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How do I shuffle the CDRouter test order?

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The are many advantages to running test cases in a different order. Each time the order is changed, there is a possibility that new software bugs could be exposed. Running tests in several different orders helps to reduce this possibility.

When the -shuffle option is used on the buddy command-line, CDRouter will randomly run the order of all test cases. The log will also display the shuffle seed used to produce the test order: 

  INFO(setup): 15:12:46| Using Shuffle seed value 459916

The same test run can be reproduced using the -seed value option. For example, 

  # buddy -shuffle -seed 459916

For BuddyWeb users, the shuffle option is available in the Package Run Time Options:

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