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# Riak Test # Riak Test
Welcome to the exciting world of `riak_test`.
## What is Riak Test? ## What is Riak Test?
`riak_test` is a system for testing Riak clusters. Tests are written `riak_test` is a system for testing Riak clusters. Tests are written
in Erlang, and can interact with the cluster using distributed Erlang. in Erlang, and can interact with the cluster using distributed Erlang.
It is intended that eventually `riak_test` will replace `basho_expect`.
### How does it work? ### How does it work?
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You'll create another directory that will contain full builds You'll create another directory that will contain full builds
of different version of Riak for your platform. Typically this directory of different version of Riak for your platform. Typically this directory
has been `~/test-releases`. The `dev/` directory from each of these has been `~/test-releases` but it can be called anything and be anywhere
that you'd like. The `dev/` directory from each of these
releases will be copied into the sandbox (`/tmp/rt`). releases will be copied into the sandbox (`/tmp/rt`).
There are helper scripts in `bin/` which will There are helper scripts in `bin/` which will
help you get both `~/test-releases` and `/tmp/rt` all set up. A full help you get both `~/test-releases` and `/tmp/rt` all set up. A full
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## Bootstraping Your Test Environment ## Bootstraping Your Test Environment
Welcome to the exciting world of riak_test. Running tests against a Running tests against a
development version of Riak is just one of the things that you can do development version of Riak is just one of the things that you can do
with riak_test. You can also test things involving upgrading from with riak_test. You can also test things involving upgrading from
previous versions of Riak. Together, we'll get your test environment previous versions of Riak. Together, we'll get your test environment
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This script is for the lazy. It performs all of the setup steps described This script is for the lazy. It performs all of the setup steps described
in the other scripts, including installing the current "master" branch from in the other scripts, including installing the current "master" branch from
Github into "current". The releases will be built in `/tmp/rt-builds` Github into "current". The releases will be built in you current working
and installed into `/tmp/rt`. directory, so create an empty one in a place you'd like to store these
builds for posterity, so that you don't have to rebuild them if your
installation path (`/tmp/rt` by the way this script installs it) gets into
a bad state, or deleted as tmpfs things tend to get during reboot.
If you do want to restore your `/tmp/rt` folder to factory condition, see
`rtdev-setup-releases.sh` and if you want to change the current riak under
test, see `rtdev-current.sh`.
### rtdev-build-releases.sh ### rtdev-build-releases.sh