seismic test

Purpose

seismic test runs SEISMIC-RNA’s built-in test suite using Python’s unittest framework. Use it after installation or after upgrading to verify that the software is working correctly on your system.

Inputs

No input files are required. The test suite is self-contained and uses synthetic data generated internally.

Outputs

Test results are printed to standard output. Exit code 0 means all tests passed; a non-zero exit code means one or more tests failed.

Quick example

Run the full test suite:

seismic test

Run with a progress character (./F/E/s) per test:

seismic test -v

Run with one line per test (its name and result):

seismic test -vv

Options

-v / -vv: Increase test output verbosity: -v prints a progress character (./F/E/s) per test; -vv prints one line per test. (Controlled by Python unittest, not SEISMIC-RNA’s logging system — see Log Messages.)

The auto-generated Command Line Reference lists every option with its current default.

Common unexpected results

Tests skipped: Some tests require optional dependencies (e.g. RNAstructure, ViennaRNA, RNArtistCore) and are automatically skipped if those are not installed. Skipped tests are not failures.
Tests fail after upgrade: Run seismic migrate if you upgraded from 0.24 to 0.25 and are using existing output files. Otherwise, reinstall SEISMIC-RNA and its dependencies.