def setUp(self):
self._snapshots = []
self.box = VirtualBox(self.vm_name, self.vbox_command)
self.activate_snapshot(self.snapshot)
class VirtualBoxTest(unittest.TestCase):
vm_name = "Squeeze" # name or uuid of VirtualBox VM
vbox_command = "VBoxManage" # command to execute VBoxManage
snapshot = "fabtest-initial" # snapshot to load before each test
keep_box = False # don't stop the VM after tests; useful for manual investigation
# set this to False if snapshots are taken during tests
# or if you want to be able to login to VM in a separate shell
headless = True
def setUp(self):
self._snapshots = []
self.box = VirtualBox(self.vm_name, self.vbox_command)
self.activate_snapshot(self.snapshot)
def tearDown(self):
if self.keep_box:
return
self.box.stop()
for name in self._snapshots:
self.box.snapshot("delete", name)
def activate_snapshot(self, name):
self.box.stop()
assert self.box.snapshot_exists(name), 'Snapshot "%s" does not exist' % name
self.box.snapshot("restore", name)
self.box.start(self.headless)
def take_test_snapshot(self, name):
"""
Creates temporary snapshot that will be deleted after test.
"""
self._snapshots.append(name)
self.box.snapshot_take(name)
