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:white_check_mark: A command-line tool for managing code snippets in documentation.
https://github.com/jdkato/blocktest

automated-testing continuous-integration documentation

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:white_check_mark: A command-line tool for managing code snippets in documentation.

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# blocktest [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/errata-ai/blocktest.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/errata-ai/blocktest) [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/blocktest.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/blocktest)

`blocktest` is a "preprocessor" for markup (e.g., Markdown or reStructuredText) code blocks. It allows you to keep your code and prose separate without duplicating work. The idea is simple: `blocktest` extracts your code examples from within a larger testing context and adds them to your markup at user-specified locations.

For instance, let's say that you're writing this [section of the spaCy documentation](https://spacy.io/api/language#call). In this example, you want to include the following Python code snippet in your explanation:

```python
doc = nlp(u'An example sentence. Another sentence.')
assert (doc[0].text, doc[0].head.tag_) == ('An', 'NN')
```

With `blocktest`, you need two files:

1. A Python test file with the snippet inside of its test-related boilerplate:

```python
# test_language.py
import spacy

nlp = spacy.load('en')

def test_example():
doc = nlp(u'An example sentence. Another sentence.') # example1 begin
assert (doc[0].text, doc[0].head.tag_) == ('An', 'NN') # example1 end
```
2. A markup file which specifies where to find the snippet:

````

```python
{{< id="example1" src="test_language.py" >}}
```
````

`blocktest` will scan `example.md` looking for *block definitions*, which specify a unique ID and a source file for each snippet. It will then extract the snippet (as indicated by the ` begin` / ` end` comments) from the source file and substitute it back into your markup. This allows you to write a thorough test suite for your code examples without having to maintain multiple copies of the same snippet.

## Getting Started

###### Installation

```shell
$ cargo install blocktest
```

###### Usage

```
$ blocktest input_dir .md output_dir
```