<div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail-description gmail-js-task-list-container gmail-is-task-list-enabled"><div class="gmail-md"><p>Note I have opened an issue on gitlab, but I know it's an overkill to open issues for questions. I couldn't find an appropriate channel until I found this mailing list. I'll close the issue, and here is my question for your consideration:</p><p><br></p><p dir="auto">Hi,
I'm trying to test a functionality that depends on loading systems.
Thusly I ended up writing some tests that need to load a "test-system"
during the tests, and I clear the system afterwards.</p>
<p dir="auto">A simplified code for the test in question is:</p>
<pre class="gmail-code gmail-highlight gmail-js-syntax-highlight gmail-language-plaintext gmail-white" lang="plaintext"><code><span id="gmail-LC1" class="gmail-line" lang="plaintext">(test check-the-system-is-loaded-as-expected ()</span>
<span id="gmail-LC2" class="gmail-line" lang="plaintext"> (asdf:load-system "my-test-system-under-test-folder")</span>
<span id="gmail-LC3" class="gmail-line" lang="plaintext"> (is --check that the system loaded as expected--)</span>
<span id="gmail-LC4" class="gmail-line" lang="plaintext"> (asdf:clear-system "my-test-system-under-test-folder")</span>
<span id="gmail-LC5" class="gmail-line" lang="plaintext"> (delete-package "PACKAGE-FROM-TEST-SYSTEM"))</span></code></pre>
<p dir="auto">and, to clarify, another test
relies on the same system not being loaded, so I don't think a
dependency would solve the issue, it is rather a dynamic decision to
load or not.</p>
<p dir="auto">Now, I know that this feature
is deprecated and may not work. What I'm wondering if there's a safer
way to achieve this. Wouldn't some tests for asdf itself need loading
some test systems for example? (hmm it actually might be a good idea to
go check them now). OK, for example there's a hello-world-example.asd in
test, which looks similar to my my-test-system-under-test-folder.</p>
<p dir="auto">So, instead of asdf:load-system in the above test code, should I be using a lower-level operation call?</p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks! <br></p><p dir="auto">Albus</p></div></div></div>