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Introduction

How to Run Tests

Running Tests Interactively
Running Tests in Batch Mode
Test Selectors

How to Write Tests

The should Macro
Expected Failures
Tests and Their Environment
Useful Techniques when Writing Tests
erts files
Syntax Highlighting Tests
Handling Buffers during tests
- Creating temporary buffers
  Protecting buffers
Various Helper Functions
- Test Directories and Files
  Miscellaneous Utilities

How to Debug Tests

Understanding Explanations
Interactive Debugging

Extending ERT

Defining Explanation Functions
Low-Level Functions for Working with Tests

Other Testing Concepts

Other Tools for Emacs Lisp
Fixtures and Test Suites

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How to Debug Tests

This section describes how to use ERT’s features to understand why a test failed.

Understanding Explanations
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