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@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ This test directory is sturctured as follows:
   | +-  api        Tests for API endpoints (search, reverse, etc.)
   |
   +-   php         PHP unit tests
   | +-  api        Tests for API endpoints (search, reverse, etc.)
   |
   +-   php         PHP unit tests

-  +-   scenes      Geometry test data
+  +-   python      Python unit tests

   +-   testdb      Base data for generating API test database
   +-   testdb      Base data for generating API test database

+  +-   testdata    Additional test data used by unit tests

 ```
 
 ## PHP Unit Tests (`test/php`)
 
 ```
 
 ## PHP Unit Tests (`test/php`)
 

-Unit tests can be found in the php/ directory. They test selected php functions.
-Very low coverage.
+Unit tests for PHP code can be found in the `php/` directory. They test selected
+PHP functions. Very low coverage.

 
 To execute the test suite run
 
 
 To execute the test suite run
 


@@ -36,11 +37,26 @@ To execute the test suite run
     UNIT_TEST_DSN='pgsql:dbname=nominatim_unit_tests' phpunit ../
 
 It will read phpunit.xml which points to the library, test path, bootstrap
     UNIT_TEST_DSN='pgsql:dbname=nominatim_unit_tests' phpunit ../
 
 It will read phpunit.xml which points to the library, test path, bootstrap

-strip and set other parameters.
+strip and sets other parameters.

 
 It will use (and destroy) a local database 'nominatim_unit_tests'. You can set
 a different connection string with e.g. UNIT_TEST_DSN='pgsql:dbname=foo_unit_tests'.
 
 
 It will use (and destroy) a local database 'nominatim_unit_tests'. You can set
 a different connection string with e.g. UNIT_TEST_DSN='pgsql:dbname=foo_unit_tests'.
 

+## Python Unit Tests (`test/python`)
+
+Unit tests for Python code can be found in the `python/` directory. The goal is
+to have complete coverage of the Python library in `nominatim`.
+
+To execute the tests run
+
+    py.test-3 test/python
+
+or
+
+    pytest test/python
+
+The name of the pytest binary depends on your installation.
+

 ## BDD Functional Tests (`test/bdd`)
 
 Functional tests are written as BDD instructions. For more information on
 ## BDD Functional Tests (`test/bdd`)
 
 Functional tests are written as BDD instructions. For more information on


@@ -67,17 +83,17 @@ The tests can be configured with a set of environment variables (`behave -D key=
                    the test databases (db tests)
  * `TEST_DB` - name of test database (db tests)
  * `API_TEST_DB` - name of the database containing the API test data (api tests)
                    the test databases (db tests)
  * `TEST_DB` - name of test database (db tests)
  * `API_TEST_DB` - name of the database containing the API test data (api tests)

+ * `API_TEST_FILE` - OSM file to be imported into the API test database (api tests)

  * `DB_HOST` - (optional) hostname of database host
  * `DB_PORT` - (optional) port of database on host
  * `DB_USER` - (optional) username of database login
  * `DB_PASS` - (optional) password for database login
  * `SERVER_MODULE_PATH` - (optional) path on the Postgres server to Nominatim
                           module shared library file
  * `DB_HOST` - (optional) hostname of database host
  * `DB_PORT` - (optional) port of database on host
  * `DB_USER` - (optional) username of database login
  * `DB_PASS` - (optional) password for database login
  * `SERVER_MODULE_PATH` - (optional) path on the Postgres server to Nominatim
                           module shared library file

- * `TEST_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE` - file to write temporary Nominatim settings to
- * `REMOVE_TEMPLATE` - if true, the template database will not be reused during
-                       the next run. Reusing the base templates speeds up tests
-                       considerably but might lead to outdated errors for some
-                       changes in the database layout.
+ * `REMOVE_TEMPLATE` - if true, the template and API database will not be reused
+                       during the next run. Reusing the base templates speeds
+                       up tests considerably but might lead to outdated errors
+                       for some changes in the database layout.

  * `KEEP_TEST_DB` - if true, the test database will not be dropped after a test
                     is finished. Should only be used if one single scenario is
                     run, otherwise the result is undefined.
  * `KEEP_TEST_DB` - if true, the test database will not be dropped after a test
                     is finished. Should only be used if one single scenario is
                     run, otherwise the result is undefined.


@@ -89,23 +105,20 @@ feature of behave which comes in handy when writing new tests.
 ### API Tests (`test/bdd/api`)
 
 These tests are meant to test the different API endpoints and their parameters.
 ### API Tests (`test/bdd/api`)
 
 These tests are meant to test the different API endpoints and their parameters.

-They require to import several datasets into a test database.
-See the [Development Setup chapter](Development-Environment.md#preparing-the-test-database)
-for instructions on how to set up this database.
+They require to import several datasets into a test database. This is normally
+done automatically during setup of the test. The API test database is then
+kept around and reused in subsequent runs of behave. Use `behave -DREMOVE_TEMPLATE`
+to force a reimport of the database.

 
 

-The official test dataset was derived from the 180924 planet (note: such
-file no longer exists at https://planet.openstreetmap.org/planet/2018/).
-Newer planets are likely to work as well but you may see isolated test
-failures where the data has changed.
+The official test dataset is saved in the file `test/testdb/apidb-test-data.pbf`
+and compromises the following data:

 
 

-The official test dataset can always be downloaded from
-[nominatim.org](https://www.nominatim.org/data/test/nominatim-api-testdata.pbf)
-To recreate the input data for the test database run:
+ * Geofabrik extract of Liechtenstein
+ * extract of Autauga country, Alabama, US (for tests against Tiger data)
+ * additional data from `test/testdb/additional_api_test.data.osm`

 
 

-```
-wget https://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/misc/openstreetmap/planet.openstreetmap.org/pbf/planet-180924.osm.pbf
-osmconvert planet-180924.osm.pbf -B=test/testdb/testdb.polys -o=testdb.pbf
-```
+API tests should only be testing the functionality of the website PHP code.
+Most tests should be formulated as BDD DB creation tests (see below) instead.

 
 #### Code Coverage
 
 
 #### Code Coverage
 


@@ -140,3 +153,7 @@ needs superuser rights for postgres.
 
 These tests check that data is imported correctly into the place table. They
 use the same template database as the DB Creation tests, so the same remarks apply.
 
 These tests check that data is imported correctly into the place table. They
 use the same template database as the DB Creation tests, so the same remarks apply.

+
+Note that most testing of the gazetteer output of osm2pgsql is done in the tests
+of osm2pgsql itself. The BDD tests are just there to ensure compatibility of
+the osm2pgsql and Nominatim code.