#! /usr/bin/env python
#
# test_errors.py
#
# This file is part of NEST.
#
# Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
#
# NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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"""
Tests for error handling
"""
import unittest
import nest
import sys
class ErrorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
"""Tests if errors are handled correctly"""
def test_Raise(self):
"""Error raising"""
nest.ResetKernel()
try:
raise nest.NESTError('test')
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "test" in info.__str__():
self.fail('could not pass error message to NEST!')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def test_StackUnderFlow(self):
"""Stack underflow"""
nest.ResetKernel()
try:
nest.sr('clear ;')
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "StackUnderflow" in info.__str__():
self.fail('wrong error message')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def test_DivisionByZero(self):
"""Division by zero"""
nest.ResetKernel()
try:
nest.sr('1 0 div')
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "DivisionByZero" in info.__str__():
self.fail('wrong error message')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def test_UnknownNode(self):
"""Unknown node"""
nest.ResetKernel()
try:
nest.Connect([99],[99])
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "UnknownNode" in info.__str__():
self.fail('wrong error message')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def test_UnknownModel(self):
"""Unknown model name"""
nest.ResetKernel()
try:
nest.Create(-1)
self.fail('an error should have risen!') # should not be reached
except nest.NESTError:
info = sys.exc_info()[1]
if not "UnknownModelName" in info.__str__():
self.fail('wrong error message')
# another error has been thrown, this is wrong
except:
self.fail('wrong error has been thrown')
def suite():
suite = unittest.makeSuite(ErrorTestCase,'test')
return suite
if __name__ == "__main__":
runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2)
runner.run(suite())