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| 1 # Writing Layout Tests | 1 # Writing Layout Tests |
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| 3 _Layout tests_ is a bit of a misnomer. This term is | 3 _Layout tests_ is a bit of a misnomer. This term is |
| 4 [a part of our WebKit heritage](https://webkit.org/blog/1452/layout-tests-theory
/), | 4 [a part of our WebKit heritage](https://webkit.org/blog/1452/layout-tests-theory
/), |
| 5 and we use it to refer to every test that is written as a Web page (HTML, SVG, | 5 and we use it to refer to every test that is written as a Web page (HTML, SVG, |
| 6 or XHTML) and lives in | 6 or XHTML) and lives in |
| 7 [third_party/WebKit/LayoutTests/](../../third_party/WebKit/LayoutTests). | 7 [third_party/WebKit/LayoutTests/](../../third_party/WebKit/LayoutTests). |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 [TOC] | 9 [TOC] |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 ## Overview | 11 ## Overview |
| 12 | 12 |
| 13 Layout tests should be used to accomplish one of the following goals: | 13 Layout tests should be used to accomplish one of the following goals: |
| 14 | 14 |
| 15 1. The entire surface of Blink that is exposed to the Web should be covered by | 15 1. The entire surface of Blink that is exposed to the Web should be covered by |
| 16 tests that we contribute to the | 16 tests that we contribute to the |
| 17 [Web Platform Tests Project](https://github.com/w3c/web-platform-tests) | 17 [Web Platform Tests Project](./web_platform_tests.md) (WPT). This helps us |
| 18 (WPT). This helps us avoid regressions, and helps us identify Web Platform | 18 avoid regressions, and helps us identify Web Platform areas where the major |
| 19 areas where the major browsers don't have interoperable implementations. | 19 browsers don't have interoperable implementations. Furthermore, by |
| 20 Furthermore, by contributing to projects such as WPT, we share the burden of | 20 contributing to projects such as WPT, we share the burden of writing tests |
| 21 writing tests with the other browser vendors, and we help all the browsers | 21 with the other browser vendors, and we help all the browsers get better. This |
| 22 get better. This is very much in line with our goal to move the Web forward. | 22 is very much in line with our goal to move the Web forward. |
| 23 2. When a Blink feature cannot be tested using the tools provided by WPT, and | 23 2. When a Blink feature cannot be tested using the tools provided by WPT, and |
| 24 cannot be easily covered by | 24 cannot be easily covered by |
| 25 [C++ unit tests](https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/third_party/WebKit/Sour
ce/web/tests/?q=webframetest&sq=package:chromium&type=cs), | 25 [C++ unit tests](https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/third_party/WebKit/Sour
ce/web/tests/?q=webframetest&sq=package:chromium&type=cs), |
| 26 the feature must be covered by layout tests, to avoid unexpected regressions. | 26 the feature must be covered by layout tests, to avoid unexpected regressions. |
| 27 These tests will use Blink-specific testing APIs that are only available in | 27 These tests will use Blink-specific testing APIs that are only available in |
| 28 [content_shell](./layout_tests_in_content_shell.md). | 28 [content_shell](./layout_tests_in_content_shell.md). |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 *** promo | 30 *** promo |
| 31 If you know that Blink layout tests are upstreamed to other projects, such as | 31 If you know that Blink layout tests are upstreamed to other projects, such as |
| 32 [test262](https://github.com/tc39/test262), please update this document. Most | 32 [test262](https://github.com/tc39/test262), please update this document. Most |
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| 579 * The `http/` directory hosts tests that require an HTTP server (see above). | 579 * The `http/` directory hosts tests that require an HTTP server (see above). |
| 580 * The `resources/` subdirectory in every directory contains binary files, such | 580 * The `resources/` subdirectory in every directory contains binary files, such |
| 581 as media files, and code that is shared by multiple test files. | 581 as media files, and code that is shared by multiple test files. |
| 582 | 582 |
| 583 *** note | 583 *** note |
| 584 Some layout tests consist of a minimal HTML page that references a JavaScript | 584 Some layout tests consist of a minimal HTML page that references a JavaScript |
| 585 file in `resources/`. Please do not use this pattern for new tests, as it goes | 585 file in `resources/`. Please do not use this pattern for new tests, as it goes |
| 586 against the minimality principle. JavaScript and CSS files should only live in | 586 against the minimality principle. JavaScript and CSS files should only live in |
| 587 `resources/` if they are shared by at least two test files. | 587 `resources/` if they are shared by at least two test files. |
| 588 *** | 588 *** |
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