running a single test

[mimoo]

Hey!

I'm trying to run a single test via:

../../../../../_build/default/src/lib/pickles/.pickles.inline-tests/inline_test_runner_pickles.exe inline-test-runner Pickles -only-test pickles.ml:981

but I'm getting

ppx_inline_test error: the following -only-test flags matched nothing: pickles.ml:981.

whereas the file indeed exists at my path. I'm a bit confused on how to use that option

[olleharstedt]

Bump, also interested in this.

[mimoo]

I'm convinced now that there is no way of doing this

[olleharstedt]

No, it has to be implemented as a new feature. :)

[olleharstedt]

Would it be possible to run a single test file as an alternative...?

Edit, there's the -only-test flag for this.

[chshersh]

Bumping, interested in this as well. My use case might not be the most popular but it's a use case nevertheless.

I'm making practical exercises for an OCaml course. I want to leave a function to implement and put inline tests near this function to give usage examples immediately. I also want learners to write the implementation and run tests ONLY FOR THIS NEW FUNCTION, so they can have immediate feedback loop.

I imagine having the same prefix for the same exercise, so you can easily run all inline tests for a single function with an option like --matches "nameOfFunction*" or similar.