hook specification sourcecode
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.. sourcecode:: python

    """
    hook specifications for py.test plugins 
    """
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Command line and configuration 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_addoption(parser):
        """ called before commandline parsing.  """
    
    def pytest_namespace():
        """ return dict of name->object which will get stored at py.test. namespace"""
    
    def pytest_configure(config):
        """ called after command line options have been parsed. 
            and all plugins and initial conftest files been loaded. 
        """
    
    def pytest_unconfigure(config):
        """ called before test process is exited.  """
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # collection hooks
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_collect_directory(path, parent):
        """ return Collection node or None for the given path. """
    
    def pytest_collect_file(path, parent):
        """ return Collection node or None for the given path. """
    
    def pytest_collectstart(collector):
        """ collector starts collecting. """
    
    def pytest_collectreport(report):
        """ collector finished collecting. """
    
    def pytest_deselected(items):
        """ called for test items deselected by keyword. """
    
    def pytest_make_collect_report(collector):
        """ perform a collection and return a collection. """ 
    pytest_make_collect_report.firstresult = True
    
    # XXX rename to item_collected()?  meaning in distribution context? 
    def pytest_itemstart(item, node=None):
        """ test item gets collected. """
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # Python test function related hooks
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_pycollect_makeitem(collector, name, obj):
        """ return custom item/collector for a python object in a module, or None.  """
    pytest_pycollect_makeitem.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest_pyfunc_call(pyfuncitem):
        """ perform function call to the with the given function arguments. """ 
    pytest_pyfunc_call.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
        """ generate (multiple) parametrized calls to a test function."""
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # generic runtest related hooks 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_runtest_protocol(item):
        """ implement fixture, run and report protocol. """
    pytest_runtest_protocol.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
        """ called before pytest_runtest_call(). """ 
    
    def pytest_runtest_call(item):
        """ execute test item. """ 
    
    def pytest_runtest_teardown(item):
        """ called after pytest_runtest_call(). """ 
    
    def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
        """ make ItemTestReport for the given item and call outcome. """ 
    pytest_runtest_makereport.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
        """ process item test report. """ 
    
    # special handling for final teardown - somewhat internal for now
    def pytest__teardown_final(session):
        """ called before test session finishes. """
    pytest__teardown_final.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest__teardown_final_logerror(report):
        """ called if runtest_teardown_final failed. """ 
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # test session related hooks 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_sessionstart(session):
        """ before session.main() is called. """
    
    def pytest_sessionfinish(session, exitstatus):
        """ whole test run finishes. """
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # hooks for influencing reporting (invoked from pytest_terminal)
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_report_teststatus(report):
        """ return result-category, shortletter and verbose word for reporting."""
    pytest_report_teststatus.firstresult = True
    
    def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
        """ add additional section in terminal summary reporting. """
    
    def pytest_report_iteminfo(item):
        """ return (fspath, lineno, name) for the item.
            the information is used for result display and to sort tests
        """
    pytest_report_iteminfo.firstresult = True
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # doctest hooks 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_doctest_prepare_content(content):
        """ return processed content for a given doctest"""
    pytest_doctest_prepare_content.firstresult = True
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # distributed testing 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_testnodeready(node):
        """ Test Node is ready to operate. """
    
    def pytest_testnodedown(node, error):
        """ Test Node is down. """
    
    def pytest_rescheduleitems(items):
        """ reschedule Items from a node that went down. """
    
    def pytest_looponfailinfo(failreports, rootdirs):
        """ info for repeating failing tests. """
    
    
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # error handling and internal debugging hooks 
    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    def pytest_plugin_registered(plugin):
        """ a new py lib plugin got registered. """
    
    def pytest_plugin_unregistered(plugin):
        """ a py lib plugin got unregistered. """
    
    def pytest_internalerror(excrepr):
        """ called for internal errors. """
    
    def pytest_keyboard_interrupt(excinfo):
        """ called for keyboard interrupt. """
    
    def pytest_trace(category, msg):
        """ called for debug info. """ 

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