expect vs result

expect is the statement we use to evaluate the result generated by a previous run statement.
result allows you to manipulate the output of the run command in more detail.

expect is easier to use but less powerful than result.

Example files at examples/25-expect-result

Expect

expect has different ways to evaluate result.

DSL	Description
expect FILTER	it finds lines in the output with the content FILTER
expect_none FILTER	it finds lines in the output without the FILTER content
expect_nothing	is true when the result is empty
expect_exit NUMBER	Exit code is NUMBER
expect_ok	Exit code 0
expect_fail	Exit code > 0

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result is an object that encapsulates the output of the run command and allows manipulation of its contents before being evaluated by expect.

Result command	Description
expect result.count.eq NUMBER	Is true when output has NUMBER lines
expect result.count.gt NUMBER	Is true when output has more than NUMBER lines
expect result.count.lt NUMBER	is true when output has less than NUMBER lines
expect result.grep(FILTER).count.eq NUMBER	output has NUMBER lines with FILTER
expect result.grep_v(FILTER).count.eq NUMBER	output has NUMBER lines without FILTER

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