From e85c9966b8b5011e8eda1aef20d00d74d6eec581 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thiago de Arruda Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:58:32 -0300 Subject: test: Increase determinism in screen_basic_spec tests --- test/functional/ui/screen.lua | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'test/functional/ui/screen.lua') diff --git a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua index 9635f6119c..60198bb008 100644 --- a/test/functional/ui/screen.lua +++ b/test/functional/ui/screen.lua @@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ This is probably due to an indeterminism in the test. Try adding `wait()` (or even a separate `screen:expect(...)`) at a point of possible indeterminism, typically in between a `feed()` or `execute()` which is non- synchronous, and a synchronous api call. + +Note that sometimes a `wait` can trigger redraws and consequently generate more +indeterminism. If adding `wait` calls seems to increase the frequency of these +messages, try removing every `wait` call in the test. + +If everything else fails, use Screen:redraw_debug to help investigate what is + causing the problem. ]]) local tb = debug.traceback() local index = string.find(tb, '\n%s*%[C]') -- cgit