle_begin/3]).
  -export([handle_end/3]).
  -export([handle_cancel/3]).
  -export([terminate/2]).
  

no_tty and report can be combined to replace the EUnit reporter with a custom one:

{eunit_opts, [no_tty, {report, {my_reporter, Opts}}]}.