This is a simple regression testing framework for Arthur.

There are three parts to it.

1) datagenerator . which is the main part. it's used to 

   run all the tests, create output png files,

   measure rendering performance and output it in

   data.xml file. datagenerator reads in

   framework.ini to figure out where to look for tests.

   if the framework.ini file isn't in the current directory

   you have to specify its location with the -framework

   parameter. by default datagenerator generates output in the

   current directory - to specify output directory pass in

   -output parameter followed by a directory name. if the given

   directory doesn't exist it will be created. 

   it's recommended to always specify -iterations argument (followed

   by the number). if the argument has been specified datagenerator

   will try to render all testcases the given amount of times yielding 

   a lot more precise results.

   if one wants to test just a specified engine -engine argument

   should be specified (followed by the desired engine name).

   individual testsuites can be run with -suite paramenter.

   individual testcases from testcases can also be reran with

   -testcase paramenter.

   given files can also be tested individually. if the option -file

   is specified with a SVG file engines will be tested against just

   that file and output will be written directly to stdout (not files).

   it's useful when optimizing one engine with particular case in

   mind.

   Example command line:

   ./bin/datagenerator -framework data/framework.ini -output sampleout -iterations 5 -engine [ENGINE]

2) htmlgenerator. which is used to generate html pages out of

   generated output (generated by datagenerator). htmlgenerator also

   reads in the framework.ini file. so the option -framework also

   applies. but htmlgenerator takes a mandatory directory name as the

   second argument. the mandatory directory name is the directory to

   which you output the files generated by datagenerator (either

   whatever followed the -output or the current directory)

   htmlgenerator will generate html pages that can be viewed to

   manually inspect the results.

   Example command line:

   ./bin/htmlgenerator -framework data/framework.ini sampleout

3) performancediff. diffs the performance data between two output

   directories. so assuming you already have data for all the engines,

   you change something in an engine. to see the performance

   difference run

   ./bin/datagenerator -framework data/framework.ini -output newoutput -iterations 5

   and then

   ./bin/performancediff sampleout newoutput

   The performance results will be printed out.

   The two first columns are in ms. The last one is a 

   percentage of difference. 

   After the percentage a '+' or a '-' sign followed by a 

   number will be sometimes printed.

   '+' signifies the new results were mathematically better. '-' is of

   course just the opposite.

   the number following '+' is the minimum rendering time the engine

   spent rendering the given file up till this moment.

   the number following '-' is the maximum rendering time the engine

   spent rendering the given file up till this moment.

   (if the current results are out of the scope from within maximum and

   minimum number then the respective sign is printed out.)

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Note that the generated output directories can be copied from one

machine to the other. htmlgenerator will generate webpages for all

engines with valid data.xml files. So if you want add NativeWin32 and

NativeMac engines you'll have to have someone with a windows and mac

run datagenerator with "-engine NativeWin32" or "-engine NativeMac"

options and then sending you the respective output directories.