- add a "search path" for (URL) protocol handlers so that user can add its own
- add unit test for custom handler
- doc update
- increment version to 2.6-pre1
diff --git a/pyserial/test/test_url.py b/pyserial/test/test_url.py
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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+# Python Serial Port Extension for Win32, Linux, BSD, Jython
+# see __init__.py
+#
+# (C) 2001-2008 Chris Liechti <cliechti@gmx.net>
+# this is distributed under a free software license, see license.txt
+
+"""\
+Some tests for the serial module.
+Part of pySerial (http://pyserial.sf.net) (C)2001-2011 cliechti@gmx.net
+
+Intended to be run on different platforms, to ensure portability of
+the code.
+
+Cover some of the aspects of serial_for_url and the extension mechanism.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+import time
+import sys
+import serial
+
+
+class Test_URL(unittest.TestCase):
+ """Test serial_for_url"""
+
+ def test_loop(self):
+ """loop interface"""
+ s = serial.serial_for_url('loop://', do_not_open=True)
+
+ def test_bad_url(self):
+ """invalid protocol specified"""
+ self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, serial.serial_for_url, "imnotknown://")
+
+ def test_custom_url(self):
+ """custom protocol handlers"""
+ # it's unknown
+ self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, serial.serial_for_url, "test://")
+ # add search path
+ serial.protocol_handler_packages.append('handlers')
+ # now it should work
+ s = serial.serial_for_url("test://")
+ # remove our handler again
+ serial.protocol_handler_packages.remove('handlers')
+ # so it should not work anymore
+ self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, serial.serial_for_url, "test://")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ import sys
+ sys.stdout.write(__doc__)
+ sys.argv[1:] = ['-v']
+ # When this module is executed from the command-line, it runs all its tests
+ unittest.main()