Microprobe test (mpt) format
Overview
In order to facilitate the task of specifying tests to be reproduced/generated by Microprobe, we defined the Microprobe test (mpt) file format. The base format is the INI File format.
The INI File format is a well-known file format for system configuration, it is human-readable and simple to parse. Basic features include:
User specifies properties using entries like
name = value.Properties are grouped into arbitrary sections, which are defined using entries like
[SECTION_NAME].Section and properties are NOT case sensitive.
Everything after a semi-colon (
;) is not processed.
More information here.
Mandatory header: the MPT Section
All MPT files should define the [MPT] section in order to be parsed correctly.
This mandatory section defines the MPT file format used in the rest of the
MPT file. This will allow us to maximize portability in the future (e.g. if
new features are added/removed from the MPT file). So, a valid MPT file header
would be:
[MPT]
mpt_version = 0.5 ; Format version of this MPT file.
Then, other sections and properties could be specified. Next sections provides further details.