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+# Jailmaker Testing
+
+This readme documents the [test-jlmkr](./test-jlmkr) script.
+
+The script has 2 optional parameter invocation sets:
+* `<jail type>` [`<jail name>`]
+* `<template/path>` `<jail name>`
+
+If the script is invoked without arguments, it will use the default configuration and name the test jail `default-jail`.
+
+Legend:
+| Arg name | Description |
+|-|-|
+| `<jail type>` | The template dir-name in `$JLMKR_PATH/templates` (it will load the `config` file within it) |
+| `<jail name>`\* | The name of the jail that will be created and destroyed during the testing. <br/> If not supplied, the default is `<jail type>-test` |
+| `<template/path>` | relative or absolute path to a config template. (`<jail name>` must be supplied) |
+
+> PRE-REQUISITE:   
+> \* WARNING: If `<jail name>` exists, it will be removed.
+
+Environment variables control the test behavior:
+| Variable name | Default |Description |
+|-|:-:|-|
+|`JLMKR_PATH`|optional - see description|When unspecified, and `SCALE_POOL_ROOT` is defined, it will check if `$SCALE_POOL_ROOT/jailmaker` contians the `jlmkr.py` script. Otherwise, it will use `${PWD:-.}` instead (the local dir)|
+|`SCALE_POOL_ROOT`|optional|Used to define `JLMKR_PATH`, it should point to the root of the ZFS dataset hosting the `jailmaker` script dir. |
+|`STOP`|0| `0` - perform all non-blocking tests<br/>`l` - only list and images, nothing else<br/>`i` - interactive test, includ console-blocking waiting for input tests (edit and shell)|
+|`FULL_TEST`|0|`0` - perform a single run<br/>`1`* - perform a full-test|
+
+> \* `FULL_TEST=1` will perform a full run ONLY when passing a `<jail type>` (will not work with `<template/path>`)
+
+## Type of Run
+
+In `STOP=0` (the default) all steps, with the interactive steps manipulated to run without prompting.
+The interactive steps are steps which prompt the user for input. These are `shell` and `edit`.
+In `STOP=i` all steps will be performed, and interactive steps will wait for user input.
+
+A special shorthand option exists `STOP=l` which will just run `list` and `images`, this is to test basic invocation of the script regardless of specific jails. This is also the only non-destructive mode.
+
+## Single Run
+
+By default, a single run in non-interactive mode will run, it runs from whatever CWD path the shell is in.
+
+## Full Test
+
+The Full test, starts with the single run (whether interactive or not), if successful, it continues to perform non-interactive tests with the following parameters:
+
+| S | F | CWD | Path to template |
+|:-:|:-:|-|-|
+|+|+|`$JLMKR_PATH`|`./templates/$JAIL_TYPE/config`|
+||+|`JLMKR_PATH`|`templates/$JAIL_TYPE/config`|
+||+|`JLMKR_PATH`|`$SCALE_POOL_ROOT/jailmaker/$JAIL_CONFIG`|
+||+| ~ |`JLMKR_PATH/$JAIL_CONFIG`|
+||+| ~ | a _temporary file_, it's contents will be copied form the `<jail type>`'s config file. |
+
+> S - Single Run | F - Full Test
+
+### Example invocation:
+Single run, interactive mode, `nixos` jail type:
+
+```bash
+cd ${SCALE_POOL_ROOT:?must define this before running}/jailmaker \
+&& sudo STOP=i SCALE_POOL_ROOT=$SCALE_POOL_ROOT $SCALE_POOL_ROOT/jailmaker/test/test-jlmkr nixos
+```
+
+Full test, default settings, `nixos` jail type:
+
+```bash
+cd ${JLMKR_PATH:?must define this before running} \
+&& sudo FULL_TEST=1 ./test/test-jlmkr nixos
+```
+
+### What to expect
+A full non-interactive test run with `nixos` (which is rather lean, yet tests both pre hook and init scripts) ran for ~260 seconds.
+
+The report summary outputs what type of run it was with CWD and path to config file and for each step, a green checkmark indicating ✅ Success, a red X symbol following the exit code❌(`<error code>`) for erros. Both follow the command executed.
+In the case a step wasn't performed, a blank checkbox 🔳 followed by the name of the step will be listed.
+The report is always listed in alphabetic order (although the steps are performed in an order that allows testing as much as possible while taking into account dependent steps.
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