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cmd_object.run() method directly. This is a lot faster than
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subprocesses and generates the same logging output as running it in a
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subprocess (which invoking the method directly does not).
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the command. We do this so that the library api has continual pressure
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Per-implementation tests are tests that are defined once and then run
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against multiple implementations of an interface. For example,
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``test_transport_implementations.py`` defines tests that all Transport
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implementations (local filesystem, HTTP, and so on) must pass.
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``bzrlib/tests/per_*/*.py``, and
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``bzrlib/tests/test_*_implementations.py``.
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``per_transport.py`` defines tests that all Transport implementations
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(local filesystem, HTTP, and so on) must pass. They are found in
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``bzrlib/tests/script.py`` allows users to write tests in a syntax very close to a shell session,
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using a restricted and limited set of commands that should be enough to mimic
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most of the behaviours.
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proliferation of quietly broken tests.
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module is available. This can handle 3rd-party dependencies (is
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interpretation of these results. Strict mode is for use in situations
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like merges to the mainline and releases where we want to make sure that