Prepare changelog for 1.22.1

Ensure loadscope and loadfile work when the first scope has one work unit

.gitignore

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dist/
 include/
 lib/
 bin/
+env/
 xdist/_version.py*
 pytest_xdist.egg-info
 issue/
@@ -30,3 +31,4 @@ pytestdebug.log
 .tox/
 .cache/
 .eggs/
+.idea/

.travis.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ notifications:
   - pytest-commit@python.org
 
 python:
-- '2.6'
 - '2.7'
 - '3.4'
 - '3.5'
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ env:
 - TOXENV=py-pytest30
 - TOXENV=py-pytest31
 - TOXENV=py-pytest32
+- TOXENV=py-pytest33
 
 install: pip install tox setuptools_scm
 script: tox
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ jobs:
   include:
     - stage: test
     # python x env above are already included into this stage
+    - python: "2.7"
+      env: TOXENV=py27-pytestmaster
+    - python: "2.7"
+      env: TOXENV=py27-pytestfeatures
+    - python: "3.6"
+      env: TOXENV=py36-pytestmaster
+    - python: "3.6"
+      env: TOXENV=py36-pytestfeatures
     - python: "3.6"
       env: TOXENV=flakes
     - python: "3.6"
@@ -37,15 +45,15 @@ jobs:
     - stage: deploy
       python: '3.6'
       env:
-      install: skip
+      install: pip install -U setuptools setuptools_scm
       script: skip
       deploy:
         provider: pypi
         user: ronny
+        distributions: sdist bdist_wheel  
         skip_upload_docs: true
         password:
           secure: 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
         on:
           tags: true
-          distributions: sdist bdist_wheel
           repo: pytest-dev/pytest-xdist

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,73 @@
+pytest-xdist 1.22.1 (2018-02-19)
+================================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix issue when using ``loadscope`` or ``loadfile`` where tests would fail to
+  start if the first scope had only one test. (`#257
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/257>`_)
+
+
+Trivial Changes
+---------------
+
+- Change terminology used by ``pytest-xdist`` to *master* and *worker* in
+  arguments and messages (for example ``--max-worker-reset``). (`#234
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/234>`_)
+
+
+pytest-xdist 1.22.0 (2018-01-11)
+================================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add support for the ``pytest_runtest_logfinish`` hook which will be released
+  in pytest 3.4. (`#266
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/266>`_)
+
+
+pytest-xdist 1.21.0 (2017-12-22)
+================================
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Drop support for EOL Python 2.6. (`#259
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/259>`_)
+
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- New ``--dist=loadfile`` option which load-distributes test to workers grouped
+  by the file the tests live in. (`#242
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/242>`_)
+
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix accidental mutation of test report during serialization causing longrepr
+  string-ification to break. (`#241
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/241>`_)
+
+
+pytest-xdist 1.20.1 (2017-10-05)
+================================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Fix hang when all worker nodes crash and restart limit is reached (`#45
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/45>`_)
+
+- Fix issue where the -n option would still run distributed tests when pytest
+  was run with the --collect-only option (`#5
+  <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/issues/5>`_)
+
+
 pytest-xdist 1.20.0 (2017-08-17)
 ================================
 
@@ -6,7 +76,7 @@ Features
 
 - ``xdist`` now supports tests to log results multiple times, improving
   integration with plugins which require it like `pytest-rerunfailures
-  <https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures>_` and `flaky
+  <https://github.com/gocept/pytest-rerunfailures>`_ and `flaky
   <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/flaky>`_. (`#206 <https://github.com/pytest-
   dev/pytest-xdist/issues/206>`_)
 
@@ -250,7 +320,7 @@ Improved Documentation
   in master. Thanks Aron Curzon.
 
 - fix pytest issue419 by sending/receiving indices into the test
-  collection instead of node ids (which are not neccessarily unique
+  collection instead of node ids (which are not necessarily unique
   for functions parametrized with duplicate values)
 
 - send multiple "to test" indices in one network message to a slave

HOWTORELEASE.rst

@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ To publish a new release ``X.Y.Z``, the steps are as follows:
 
 #. Install ``pytest-xdist`` and dev requirements in a virtualenv::
 
-    $ pip install -e . -r dev-requirements.txt
+    $ pip install -e . -U -r dev-requirements.txt
 
 #. Update ``CHANGELOG.rst`` file by running::
 
-    $ towncrier --version X.Y.Z
+    $ towncrier --version X.Y.Z --yes
-
-   It might ask for confirmation to remove news fragments; answer yes.
 
 #. Commit and push the branch for review.
 

README.rst

@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 
 
 .. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pytest-xdist.svg
+    :alt: PyPI version
+    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/pytest-xdist.svg
+    :alt: Python versions
     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-xdist/badges/version.svg
+    :alt: Anaconda version
     :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist.svg?branch=master
+    :alt: Travis CI build status
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist
 
 .. image:: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/56eq1a1avd4sdd7e/branch/master?svg=true
+    :alt: AppVeyor build status
     :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/pytestbot/pytest-xdist
 
 xdist: pytest distributed testing plugin
-=========================================
+========================================
 
 The `pytest-xdist`_ plugin extends py.test with some unique
 test execution modes:
@@ -36,9 +44,12 @@ program source code to the remote place.  All test results
 are reported back and displayed to your local terminal.
 You may specify different Python versions and interpreters.
 
+If you would like to know how pytest-xdist works under the covers, checkout 
+`OVERVIEW <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist/blob/master/OVERVIEW.md>`_.
+
 
 Installation
------------------------
+------------
 
 Install the plugin with::
 
@@ -47,43 +58,54 @@ Install the plugin with::
 or use the package in develop/in-place mode with
 a checkout of the `pytest-xdist repository`_ ::
 
-    python setup.py develop
+    pip install --editable .
-
-Usage examples
----------------------
 
 .. _parallelization:
 
 Speed up test runs by sending tests to multiple CPUs
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+----------------------------------------------------
 
 To send tests to multiple CPUs, type::
 
     py.test -n NUM
 
 Especially for longer running tests or tests requiring
-a lot of IO this can lead to considerable speed ups. This option can
+a lot of I/O this can lead to considerable speed ups. This option can
 also be set to ``auto`` for automatic detection of the number of CPUs.
 
 If a test crashes the interpreter, pytest-xdist will automatically restart
-that slave and report the failure as usual. You can use the
+that worker and report the failure as usual. You can use the
-``--max-slave-restart`` option to limit the number of slaves that can
+``--max-worker-restart`` option to limit the number of workers that can
-be restarted, or disable restarting altogether using ``--max-slave-restart=0``.
+be restarted, or disable restarting altogether using ``--max-worker-restart=0``.
+
+By default, the ``-n`` option will send pending tests to any worker that is available, without
+any guaranteed order, but you can control this with these options:
+
+* ``--dist=loadscope``: tests will be grouped by **module** for *test functions* and
+  by **class** for *test methods*, then each group will be sent to an available worker,
+  guaranteeing that all tests in a group run in the same process. This can be useful if you have
+  expensive module-level or class-level fixtures. Currently the groupings can't be customized,
+  with grouping by class takes priority over grouping by module.
+  This feature was added in version ``1.19``.
+
+* ``--dist=loadfile``: tests will be grouped by file name, and then will be sent to an available
+  worker, guaranteeing that all tests in a group run in the same worker. This feature was added
+  in version ``1.21``.
 
 
 Running tests in a Python subprocess
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+------------------------------------
 
-To instantiate a python2.5 sub process and send tests to it, you may type::
+To instantiate a python3.5 subprocess and send tests to it, you may type::
 
-    py.test -d --tx popen//python=python2.5
+    py.test -d --tx popen//python=python3.5
 
-This will start a subprocess which is run with the "python2.5"
+This will start a subprocess which is run with the ``python3.5``
 Python interpreter, found in your system binary lookup path.
 
 If you prefix the --tx option value like this::
 
-    --tx 3*popen//python=python2.5
+    --tx 3*popen//python=python3.5
 
 then three subprocesses would be created and tests
 will be load-balanced across these three processes.
@@ -91,28 +113,16 @@ will be load-balanced across these three processes.
 .. _boxed:
 
 Running tests in a boxed subprocess
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+-----------------------------------
-
-If you have tests involving C or C++ libraries you might have to deal
-with tests crashing the process.  For this case you may use the boxing
-options::
-
-    py.test --boxed
-
-which will run each test in a subprocess and will report if a test
-crashed the process.  You can also combine this option with
-running multiple processes to speed up the test run and use your CPU cores::
-
-    py.test -n3 --boxed
-
-this would run 3 testing subprocesses in parallel which each
-create new boxed subprocesses for each test.
 
+This functionality has been moved to the
+`pytest-forked <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-forked>`_ plugin, but the ``--boxed`` option
+is still kept for backward compatibility.
 
 .. _`remote machines`:
 
 Sending tests to remote SSH accounts
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+------------------------------------
 
 Suppose you have a package ``mypkg`` which contains some
 tests that you can successfully run locally. And you
@@ -147,7 +157,7 @@ ini-file option(s).
 
 
 Sending tests to remote Socket Servers
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+--------------------------------------
 
 Download the single-module `socketserver.py`_ Python program
 and run it like this::
@@ -166,7 +176,7 @@ new socket host with something like this::
 
 
 Running tests on many platforms at once
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+---------------------------------------
 
 The basic command to run tests on multiple platforms is::
 
@@ -184,7 +194,7 @@ at once.   The specifications strings use the `xspec syntax`_.
 .. _`execnet`: http://codespeak.net/execnet
 
 Identifying the worker process during a test
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+--------------------------------------------
 
 *New in version 1.15.*
 
@@ -208,16 +218,15 @@ defined:
 * ``PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER_COUNT``: the total number of workers in this session,
   e.g., ``"4"`` when ``-n 4`` is given in the command-line.
 
-The information about the worker_id in a test is stored in the TestReport as
+The information about the worker_id in a test is stored in the ``TestReport`` as
-well, under worker_id attribute.
+well, under the ``worker_id`` attribute.
 
 
 Specifying test exec environments in an ini file
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+------------------------------------------------
 
-pytest (since version 2.0) supports ini-style cofiguration.
+You can use pytest's ini file configuration to avoid typing common options.
-You can for example make running with three subprocesses
+You can for example make running with three subprocesses your default like this:
-your default like this:
 
 .. code-block:: ini
 
@@ -229,7 +238,7 @@ You can also add default environments like this:
 .. code-block:: ini
 
     [pytest]
-    addopts = --tx ssh=myhost//python=python2.5 --tx ssh=myhost//python=python2.6
+    addopts = --tx ssh=myhost//python=python3.5 --tx ssh=myhost//python=python3.6
 
 and then just type::
 
@@ -238,84 +247,8 @@ and then just type::
 to run tests in each of the environments.
 
 
-Sending groups of related tests to the same worker
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-*New in version 1.19.*
-
-.. note::
-    This is an **experimental** feature: the actual functionality will
-    likely stay the same, but the CLI might change slightly in future versions.
-
-You can send groups of related tests to the same worker by using the
-``--dist=loadscope`` option. Tests will be grouped by **module**
-for *test functions* and by **class** for *test methods*.
-
-For example, consider this two test files:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    # content of test_container.py
-    import pytest
-
-    def test_container_startup():
-        pass
-
-    def test_container_logging():
-        pass
-
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('methods', ['ssh', 'http'])
-    def test_container_communication(methods):
-        pass
-
-    # content of test_io.py
-    class TestHDF:
-
-        def test_listing(self):
-            pass
-
-        def test_search(self):
-            pass
-
-
-    class TestXML:
-
-        def test_listing(self):
-            pass
-
-        def test_search(self):
-            pass
-
-
-By executing ``pytest -v --dist=loadscope -n4`` you might get this output
-(sorted by worker for readability)::
-
-    ============================= test session starts =============================
-    <skip header>
-    gw0 [8] / gw1 [8] / gw2 [8] / gw3 [8]
-    scheduling tests via LoadScopeScheduling
-
-    [gw0] PASSED test_container.py::test_container_communication[http]
-    [gw0] PASSED test_container.py::test_container_communication[ssh]
-    [gw0] PASSED test_container.py::test_container_logging
-    [gw0] PASSED test_container.py::test_container_startup
-    [gw1] PASSED test_io.py::TestHDF::test_listing
-    [gw1] PASSED test_io.py::TestHDF::test_search
-    [gw2] PASSED test_io.py::TestXML::test_listing
-    [gw2] PASSED test_io.py::TestXML::test_search
-
-    ========================== 8 passed in 0.56 seconds ===========================
-
-As you can see, all test functions from ``test_container.py`` executed on
-the same worker ``gw0``, while the test methods from classes ``TestHDF`` and
-``TestXML`` executed in workers ``gw1`` and ``gw2`` respectively.
-
-Currently the groupings can't be customized, with grouping by class takes
-priority over grouping by module.
-
-
 Specifying "rsync" dirs in an ini-file
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+--------------------------------------
 
 In a ``tox.ini`` or ``setup.cfg`` file in your root project directory
 you may specify directories to include or to exclude in synchronisation:

appveyor.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 environment:
   matrix:
   # note: please use "tox --listenvs" to populate the build matrix
-  - TOXENV: "py26-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py34-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py34-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest33"
-  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest30"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest33-pexpect"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-pytest30-pexpect"
+  - TOXENV: "py36-pytest33-pexpect"
-  - TOXENV: "py35-pytest30-pexpect"
   - TOXENV: "flakes"
   - TOXENV: "readme"
 
 install:
-  - C:\Python35\python -m pip install tox setuptools_scm
+  - C:\Python35\python -m pip install -U tox setuptools_scm pip
 
 build: false  # Not a C# project, build stuff at the test step instead.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ template = "changelog/_template.rst"
   [[tool.towncrier.type]]
   directory = "trivial"
   name = "Trivial Changes"
-  showcontent = false
+  showcontent = true

setup.py

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-from sys import version_info
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 install_requires = ['execnet>=1.1', 'pytest>=3.0.0', 'pytest-forked']
 
-if version_info < (2, 7):
-    install_requires.append('ordereddict')
-
 
 setup(
     name="pytest-xdist",
@@ -27,6 +22,7 @@ setup(
         ],
     },
     zip_safe=False,
+    python_requires='>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*',
     install_requires=install_requires,
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
     classifiers=[
@@ -41,6 +37,11 @@ setup(
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance',
         'Topic :: Utilities',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
     ],
 )

testing/acceptance_test.py

@@ -192,27 +192,41 @@ class TestDistribution:
         ])
         assert dest.join(subdir.basename).check(dir=1)
 
+    def test_backward_compatibility_worker_terminology(self, testdir):
+        """Ensure that we still support "config.slaveinput" for backward compatibility (#234).
+
+        Keep in mind that removing this compatibility will break a ton of plugins and user code.
+        """
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            def test(pytestconfig):
+                assert hasattr(pytestconfig, 'slaveinput')
+                assert hasattr(pytestconfig, 'workerinput')
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest("-n1")
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("*1 passed*")
+        assert result.ret == 0
+
     def test_data_exchange(self, testdir):
         testdir.makeconftest("""
             # This hook only called on master.
             def pytest_configure_node(node):
-                node.slaveinput['a'] = 42
+                node.workerinput['a'] = 42
-                node.slaveinput['b'] = 7
+                node.workerinput['b'] = 7
 
             def pytest_configure(config):
-                # this attribute is only set on slaves
+                # this attribute is only set on workers
-                if hasattr(config, 'slaveinput'):
+                if hasattr(config, 'workerinput'):
-                    a = config.slaveinput['a']
+                    a = config.workerinput['a']
-                    b = config.slaveinput['b']
+                    b = config.workerinput['b']
                     r = a + b
-                    config.slaveoutput['r'] = r
+                    config.workeroutput['r'] = r
 
             # This hook only called on master.
             def pytest_testnodedown(node, error):
-                node.config.calc_result = node.slaveoutput['r']
+                node.config.calc_result = node.workeroutput['r']
 
             def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
-                if not hasattr(terminalreporter.config, 'slaveinput'):
+                if not hasattr(terminalreporter.config, 'workerinput'):
                     calc_result = terminalreporter.config.calc_result
                     terminalreporter._tw.sep('-',
                         'calculated result is %s' % calc_result)
@@ -232,12 +246,12 @@ class TestDistribution:
         """)
         testdir.makeconftest("""
             def pytest_sessionfinish(session):
-                # on the slave
+                # on the worker
-                if hasattr(session.config, 'slaveoutput'):
+                if hasattr(session.config, 'workeroutput'):
-                    session.config.slaveoutput['s2'] = 42
+                    session.config.workeroutput['s2'] = 42
             # on the master
             def pytest_testnodedown(node, error):
-                assert node.slaveoutput['s2'] == 42
+                assert node.workeroutput['s2'] == 42
                 print ("s2call-finished")
         """)
         args = ["-n1", "--debug"]
@@ -262,6 +276,17 @@ class TestDistribution:
         child.close()
         # assert ret == 2
 
+    def test_dist_with_collectonly(self, testdir):
+        p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            def test_ok():
+                pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest(p1, "-n1", "--collect-only")
+        assert result.ret == 0
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*collected 1 item*",
+        ])
+
 
 class TestDistEach:
     def test_simple(self, testdir):
@@ -364,6 +389,25 @@ class TestTerminalReporting:
             "*1 passed, 1 warnings*",
         ])
 
+    def test_logfinish_hook(self, testdir):
+        """Ensure the pytest_runtest_logfinish hook is being properly handled"""
+        from _pytest import hookspec
+        if not hasattr(hookspec, 'pytest_runtest_logfinish'):
+            pytest.skip('test requires pytest_runtest_logfinish hook in pytest (3.4+)')
+
+        testdir.makeconftest("""
+            def pytest_runtest_logfinish():
+                print('pytest_runtest_logfinish hook called')
+        """)
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            def test_func():
+                pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest("-n1", "-s")
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*pytest_runtest_logfinish hook called*",
+        ])
+
 
 def test_teardownfails_one_function(testdir):
     p = testdir.makepyfile("""
@@ -381,7 +425,7 @@ def test_teardownfails_one_function(testdir):
 def test_terminate_on_hangingnode(testdir):
     p = testdir.makeconftest("""
         def pytest_sessionfinish(session):
-            if session.nodeid == "my": # running on slave
+            if session.nodeid == "my": # running on worker
                 import time
                 time.sleep(3)
     """)
@@ -399,15 +443,15 @@ def test_session_hooks(testdir):
         def pytest_sessionstart(session):
             sys.pytestsessionhooks = session
         def pytest_sessionfinish(session):
-            if hasattr(session.config, 'slaveinput'):
+            if hasattr(session.config, 'workerinput'):
-                name = "slave"
+                name = "worker"
             else:
                 name = "master"
             f = open(name, "w")
             f.write("xy")
             f.close()
-            # let's fail on the slave
+            # let's fail on the worker
-            if name == "slave":
+            if name == "worker":
                 raise ValueError(42)
     """)
     p = testdir.makepyfile("""
@@ -423,14 +467,14 @@ def test_session_hooks(testdir):
     assert not result.ret
     d = result.parseoutcomes()
     assert d['passed'] == 1
-    assert testdir.tmpdir.join("slave").check()
+    assert testdir.tmpdir.join("worker").check()
     assert testdir.tmpdir.join("master").check()
 
 
 def test_session_testscollected(testdir):
     """
     Make sure master node is updating the session object with the number
-    of tests collected from the slaves.
+    of tests collected from the workers.
     """
     testdir.makepyfile(test_foo="""
         import pytest
@@ -637,8 +681,8 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
         """)
         res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n1')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Replacing crashed slave*",
+            "*Replacing crashed worker*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*1 failed*1 passed*",
         ])
 
@@ -652,8 +696,8 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
         """)
         res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n2')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Replacing crashed slave*",
+            "*Replacing crashed worker*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*1 failed*3 passed*",
         ])
 
@@ -665,8 +709,8 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
         """)
         res = testdir.runpytest(f, '--dist=each', '--tx=popen')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Replacing crashed slave*",
+            "*Replacing crashed worker*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*1 failed*1 passed*",
         ])
 
@@ -679,12 +723,12 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
         """)
         res = testdir.runpytest(f, '--dist=each', '--tx=2*popen')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Replacing crashed slave*",
+            "*Replacing crashed worker*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*2 failed*2 passed*",
         ])
 
-    def test_max_slave_restart(self, testdir):
+    def test_max_worker_restart(self, testdir):
         f = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import os
             def test_a(): pass
@@ -692,15 +736,26 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
             def test_c(): os._exit(1)
             def test_d(): pass
         """)
-        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-slave-restart=1')
+        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-worker-restart=1')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Replacing crashed slave*",
+            "*Replacing crashed worker*",
-            "*Maximum crashed slaves reached: 1*",
+            "*Maximum crashed workers reached: 1*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*2 failed*2 passed*",
         ])
 
+    def test_max_worker_restart_die(self, testdir):
+        f = testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import os
+            os._exit(1)
+        """)
+        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-worker-restart=0')
+        res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*Unexpectedly no active workers*",
+            "*INTERNALERROR*"
+        ])
+
     def test_disable_restart(self, testdir):
         f = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import os
@@ -708,10 +763,10 @@ class TestNodeFailure:
             def test_b(): os._exit(1)
             def test_c(): pass
         """)
-        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-slave-restart=0')
+        res = testdir.runpytest(f, '-n4', '--max-worker-restart=0')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
-            "*Slave restarting disabled*",
+            "*Worker restarting disabled*",
-            "*Slave*crashed while running*",
+            "*Worker*crashed while running*",
             "*1 failed*2 passed*",
         ])
 
@@ -733,9 +788,9 @@ def test_worker_id_fixture(testdir, n):
         with open(fname) as f:
             worker_ids.add(f.read().strip())
     if n == 0:
-        assert worker_ids == set(['master'])
+        assert worker_ids == {'master'}
     else:
-        assert worker_ids == set(['gw0', 'gw1'])
+        assert worker_ids == {'gw0', 'gw1'}
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('tb',
@@ -833,12 +888,139 @@ class TestLoadScope:
         assert get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
             'test_a.py::TestB', result.outlines) in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 10})
 
+    def test_module_single_start(self, testdir):
+        """Fix test suite never finishing in case all workers start with a single test (#277)."""
+        test_file1 = """
+            import pytest
+            def test():
+                pass
+        """
+        test_file2 = """
+            import pytest
+            def test_1():
+                pass
+            def test_2():
+                pass
+        """
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            test_a=test_file1,
+            test_b=test_file1,
+            test_c=test_file2
+        )
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadscope', '-v')
+        a = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_a.py::test',
+                                                 result.outlines)
+        b = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_b.py::test',
+                                                 result.outlines)
+        c1 = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_c.py::test_1',
+                                                  result.outlines)
+        c2 = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_c.py::test_2',
+                                                  result.outlines)
+        assert a in ({'gw0': 1}, {'gw1': 1})
+        assert b in ({'gw0': 1}, {'gw1': 1})
+        assert a.items() != b.items()
+        assert c1 == c2
+
+
+class TestFileScope:
+
+    def test_by_module(self, testdir):
+        test_file = """
+            import pytest
+            class TestA:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+
+            class TestB:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+        """
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            test_a=test_file,
+            test_b=test_file,
+        )
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadfile', '-v')
+        test_a_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestA', result.outlines)
+        test_b_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_b.py::TestB', result.outlines)
+
+        assert test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+        assert test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+
+    def test_by_class(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile(test_a="""
+            import pytest
+            class TestA:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+
+            class TestB:
+                @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+                def test(self, i):
+                    pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadfile', '-v')
+        test_a_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestA', result.outlines)
+        test_b_workers_and_test_count = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix(
+            'test_a.py::TestB', result.outlines)
+
+        assert test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_a_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+        assert test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 10}, {'gw1': 0}) or \
+            test_b_workers_and_test_count in ({'gw0': 0}, {'gw1': 10})
+
+    def test_module_single_start(self, testdir):
+        """Fix test suite never finishing in case all workers start with a single test (#277)."""
+        test_file1 = """
+            import pytest
+            def test():
+                pass
+        """
+        test_file2 = """
+            import pytest
+            def test_1():
+                pass
+            def test_2():
+                pass
+        """
+        testdir.makepyfile(
+            test_a=test_file1,
+            test_b=test_file1,
+            test_c=test_file2
+        )
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--dist=loadfile', '-v')
+        a = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_a.py::test',
+                                                 result.outlines)
+        b = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_b.py::test',
+                                                 result.outlines)
+        c1 = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_c.py::test_1',
+                                                  result.outlines)
+        c2 = get_workers_and_test_count_by_prefix('test_c.py::test_2',
+                                                  result.outlines)
+        assert a in ({'gw0': 1}, {'gw1': 1})
+        assert b in ({'gw0': 1}, {'gw1': 1})
+        assert a.items() != b.items()
+        assert c1 == c2
+
 
 def parse_tests_and_workers_from_output(lines):
     result = []
     for line in lines:
         # example match: "[gw0] PASSED test_a.py::test[7]"
-        m = re.match(r'\[(gw\d)\]\s(.*?)\s(.*::.*)', line.strip())
+        m = re.match(r'''
+            \[(gw\d)\]  # worker
+            \s*
+            (?:\[\s*\d+%\])? # progress indicator (pytest >=3.3)
+            \s(.*?)     # status string ("PASSED")
+            \s(.*::.*)  # nodeid
+        ''', line.strip(), re.VERBOSE)
         if m:
             worker, status, nodeid = m.groups()
             result.append((worker, status, nodeid))

testing/conftest.py

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ pytest_plugins = "pytester"
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def _divert_atexit(request, monkeypatch):
     import atexit
-    l = []
+    finalizers = []
 
     def finish():
-        while l:
+        while finalizers:
-            l.pop()()
+            finalizers.pop()()
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(atexit, "register", l.append)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(atexit, "register", finalizers.append)
     request.addfinalizer(finish)
 
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption('--gx',
                      action="append",
                      dest="gspecs",
-                     help=("add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. "))
+                     help="add a global test environment, XSpec-syntax. ")
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

testing/test_dsession.py

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TestLoadScheduling:
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         sched.add_node(MockNode())
         node1, node2 = sched.nodes
-        col = ["xyz"] * (6)
+        col = ["xyz"] * 6
         sched.add_node_collection(node1, col)
         sched.add_node_collection(node2, col)
         sched.schedule()
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class TestLoadScheduling:
     def test_different_tests_collected(self, testdir):
         """
         Test that LoadScheduling is reporting collection errors when
-        different test ids are collected by slaves.
+        different test ids are collected by workers.
         """
 
         class CollectHook(object):

testing/test_looponfail.py

@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ class TestStatRecorder:
         tmp = tmpdir
         sd = StatRecorder([tmp])
 
-        l = [True, False]
+        ret_values = [True, False]
-        monkeypatch.setattr(StatRecorder, 'check', lambda self: l.pop())
+        monkeypatch.setattr(StatRecorder, 'check', lambda self: ret_values.pop())
         sd.waitonchange(checkinterval=0.2)
-        assert not l
+        assert not ret_values
 
 
 class TestRemoteControl:

testing/test_newhooks.py

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class TestHooks:
             def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
                 if hasattr(report, 'node'):
                     if report.when == "call":
-                        slaveid = report.node.slaveinput['slaveid']
+                        workerid = report.node.workerinput['workerid']
-                        if slaveid != report.worker_id:
+                        if workerid != report.worker_id:
                             print("HOOK: Worker id mismatch: %s %s"
-                                   % (slaveid, report.worker_id))
+                                   % (workerid, report.worker_id))
                         else:
                             print("HOOK: %s %s"
                                    % (report.nodeid, report.worker_id))
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class TestHooks:
         """
         testdir.makeconftest("""
             def pytest_xdist_node_collection_finished(node, ids):
-                slaveid = node.slaveinput['slaveid']
+                workerid = node.workerinput['workerid']
                 stripped_ids = [x.split('::')[1] for x in ids]
-                print("HOOK: %s %s" % (slaveid, ', '.join(stripped_ids)))
+                print("HOOK: %s %s" % (workerid, ', '.join(stripped_ids)))
         """)
         res = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '-s')
         res.stdout.fnmatch_lines_random([

testing/test_plugin.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import py
 import execnet
-from xdist.slavemanage import NodeManager
+from xdist.workermanage import NodeManager
 
 
 def test_dist_incompatibility_messages(testdir):
@@ -44,6 +44,36 @@ def test_auto_detect_cpus(testdir, monkeypatch):
     assert config.getoption('numprocesses') == 99
 
 
+def test_boxed_with_collect_only(testdir):
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_cmdline_main as check_options
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--boxed")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert config.option.forked
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert not config.option.forked
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--boxed", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    assert config.option.forked
+
+
+def test_dsession_with_collect_only(testdir):
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_cmdline_main as check_options
+    from xdist.plugin import pytest_configure as configure
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1")
+    check_options(config)
+    configure(config)
+    assert config.pluginmanager.hasplugin("dsession")
+
+    config = testdir.parseconfigure("-n1", "--collect-only")
+    check_options(config)
+    configure(config)
+    assert not config.pluginmanager.hasplugin("dsession")
+
+
 class TestDistOptions:
     def test_getxspecs(self, testdir):
         config = testdir.parseconfigure("--tx=popen", "--tx", "ssh=xyz")

testing/test_remote.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import py
 import pytest
-from xdist.slavemanage import SlaveController, unserialize_report
+from xdist.workermanage import WorkerController, unserialize_report
 from xdist.remote import serialize_report
 import execnet
 import marshal
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class EventCall:
         return "<EventCall %s(**%s)>" % (self.name, self.kwargs)
 
 
-class SlaveSetup:
+class WorkerSetup:
     use_callback = False
 
     def __init__(self, request, testdir):
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SlaveSetup:
         class DummyMananger:
             specs = [0, 1]
 
-        self.slp = SlaveController(DummyMananger, self.gateway, config,
+        self.slp = WorkerController(DummyMananger, self.gateway, config,
                                     putevent)
         self.request.addfinalizer(self.slp.ensure_teardown)
         self.slp.setup()
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ class SlaveSetup:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def slave(request, testdir):
+def worker(request, testdir):
-    return SlaveSetup(request, testdir)
+    return WorkerSetup(request, testdir)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='#59')
@@ -79,6 +79,21 @@ def test_remoteinitconfig(testdir):
 
 
 class TestReportSerialization:
+    def test_xdist_longrepr_to_str_issue_241(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import os
+            def test_a(): assert False
+            def test_b(): pass
+        """)
+        testdir.makeconftest("""
+            def pytest_runtest_logreport(report):
+                print(report.longrepr)
+        """)
+        res = testdir.runpytest('-n1', '-s')
+        res.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            '*1 failed, 1 passed *'
+        ])
+
     def test_xdist_report_longrepr_reprcrash_130(self, testdir):
         reprec = testdir.inline_runsource("""
                     import py
@@ -107,8 +122,6 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
         assert rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.style \
             == a.longrepr.reprtraceback.style
         assert rep.longrepr.sections == a.longrepr.sections
-        assert rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries \
-            == a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         # Missing section attribute PR171
         assert added_section in a.longrepr.sections
 
@@ -127,14 +140,15 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
 
         rep_entries = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         a_entries = a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
-        assert rep_entries == a_entries
         for i in range(len(a_entries)):
             assert isinstance(rep_entries[i], ReprEntry)
             assert rep_entries[i].lines == a_entries[i].lines
             assert rep_entries[i].localssep == a_entries[i].localssep
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc == a_entries[i].reprfileloc
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.lineno == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.lineno
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprfuncargs == a_entries[i].reprfuncargs
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.message == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.message
-            assert rep_entries[i].reprlocals == a_entries[i].reprlocals
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfileloc.path == a_entries[i].reprfileloc.path
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprfuncargs.args == a_entries[i].reprfuncargs.args
+            assert rep_entries[i].reprlocals.lines == a_entries[i].reprlocals.lines
             assert rep_entries[i].style == a_entries[i].style
 
     def test_reprentries_serialization_196(self, testdir):
@@ -152,7 +166,6 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
 
         rep_entries = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
         a_entries = a.longrepr.reprtraceback.reprentries
-        assert rep_entries == a_entries
         for i in range(len(a_entries)):
             assert isinstance(rep_entries[i], ReprEntryNative)
             assert rep_entries[i].lines == a_entries[i].lines
@@ -230,107 +243,107 @@ class TestReportSerialization:
                 assert newrep.longrepr == str(rep.longrepr)
 
 
-class TestSlaveInteractor:
+class TestWorkerInteractor:
-    def test_basic_collect_and_runtests(self, slave):
+    def test_basic_collect_and_runtests(self, worker):
-        slave.testdir.makepyfile("""
+        worker.testdir.makepyfile("""
             def test_func():
                 pass
         """)
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
-        assert ev.name == "slaveready"
+        assert ev.name == "workerready"
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectionstart"
         assert not ev.kwargs
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionfinish")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionfinish")
-        assert ev.kwargs['topdir'] == slave.testdir.tmpdir
+        assert ev.kwargs['topdir'] == worker.testdir.tmpdir
         ids = ev.kwargs['ids']
         assert len(ids) == 1
-        slave.sendcommand("runtests", indices=list(range(len(ids))))
+        worker.sendcommand("runtests", indices=list(range(len(ids))))
-        slave.sendcommand("shutdown")
+        worker.sendcommand("shutdown")
-        ev = slave.popevent("logstart")
+        ev = worker.popevent("logstart")
         assert ev.kwargs["nodeid"].endswith("test_func")
         assert len(ev.kwargs["location"]) == 3
-        ev = slave.popevent("testreport")  # setup
+        ev = worker.popevent("testreport")  # setup
-        ev = slave.popevent("testreport")
+        ev = worker.popevent("testreport")
         assert ev.name == "testreport"
         rep = unserialize_report(ev.name, ev.kwargs['data'])
         assert rep.nodeid.endswith("::test_func")
         assert rep.passed
         assert rep.when == "call"
-        ev = slave.popevent("slavefinished")
+        ev = worker.popevent("workerfinished")
-        assert 'slaveoutput' in ev.kwargs
+        assert 'workeroutput' in ev.kwargs
 
     @pytest.mark.skipif(pytest.__version__ >= '3.0',
                         reason='skip at module level illegal in pytest 3.0')
-    def test_remote_collect_skip(self, slave):
+    def test_remote_collect_skip(self, worker):
-        slave.testdir.makepyfile("""
+        worker.testdir.makepyfile("""
             import py
             py.test.skip("hello")
         """)
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionstart")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionstart")
         assert not ev.kwargs
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectreport"
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectreport"
         rep = unserialize_report(ev.name, ev.kwargs['data'])
         assert rep.skipped
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionfinish")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionfinish")
         assert not ev.kwargs['ids']
 
-    def test_remote_collect_fail(self, slave):
+    def test_remote_collect_fail(self, worker):
-        slave.testdir.makepyfile("""aasd qwe""")
+        worker.testdir.makepyfile("""aasd qwe""")
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionstart")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionstart")
         assert not ev.kwargs
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectreport"
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectreport"
         rep = unserialize_report(ev.name, ev.kwargs['data'])
         assert rep.failed
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionfinish")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionfinish")
         assert not ev.kwargs['ids']
 
-    def test_runtests_all(self, slave):
+    def test_runtests_all(self, worker):
-        slave.testdir.makepyfile("""
+        worker.testdir.makepyfile("""
             def test_func(): pass
             def test_func2(): pass
         """)
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
-        assert ev.name == "slaveready"
+        assert ev.name == "workerready"
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "collectionstart"
         assert not ev.kwargs
-        ev = slave.popevent("collectionfinish")
+        ev = worker.popevent("collectionfinish")
         ids = ev.kwargs['ids']
         assert len(ids) == 2
-        slave.sendcommand("runtests_all", )
+        worker.sendcommand("runtests_all", )
-        slave.sendcommand("shutdown", )
+        worker.sendcommand("shutdown", )
         for func in "::test_func", "::test_func2":
             for i in range(3):  # setup/call/teardown
-                ev = slave.popevent("testreport")
+                ev = worker.popevent("testreport")
                 assert ev.name == "testreport"
                 rep = unserialize_report(ev.name, ev.kwargs['data'])
                 assert rep.nodeid.endswith(func)
-        ev = slave.popevent("slavefinished")
+        ev = worker.popevent("workerfinished")
-        assert 'slaveoutput' in ev.kwargs
+        assert 'workeroutput' in ev.kwargs
 
-    def test_happy_run_events_converted(self, testdir, slave):
+    def test_happy_run_events_converted(self, testdir, worker):
         py.test.xfail("implement a simple test for event production")
-        assert not slave.use_callback
+        assert not worker.use_callback
-        slave.testdir.makepyfile("""
+        worker.testdir.makepyfile("""
             def test_func():
                 pass
         """)
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        hookrec = testdir.getreportrecorder(slave.config)
+        hookrec = testdir.getreportrecorder(worker.config)
-        for data in slave.slp.channel:
+        for data in worker.slp.channel:
-            slave.slp.process_from_remote(data)
+            worker.slp.process_from_remote(data)
-        slave.slp.process_from_remote(slave.slp.ENDMARK)
+        worker.slp.process_from_remote(worker.slp.ENDMARK)
         py.std.pprint.pprint(hookrec.hookrecorder.calls)
         hookrec.hookrecorder.contains([
             ("pytest_collectstart", "collector.fspath == aaa"),
@@ -341,13 +354,13 @@ class TestSlaveInteractor:
             ("pytest_collectreport", "report.collector.fspath == bbb"),
         ])
 
-    def test_process_from_remote_error_handling(self, slave, capsys):
+    def test_process_from_remote_error_handling(self, worker, capsys):
-        slave.use_callback = True
+        worker.use_callback = True
-        slave.setup()
+        worker.setup()
-        slave.slp.process_from_remote(('<nonono>', ()))
+        worker.slp.process_from_remote(('<nonono>', ()))
         out, err = capsys.readouterr()
         assert 'INTERNALERROR> ValueError: unknown event: <nonono>' in out
-        ev = slave.popevent()
+        ev = worker.popevent()
         assert ev.name == "errordown"
 
 
@@ -358,5 +371,5 @@ def test_remote_env_vars(testdir):
             assert os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER'] in ('gw0', 'gw1')
             assert os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER_COUNT'] == '2'
     ''')
-    result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--max-slave-restart=0')
+    result = testdir.runpytest('-n2', '--max-worker-restart=0')
     assert result.ret == 0

testing/test_slavemanage.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import py
 import pytest
 import execnet
 from _pytest.pytester import HookRecorder
-from xdist import slavemanage, newhooks
+from xdist import workermanage, newhooks
-from xdist.slavemanage import HostRSync, NodeManager
+from xdist.workermanage import HostRSync, NodeManager
 
 pytest_plugins = "pytester"
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def mysetup(tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def slavecontroller(monkeypatch):
+def workercontroller(monkeypatch):
     class MockController(object):
         def __init__(self, *args):
             pass
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def slavecontroller(monkeypatch):
         def setup(self):
             pass
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(slavemanage, 'SlaveController', MockController)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(workermanage, 'WorkerController', MockController)
     return MockController
 
 
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
         assert gm.specs[0].chdir is None
 
     def test_default_chdir(self, config):
-        l = ["ssh=noco", "socket=xyz"]
+        specs = ["ssh=noco", "socket=xyz"]
-        for spec in NodeManager(config, l).specs:
+        for spec in NodeManager(config, specs).specs:
             assert spec.chdir == "pyexecnetcache"
-        for spec in NodeManager(config, l, defaultchdir="abc").specs:
+        for spec in NodeManager(config, specs, defaultchdir="abc").specs:
             assert spec.chdir == "abc"
 
     def test_popen_makegateway_events(self, config, hookrecorder,
-                                      slavecontroller):
+                                      workercontroller):
         hm = NodeManager(config, ["popen"] * 2)
         hm.setup_nodes(None)
         call = hookrecorder.popcall("pytest_xdist_setupnodes")
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
         hm.teardown_nodes()
         assert not len(hm.group)
 
-    def test_popens_rsync(self, config, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_popens_rsync(self, config, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source = mysetup.source
         hm = NodeManager(config, ["popen"] * 2)
         hm.setup_nodes(None)
@@ -89,24 +89,24 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
                     pass
 
             gw.remote_exec = pseudoexec
-        l = []
+        notifications = []
         for gw in hm.group:
-            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: l.append(args))
+            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: notifications.append(args))
-        assert not l
+        assert not notifications
         hm.teardown_nodes()
         assert not len(hm.group)
         assert "sys.path.insert" in gw.remote_exec.args[0]
 
-    def test_rsync_popen_with_path(self, config, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_rsync_popen_with_path(self, config, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source, dest = mysetup.source, mysetup.dest
         hm = NodeManager(config, ["popen//chdir=%s" % dest] * 1)
         hm.setup_nodes(None)
         source.ensure("dir1", "dir2", "hello")
-        l = []
+        notifications = []
         for gw in hm.group:
-            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: l.append(args))
+            hm.rsync(gw, source, notify=lambda *args: notifications.append(args))
-        assert len(l) == 1
+        assert len(notifications) == 1
-        assert l[0] == ("rsyncrootready", hm.group['gw0'].spec, source)
+        assert notifications[0] == ("rsyncrootready", hm.group['gw0'].spec, source)
         hm.teardown_nodes()
         dest = dest.join(source.basename)
         assert dest.join("dir1").check()
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class TestNodeManagerPopen:
         assert dest.join("dir1", "dir2", 'hello').check()
 
     def test_rsync_same_popen_twice(self, config, mysetup, hookrecorder,
-                                    slavecontroller):
+                                    workercontroller):
         source, dest = mysetup.source, mysetup.dest
         hm = NodeManager(config, ["popen//chdir=%s" % dest] * 2)
         hm.roots = []
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ class TestHRSync:
         source.ensure(".somedotfile", "moreentries")
         source.ensure("somedir", "editfile~")
         syncer = HostRSync(source, ignores=NodeManager.DEFAULT_IGNORES)
-        l = list(source.visit(rec=syncer.filter, fil=syncer.filter))
+        files = list(source.visit(rec=syncer.filter, fil=syncer.filter))
-        assert len(l) == 3
+        assert len(files) == 3
-        basenames = [x.basename for x in l]
+        basenames = [x.basename for x in files]
         assert 'dir' in basenames
         assert 'file.txt' in basenames
         assert 'somedir' in basenames
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class TestNodeManager:
         assert p.join("dir1").check()
         assert p.join("dir1", "file1").check()
 
-    def test_popen_rsync_subdir(self, testdir, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_popen_rsync_subdir(self, testdir, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source, dest = mysetup.source, mysetup.dest
         dir1 = mysetup.source.mkdir("dir1")
         dir2 = dir1.mkdir("dir2")
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class TestNodeManager:
             assert dest.join("dir1", "dir2", 'hello').check()
             nodemanager.teardown_nodes()
 
-    def test_init_rsync_roots(self, testdir, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_init_rsync_roots(self, testdir, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source, dest = mysetup.source, mysetup.dest
         dir2 = source.ensure("dir1", "dir2", dir=1)
         source.ensure("dir1", "somefile", dir=1)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class TestNodeManager:
         assert not dest.join("dir1").check()
         assert not dest.join("bogus").check()
 
-    def test_rsyncignore(self, testdir, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_rsyncignore(self, testdir, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source, dest = mysetup.source, mysetup.dest
         dir2 = source.ensure("dir1", "dir2", dir=1)
         source.ensure("dir5", "dir6", "bogus")
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class TestNodeManager:
         assert not dest.join('foo').check()
         assert not dest.join('bar').check()
 
-    def test_optimise_popen(self, testdir, mysetup, slavecontroller):
+    def test_optimise_popen(self, testdir, mysetup, workercontroller):
         source = mysetup.source
         specs = ["popen"] * 3
         source.join("conftest.py").write("rsyncdirs = ['a']")

tox.ini

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 [tox]
 # if you change the envlist, please update .travis.yml file as well
 envlist=
-  py{26,27,34,35,36}-pytest{30,31,32}
+  py{27,34,35,36}-pytest{30,31,32,33}
-  py{27,36}-pytest{30,31,32}-pexpect
+  py{27,36}-pytest{30,31,32,33}-pexpect
+  py{27,36}-pytest{master,features}
   flakes
   readme
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ deps =
   pytest30: pytest~=3.0.5
   pytest31: pytest~=3.1.0
   pytest32: pytest~=3.2.0
+  pytest33: pytest~=3.3.0
+  pytestmaster: git+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest.git@master
+  pytestfeatures: git+https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest.git@features
   pexpect: pexpect
 platform=
   pexpect: linux|darwin

xdist/dsession.py

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import py
 import pytest
 
-from xdist.slavemanage import NodeManager
+from xdist.workermanage import NodeManager
 from xdist.scheduler import (
     EachScheduling,
     LoadScheduling,
     LoadScopeScheduling,
+    LoadFileScheduling,
 )
 
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class DSession:
 
     At the beginning of the test session this creates a NodeManager
     instance which creates and starts all nodes.  Nodes then emit
-    events processed in the pytest_runtestloop hook using the slave_*
+    events processed in the pytest_runtestloop hook using the worker_*
     methods.
 
     Once a node is started it will automatically start running the
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ class DSession:
         self._failed_collection_errors = {}
         self._active_nodes = set()
         self._failed_nodes_count = 0
-        self._max_slave_restart = self.config.getoption('max_slave_restart')
+        self._max_worker_restart = self.config.option.maxworkerrestart
-        if self._max_slave_restart is not None:
+        if self._max_worker_restart is not None:
-            self._max_slave_restart = int(self._max_slave_restart)
+            self._max_worker_restart = int(self._max_worker_restart)
         try:
             self.terminal = config.pluginmanager.getplugin("terminalreporter")
         except KeyError:
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class DSession:
         """Creates and starts the nodes.
 
         The nodes are setup to put their events onto self.queue.  As
-        soon as nodes start they will emit the slave_slaveready event.
+        soon as nodes start they will emit the worker_workerready event.
         """
         self.nodemanager = NodeManager(self.config)
         nodes = self.nodemanager.setup_nodes(putevent=self.queue.put)
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class DSession:
             'each': EachScheduling,
             'load': LoadScheduling,
             'loadscope': LoadScopeScheduling,
+            'loadfile': LoadFileScheduling,
         }
         return schedulers[dist](config, log)
 
@@ -118,8 +120,12 @@ class DSession:
         return True
 
     def loop_once(self):
-        """Process one callback from one of the slaves."""
+        """Process one callback from one of the workers."""
         while 1:
+            if not self._active_nodes:
+                # If everything has died stop looping
+                self.triggershutdown()
+                raise RuntimeError("Unexpectedly no active workers available")
             try:
                 eventcall = self.queue.get(timeout=2.0)
                 break
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ class DSession:
                 continue
         callname, kwargs = eventcall
         assert callname, kwargs
-        method = "slave_" + callname
+        method = "worker_" + callname
         call = getattr(self, method)
         self.log("calling method", method, kwargs)
         call(**kwargs)
@@ -135,44 +141,48 @@ class DSession:
             self.triggershutdown()
 
     #
-    # callbacks for processing events from slaves
+    # callbacks for processing events from workers
     #
 
-    def slave_slaveready(self, node, slaveinfo):
+    def worker_workerready(self, node, workerinfo):
         """Emitted when a node first starts up.
 
         This adds the node to the scheduler, nodes continue with
         collection without any further input.
         """
-        node.slaveinfo = slaveinfo
+        node.workerinfo = workerinfo
-        node.slaveinfo['id'] = node.gateway.id
+        node.workerinfo['id'] = node.gateway.id
-        node.slaveinfo['spec'] = node.gateway.spec
+        node.workerinfo['spec'] = node.gateway.spec
+
+        # TODO: (#234 task) needs this for pytest. Remove when refactor in pytest repo
+        node.slaveinfo = node.workerinfo
+
         self.config.hook.pytest_testnodeready(node=node)
         if self.shuttingdown:
             node.shutdown()
         else:
             self.sched.add_node(node)
 
-    def slave_slavefinished(self, node):
+    def worker_workerfinished(self, node):
         """Emitted when node executes its pytest_sessionfinish hook.
 
         Removes the node from the scheduler.
 
         The node might not be in the scheduler if it had not emitted
-        slaveready before shutdown was triggered.
+        workerready before shutdown was triggered.
         """
         self.config.hook.pytest_testnodedown(node=node, error=None)
-        if node.slaveoutput['exitstatus'] == 2:  # keyboard-interrupt
+        if node.workeroutput['exitstatus'] == 2:  # keyboard-interrupt
             self.shouldstop = "%s received keyboard-interrupt" % (node,)
-            self.slave_errordown(node, "keyboard-interrupt")
+            self.worker_errordown(node, "keyboard-interrupt")
             return
         if node in self.sched.nodes:
             crashitem = self.sched.remove_node(node)
             assert not crashitem, (crashitem, node)
         self._active_nodes.remove(node)
 
-    def slave_errordown(self, node, error):
+    def worker_errordown(self, node, error):
-        """Emitted by the SlaveController when a node dies."""
+        """Emitted by the WorkerController when a node dies."""
         self.config.hook.pytest_testnodedown(node=node, error=error)
         try:
             crashitem = self.sched.remove_node(node)
@@ -183,22 +193,22 @@ class DSession:
                 self.handle_crashitem(crashitem, node)
 
         self._failed_nodes_count += 1
-        maximum_reached = (self._max_slave_restart is not None and
+        maximum_reached = (self._max_worker_restart is not None and
-                           self._failed_nodes_count > self._max_slave_restart)
+                           self._failed_nodes_count > self._max_worker_restart)
         if maximum_reached:
-            if self._max_slave_restart == 0:
+            if self._max_worker_restart == 0:
-                msg = 'Slave restarting disabled'
+                msg = 'Worker restarting disabled'
             else:
-                msg = "Maximum crashed slaves reached: %d" % \
+                msg = "Maximum crashed workers reached: %d" % \
-                      self._max_slave_restart
+                      self._max_worker_restart
             self.report_line(msg)
         else:
-            self.report_line("Replacing crashed slave %s" % node.gateway.id)
+            self.report_line("Replacing crashed worker %s" % node.gateway.id)
             self._clone_node(node)
         self._active_nodes.remove(node)
 
-    def slave_collectionfinish(self, node, ids):
+    def worker_collectionfinish(self, node, ids):
-        """Slave has finished test collection.
+        """worker has finished test collection.
 
         This adds the collection for this node to the scheduler.  If
         the scheduler indicates collection is finished (i.e. all
@@ -224,18 +234,23 @@ class DSession:
                     self.sched.__class__.__name__))
             self.sched.schedule()
 
-    def slave_logstart(self, node, nodeid, location):
+    def worker_logstart(self, node, nodeid, location):
         """Emitted when a node calls the pytest_runtest_logstart hook."""
         self.config.hook.pytest_runtest_logstart(
             nodeid=nodeid, location=location)
 
-    def slave_testreport(self, node, rep):
+    def worker_logfinish(self, node, nodeid, location):
+        """Emitted when a node calls the pytest_runtest_logfinish hook."""
+        self.config.hook.pytest_runtest_logfinish(
+            nodeid=nodeid, location=location)
+
+    def worker_testreport(self, node, rep):
         """Emitted when a node calls the pytest_runtest_logreport hook."""
         rep.node = node
         self.config.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
         self._handlefailures(rep)
 
-    def slave_runtest_protocol_complete(self, node, item_index, duration):
+    def worker_runtest_protocol_complete(self, node, item_index, duration):
         """
         Emitted when a node fires the 'runtest_protocol_complete' event,
         signalling that a test has completed the runtestprotocol and should be
@@ -243,12 +258,12 @@ class DSession:
         """
         self.sched.mark_test_complete(node, item_index, duration)
 
-    def slave_collectreport(self, node, rep):
+    def worker_collectreport(self, node, rep):
         """Emitted when a node calls the pytest_collectreport hook."""
         if rep.failed:
-            self._failed_slave_collectreport(node, rep)
+            self._failed_worker_collectreport(node, rep)
 
-    def slave_logwarning(self, message, code, nodeid, fslocation):
+    def worker_logwarning(self, message, code, nodeid, fslocation):
         """Emitted when a node calls the pytest_logwarning hook."""
         kwargs = dict(message=message, code=code, nodeid=nodeid, fslocation=fslocation)
         self.config.hook.pytest_logwarning.call_historic(kwargs=kwargs)
@@ -259,7 +274,7 @@ class DSession:
         This is normally for when a node dies, this will copy the spec
         of the existing node and create a new one with a new id.  The
         new node will have been setup so it will start calling the
-        "slave_*" hooks and do work soon.
+        "worker_*" hooks and do work soon.
         """
         spec = node.gateway.spec
         spec.id = None
@@ -268,9 +283,9 @@ class DSession:
         self._active_nodes.add(node)
         return node
 
-    def _failed_slave_collectreport(self, node, rep):
+    def _failed_worker_collectreport(self, node, rep):
         # Check we haven't already seen this report (from
-        # another slave).
+        # another worker).
         if rep.longrepr not in self._failed_collection_errors:
             self._failed_collection_errors[rep.longrepr] = True
             self.config.hook.pytest_collectreport(report=rep)
@@ -289,15 +304,15 @@ class DSession:
         for node in self.sched.nodes:
             node.shutdown()
 
-    def handle_crashitem(self, nodeid, slave):
+    def handle_crashitem(self, nodeid, worker):
         # XXX get more reporting info by recording pytest_runtest_logstart?
         # XXX count no of failures and retry N times
         runner = self.config.pluginmanager.getplugin("runner")
         fspath = nodeid.split("::")[0]
-        msg = "Slave %r crashed while running %r" % (slave.gateway.id, nodeid)
+        msg = "Worker %r crashed while running %r" % (worker.gateway.id, nodeid)
         rep = runner.TestReport(nodeid, (fspath, None, fspath),
                                 (), "failed", msg, "???")
-        rep.node = slave
+        rep.node = worker
         self.config.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
 
 
@@ -353,7 +368,7 @@ class TerminalDistReporter:
 
     def pytest_testnodeready(self, node):
         if self.config.option.verbose > 0:
-            d = node.slaveinfo
+            d = node.workerinfo
             infoline = "[%s] Python %s" % (
                 d['id'],
                 d['version'].replace('\n', ' -- '),)

xdist/looponfail.py

@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class RemoteControl(object):
             out = py.io.TerminalWriter()
         if hasattr(self, 'gateway'):
             raise ValueError("already have gateway %r" % self.gateway)
-        self.trace("setting up slave session")
+        self.trace("setting up worker session")
         self.gateway = self.initgateway()
         self.channel = channel = self.gateway.remote_exec(
-            init_slave_session,
+            init_worker_session,
             args=self.config.args,
             option_dict=vars(self.config.option),
         )
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def repr_pytest_looponfailinfo(failreports, rootdirs):
         tr.line("### Watching:   %s" % (rootdir,), bold=True)
 
 
-def init_slave_session(channel, args, option_dict):
+def init_worker_session(channel, args, option_dict):
     import os
     import sys
     outchannel = channel.gateway.newchannel()
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ def init_slave_session(channel, args, option_dict):
     from _pytest.config import Config
     config = Config.fromdictargs(option_dict, list(args))
     config.args = args
-    from xdist.looponfail import SlaveFailSession
+    from xdist.looponfail import WorkerFailSession
-    SlaveFailSession(config, channel).main()
+    WorkerFailSession(config, channel).main()
 
 
-class SlaveFailSession:
+class WorkerFailSession:
     def __init__(self, config, channel):
         self.config = config
         self.channel = channel
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ class SlaveFailSession:
             self.collection_failed = True
 
     def main(self):
-        self.DEBUG("SLAVE: received configuration, waiting for command trails")
+        self.DEBUG("WORKER: received configuration, waiting for command trails")
         try:
             command = self.channel.receive()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            return  # in the slave we can't do much about this
+            return  # in the worker we can't do much about this
         self.DEBUG("received", command)
         self.current_command = command
         self.config.hook.pytest_cmdline_main(config=self.config)

xdist/plugin.py

@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         help="shortcut for '--dist=load --tx=NUM*popen', "
              "you can use 'auto' here for auto detection CPUs number on "
              "host system")
-    group.addoption('--max-slave-restart', action="store", default=None,
+    group.addoption('--max-worker-restart', '--max-slave-restart', action="store", default=None,
-                    help="maximum number of slaves that can be restarted "
+                    dest="maxworkerrestart",
-                         "when crashed (set to zero to disable this feature)")
+                    help="maximum number of workers that can be restarted "
+                         "when crashed (set to zero to disable this feature)\n"
+                         "'--max-slave-restart' option is deprecated and will be removed in "
+                         "a future release")
     group.addoption(
         '--dist', metavar="distmode",
-        action="store", choices=['each', 'load', 'loadscope', 'no'],
+        action="store", choices=['each', 'load', 'loadscope', 'loadfile', 'no'],
         dest="dist", default="no",
         help=("set mode for distributing tests to exec environments.\n\n"
               "each: send each test to all available environments.\n\n"
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
               " available environment.\n\n"
               "loadscope: load balance by sending pending groups of tests in"
               " the same scope to any available environment.\n\n"
+              "loadfile: load balance by sending test grouped by file"
+              " to any available environment.\n\n"
               "(default) no: run tests inprocess, don't distribute."))
     group.addoption(
         '--tx', dest="tx", action="append", default=[],
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ def pytest_addhooks(pluginmanager):
 
 @pytest.mark.trylast
 def pytest_configure(config):
-    if config.getoption("dist") != "no":
+    if config.getoption("dist") != "no" and not config.getvalue("collectonly"):
         from xdist.dsession import DSession
         session = DSession(config)
         config.pluginmanager.register(session, "dsession")
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ def pytest_cmdline_main(config):
         if val("dist") != "no":
             if usepdb:
                 raise pytest.UsageError(
-                    "--pdb incompatible with distributing tests.")
+                    "--pdb is incompatible with distributing tests; try using -n0.")  # noqa: E501
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # fixtures
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ def worker_id(request):
     """Return the id of the current worker ('gw0', 'gw1', etc) or 'master'
     if running on the master node.
     """
-    if hasattr(request.config, 'slaveinput'):
+    if hasattr(request.config, 'workerinput'):
-        return request.config.slaveinput['slaveid']
+        return request.config.workerinput['workerid']
     else:
         return 'master'

xdist/remote.py

@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import time
+
+import _pytest.hookspec
 import pytest
 
 
-class SlaveInteractor:
+class WorkerInteractor:
     def __init__(self, config, channel):
         self.config = config
-        self.slaveid = config.slaveinput.get('slaveid', "?")
+        self.workerid = config.workerinput.get('workerid', "?")
-        self.log = py.log.Producer("slave-%s" % self.slaveid)
+        self.log = py.log.Producer("worker-%s" % self.workerid)
         if not config.option.debug:
             py.log.setconsumer(self.log._keywords, None)
         self.channel = channel
@@ -32,14 +34,14 @@ class SlaveInteractor:
 
     def pytest_sessionstart(self, session):
         self.session = session
-        slaveinfo = getinfodict()
+        workerinfo = getinfodict()
-        self.sendevent("slaveready", slaveinfo=slaveinfo)
+        self.sendevent("workerready", workerinfo=workerinfo)
 
     @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
     def pytest_sessionfinish(self, exitstatus):
-        self.config.slaveoutput['exitstatus'] = exitstatus
+        self.config.workeroutput['exitstatus'] = exitstatus
         yield
-        self.sendevent("slavefinished", slaveoutput=self.config.slaveoutput)
+        self.sendevent("workerfinished", workeroutput=self.config.workeroutput)
 
     def pytest_collection(self, session):
         self.sendevent("collectionstart")
@@ -93,10 +95,15 @@ class SlaveInteractor:
     def pytest_runtest_logstart(self, nodeid, location):
         self.sendevent("logstart", nodeid=nodeid, location=location)
 
+    # the pytest_runtest_logfinish hook was introduced in pytest 3.4
+    if hasattr(_pytest.hookspec, 'pytest_runtest_logfinish'):
+        def pytest_runtest_logfinish(self, nodeid, location):
+            self.sendevent("logfinish", nodeid=nodeid, location=location)
+
     def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report):
         data = serialize_report(report)
         data["item_index"] = self.item_index
-        data["worker_id"] = self.slaveid
+        data["worker_id"] = self.workerid
         assert self.session.items[self.item_index].nodeid == report.nodeid
         self.sendevent("testreport", data=data)
 
@@ -111,18 +118,18 @@ class SlaveInteractor:
 
 def serialize_report(rep):
     def disassembled_report(rep):
-        reprtraceback = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.__dict__
+        reprtraceback = rep.longrepr.reprtraceback.__dict__.copy()
-        reprcrash = rep.longrepr.reprcrash.__dict__
+        reprcrash = rep.longrepr.reprcrash.__dict__.copy()
 
         new_entries = []
         for entry in reprtraceback['reprentries']:
             entry_data = {
                 'type': type(entry).__name__,
-                'data': entry.__dict__,
+                'data': entry.__dict__.copy(),
             }
             for key, value in entry_data['data'].items():
                 if hasattr(value, '__dict__'):
-                    entry_data['data'][key] = value.__dict__
+                    entry_data['data'][key] = value.__dict__.copy()
             new_entries.append(entry_data)
 
         reprtraceback['reprentries'] = new_entries
@@ -178,22 +185,21 @@ def remote_initconfig(option_dict, args):
 
 if __name__ == '__channelexec__':
     channel = channel  # noqa
-    # python3.2 is not concurrent import safe, so let's play it safe
+    workerinput, args, option_dict = channel.receive()
-    # https://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest/issue/347/pytest-xdist-and-python-32
-    if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 2):
-        os.environ["PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE"] = "1"
-    slaveinput, args, option_dict = channel.receive()
     importpath = os.getcwd()
     sys.path.insert(0, importpath)  # XXX only for remote situations
     os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = (
         importpath + os.pathsep +
         os.environ.get('PYTHONPATH', ''))
-    os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER'] = slaveinput['slaveid']
+    os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER'] = workerinput['workerid']
-    os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER_COUNT'] = str(slaveinput['slavecount'])
+    os.environ['PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER_COUNT'] = str(workerinput['workercount'])
     # os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = importpath
     import py
     config = remote_initconfig(option_dict, args)
-    config.slaveinput = slaveinput
+    config.workerinput = workerinput
-    config.slaveoutput = {}
+    config.workeroutput = {}
-    interactor = SlaveInteractor(config, channel)
+    # TODO: deprecated name, backward compatibility only. Remove it in future
+    config.slaveinput = config.workerinput
+    config.slaveoutput = config.workeroutput
+    interactor = WorkerInteractor(config, channel)
     config.hook.pytest_cmdline_main(config=config)

xdist/scheduler/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 from xdist.scheduler.each import EachScheduling  # noqa
 from xdist.scheduler.load import LoadScheduling  # noqa
 from xdist.scheduler.loadscope import LoadScopeScheduling  # noqa
+from xdist.scheduler.filescope import LoadFileScheduling  # noqa

xdist/scheduler/each.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from py.log import Producer
 
-from xdist.slavemanage import parse_spec_config
+from xdist.workermanage import parse_spec_config
 from xdist.report import report_collection_diff
 
 

xdist/scheduler/filescope.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from . import LoadScopeScheduling
+from py.log import Producer
+
+
+class LoadFileScheduling(LoadScopeScheduling):
+    """Implement load scheduling across nodes, but grouping test test file.
+
+    This distributes the tests collected across all nodes so each test is run
+    just once.  All nodes collect and submit the list of tests and when all
+    collections are received it is verified they are identical collections.
+    Then the collection gets divided up in work units, grouped by test file,
+    and those work units get submitted to nodes.  Whenever a node finishes an
+    item, it calls ``.mark_test_complete()`` which will trigger the scheduler
+    to assign more work units if the number of pending tests for the node falls
+    below a low-watermark.
+
+    When created, ``numnodes`` defines how many nodes are expected to submit a
+    collection. This is used to know when all nodes have finished collection.
+
+    This class behaves very much like LoadScopeScheduling, but with a file-level scope.
+    """
+
+    def __init(self, config, log=None):
+        super(LoadFileScheduling, self).__init__(config, log)
+        if log is None:
+            self.log = Producer('loadfilesched')
+        else:
+            self.log = log.loadfilesched
+
+    def _split_scope(self, nodeid):
+        """Determine the scope (grouping) of a nodeid.
+
+        There are usually 3 cases for a nodeid::
+
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_beta.py::test_beta0
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_delta.py::Delta1::test_delta0
+            example/loadsuite/epsilon/__init__.py::epsilon.epsilon
+
+        #. Function in a test module.
+        #. Method of a class in a test module.
+        #. Doctest in a function in a package.
+
+        This function will group tests with the scope determined by splitting
+        the first ``::`` from the left. That is, test will be grouped in a
+        single work unit when they reside in the same file.
+         In the above example, scopes will be::
+
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_beta.py
+            example/loadsuite/test/test_delta.py
+            example/loadsuite/epsilon/__init__.py
+        """
+        return nodeid.split('::', 1)[0]

xdist/scheduler/load.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from itertools import cycle
 from py.log import Producer
 from _pytest.runner import CollectReport
 
-from xdist.slavemanage import parse_spec_config
+from xdist.workermanage import parse_spec_config
 from xdist.report import report_collection_diff
 
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class LoadScheduling:
         From now on the node will be allocated chunks of tests to
         execute.
 
-        Called by the ``DSession.slave_slaveready`` hook when it
+        Called by the ``DSession.worker_workerready`` hook when it
         successfully bootstraps a new node.
         """
         assert node not in self.node2pending
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class LoadScheduling:
         """Add the collected test items from a node
 
         The collection is stored in the ``.node2collection`` map.
-        Called by the ``DSession.slave_collectionfinish`` hook.
+        Called by the ``DSession.worker_collectionfinish`` hook.
         """
         assert node in self.node2pending
         if self.collection_is_completed:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class LoadScheduling:
         The duration it took to execute the item is used as a hint to
         the scheduler.
 
-        This is called by the ``DSession.slave_testreport`` hook.
+        This is called by the ``DSession.worker_testreport`` hook.
         """
         self.node2pending[node].remove(item_index)
         self.check_schedule(node, duration=duration)
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ class LoadScheduling:
         This should be called either when the node crashed or at
         shutdown time.  In the former case any pending items assigned
         to the node will be re-scheduled.  Called by the
-        ``DSession.slave_slavefinished`` and
+        ``DSession.worker_workerfinished`` and
-        ``DSession.slave_errordown`` hooks.
+        ``DSession.worker_errordown`` hooks.
 
         Return the item which was being executing while the node
         crashed or None if the node has no more pending items.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class LoadScheduling:
         ``.check_schedule()`` on all nodes so that newly added nodes
         will start to be used.
 
-        This is called by the ``DSession.slave_collectionfinish`` hook
+        This is called by the ``DSession.worker_collectionfinish`` hook
         if ``.collection_is_completed`` is True.
         """
         assert self.collection_is_completed

xdist/scheduler/loadscope.py

@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-try:
+from collections import OrderedDict
-    from collections import OrderedDict
-except ImportError:
-    # Support for Python 2.6
-    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
-from py.log import Producer
 from _pytest.runner import CollectReport
-
+from py.log import Producer
-from xdist.slavemanage import parse_spec_config
 from xdist.report import report_collection_diff
+from xdist.workermanage import parse_spec_config
 
 
 class LoadScopeScheduling:
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
 
         From now on the node will be assigned work units to be executed.
 
-        Called by the ``DSession.slave_slaveready`` hook when it successfully
+        Called by the ``DSession.worker_workerready`` hook when it successfully
         bootstraps a new node.
         """
         assert node not in self.assigned_work
@@ -171,8 +166,8 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
 
         Called by the hooks:
 
-        - ``DSession.slave_slavefinished``.
+        - ``DSession.worker_workerfinished``.
-        - ``DSession.slave_errordown``.
+        - ``DSession.worker_errordown``.
 
         Return the item being executed while the node crashed or None if the
         node has no more pending items.
@@ -211,7 +206,7 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
 
         Called by the hook:
 
-        - ``DSession.slave_collectionfinish``.
+        - ``DSession.worker_collectionfinish``.
         """
 
         # Check that add_node() was called on the node before
@@ -244,7 +239,7 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
 
         Called by the hook:
 
-        - ``DSession.slave_testreport``.
+        - ``DSession.worker_testreport``.
         """
         nodeid = self.registered_collections[node][item_index]
         scope = self._split_scope(nodeid)
@@ -341,7 +336,7 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
 
         If ``.collection_is_completed`` is True, this is called by the hook:
 
-        - ``DSession.slave_collectionfinish``.
+        - ``DSession.worker_collectionfinish``.
         """
         assert self.collection_is_completed
 
@@ -373,18 +368,22 @@ class LoadScopeScheduling:
         extra_nodes = len(self.nodes) - len(self.workqueue)
 
         if extra_nodes > 0:
-            self.log('Shuting down {} nodes'.format(extra_nodes))
+            self.log('Shuting down {0} nodes'.format(extra_nodes))
 
             for _ in range(extra_nodes):
                 unused_node, assigned = self.assigned_work.popitem(last=True)
 
-                self.log('Shuting down unused node {}'.format(unused_node))
+                self.log('Shuting down unused node {0}'.format(unused_node))
                 unused_node.shutdown()
 
         # Assign initial workload
         for node in self.nodes:
             self._assign_work_unit(node)
 
+        # Ensure nodes start with at least two work units if possible (#277)
+        for node in self.nodes:
+            self._reschedule(node)
+
         # Initial distribution sent all tests, start node shutdown
         if not self.workqueue:
             for node in self.nodes:

xdist/workermanage.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class NodeManager(object):
         gw = self.group.makegateway(spec)
         self.config.hook.pytest_xdist_newgateway(gateway=gw)
         self.rsync_roots(gw)
-        node = SlaveController(self, gw, self.config, putevent)
+        node = WorkerController(self, gw, self.config, putevent)
         gw.node = node          # keep the node alive
         node.setup()
         self.trace("started node %r" % node)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class HostRSync(execnet.RSync):
 def make_reltoroot(roots, args):
     # XXX introduce/use public API for splitting py.test args
     splitcode = "::"
-    l = []
+    result = []
     for arg in args:
         parts = arg.split(splitcode)
         fspath = py.path.local(parts[0])
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ def make_reltoroot(roots, args):
                 break
         else:
             raise ValueError("arg %s not relative to an rsync root" % (arg,))
-        l.append(splitcode.join(parts))
+        result.append(splitcode.join(parts))
-    return l
+    return result
 
 
-class SlaveController(object):
+class WorkerController(object):
     ENDMARK = -1
 
     def __init__(self, nodemanager, gateway, config, putevent):
@@ -209,11 +209,16 @@ class SlaveController(object):
         self.putevent = putevent
         self.gateway = gateway
         self.config = config
-        self.slaveinput = {'slaveid': gateway.id,
+        self.workerinput = {'workerid': gateway.id,
-                           'slavecount': len(nodemanager.specs)}
+                            'workercount': len(nodemanager.specs),
+                            'slaveid': gateway.id,
+                            'slavecount': len(nodemanager.specs)
+                            }
+        # TODO: deprecated name, backward compatibility only. Remove it in future
+        self.slaveinput = self.workerinput
         self._down = False
         self._shutdown_sent = False
-        self.log = py.log.Producer("slavectl-%s" % gateway.id)
+        self.log = py.log.Producer("workerctl-%s" % gateway.id)
         if not self.config.option.debug:
             py.log.setconsumer(self.log._keywords, None)
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ class SlaveController(object):
         return self._down or self._shutdown_sent
 
     def setup(self):
-        self.log("setting up slave session")
+        self.log("setting up worker session")
         spec = self.gateway.spec
         args = self.config.args
         if not spec.popen or spec.chdir:
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ class SlaveController(object):
                 option_dict['basetemp'] = str(basetemp.join(name))
         self.config.hook.pytest_configure_node(node=self)
         self.channel = self.gateway.remote_exec(xdist.remote)
-        self.channel.send((self.slaveinput, args, option_dict))
+        self.channel.send((self.workerinput, args, option_dict))
         if self.putevent:
             self.channel.setcallback(
                 self.process_from_remote,
@@ -298,13 +303,13 @@ class SlaveController(object):
             eventname, kwargs = eventcall
             if eventname in ("collectionstart",):
                 self.log("ignoring %s(%s)" % (eventname, kwargs))
-            elif eventname == "slaveready":
+            elif eventname == "workerready":
                 self.notify_inproc(eventname, node=self, **kwargs)
-            elif eventname == "slavefinished":
+            elif eventname == "workerfinished":
                 self._down = True
-                self.slaveoutput = kwargs['slaveoutput']
+                self.workeroutput = kwargs['workeroutput']
-                self.notify_inproc("slavefinished", node=self)
+                self.notify_inproc("workerfinished", node=self)
-            elif eventname == "logstart":
+            elif eventname in ("logstart", "logfinish"):
                 self.notify_inproc(eventname, node=self, **kwargs)
             elif eventname in (
                     "testreport", "collectreport", "teardownreport"):
@@ -326,7 +331,7 @@ class SlaveController(object):
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             # should not land in receiver-thread
             raise
-        except:
+        except:  # noqa
             excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
             py.builtin.print_("!" * 20, excinfo)
             self.config.notify_exception(excinfo)