test-driver: mention `$user` argument in the NixOS manual and the Impala release notes

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Maximilian Bosch 7 years ago
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  1. 29
      nixos/doc/manual/development/writing-nixos-tests.xml
  2. 7
      nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1803.xml

@ -272,8 +272,37 @@ startAll;
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><methodname>systemctl</methodname></term>
<listitem>
<para>Runs <literal>systemctl</literal> commands with optional support for
<literal>systemctl --user</literal></para>
<para>
<programlisting>
$machine->systemctl("list-jobs --no-pager"); // runs `systemctl list-jobs --no-pager`
$machine->systemctl("list-jobs --no-pager", "any-user"); // spawns a shell for `any-user` and runs `systemctl --user list-jobs --no-pager`
</programlisting>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<para>
To test user units declared by <literal>systemd.user.services</literal> the optional <literal>$user</literal>
argument can be used:
<programlisting>
$machine->start;
$machine->waitForX;
$machine->waitForUnit("xautolock.service", "x-session-user");
</programlisting>
This applies to <literal>systemctl</literal>, <literal>getUnitInfo</literal>,
<literal>waitForUnit</literal>, <literal>startJob</literal>
and <literal>stopJob</literal>.
</para>
</section>

@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ following incompatible changes:</para>
to your <literal>configuration.nix</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The NixOS test driver supports user services declared by <literal>systemd.user.services</literal>.
The methods <literal>waitForUnit</literal>, <literal>getUnitInfo</literal>, <literal>startJob</literal>
and <literal>stopJob</literal> provide an optional <literal>$user</literal> argument for that purpose.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>

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