Test programs and libraries for libpq If you have Test::Differences installed, any differences in the trace files are displayed in a format that's easier to read than the standard format. ===================================== This module was developed to test libpq's "pipeline" mode, but it can be used for any libpq test that requires specialized C code. "make check" will run all the tests in the module against a temporary server installation. You can manually run a specific test by running: ./libpq_pipeline [ ] This will not start a new server, but rather connect to the server specified by the connection string, or your default server if you leave that out. To discover the available test names, run: ./libpq_pipeline tests To add a new test to this module, you need to edit libpq_pipeline.c. Add a function to perform the test, and arrange for main() to call it when the name of your new test is passed to the program. Don't forget to add the name of your test to the print_test_list() function, else the TAP test won't run it. If the order in which Postgres protocol messages are sent is deterministic in your test, you should arrange for the message sequence to be verified by the TAP test. First generate a reference trace file, using a command like: ./libpq_pipeline -t traces/mynewtest.trace mynewtest Then add your test's name to the list in the $cmptrace definition in the t/001_libpq_pipeline.pl file. Run "make check" a few times to verify that the trace output actually is stable.