neovim/scripts/run-api-tests.exp

#!/usr/bin/env expect

if {$argc < 2} {
  puts "Need commands for running the tests and for starting nvim"
  exit 1
}

set timeout 60
set run_tests [split [lindex $argv 0] " "]
set run_nvim [split [lindex $argv 1] " "]

# don't echo to stdout
log_user 0
# set NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS, so nvim will listen on a known socket
set env(NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS) "/tmp/nvim-[exec date +%s%N].sock"
# start nvim
spawn {*}$run_nvim
# save the job descriptor
set nvim_id $spawn_id
# Reset function that can be invoked by test runners to put nvim in a cleaner
# state
send {
:echo "read"."y"
}
# wait until nvim is ready
expect "ready"
# run tests
spawn {*}$run_tests
set tests_id $spawn_id
set status 1
# listen for test output in the background
expect_background {
  * {
    # show test output to the user
    send_user -- $expect_out(buffer)
  }
  eof {
    # collect the exit status code
    set spawn_id $tests_id
    catch wait result
    set status [lindex $result 3]
    set spawn_id $nvim_id
    # quit nvim
    send ":qa!\r"
  }
}
# switch back nvim and wait until it exits 
set spawn_id $nvim_id
expect eof
exit $status