Test: remove deprecated skip() method

The skip() method has been deprecated for quite some time.  Let's
remove it for good and have users using the decorators and cancel()
instead.
Signed-off-by: NCleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>

avocado/core/decorators.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def fail_on(exceptions=None):
 
     :param exceptions: Tuple or single exception to be assumed as
                        test fail [Exception]
-    :note: self.error and self.skip behavior remains intact
+    :note: self.error and self.cancel behavior remains intact
     :note: To allow simple usage param "exceptions" must not be callable
     """
     func = False

avocado/core/exceptions.py

@@ -119,16 +119,6 @@ class TestSkipError(TestBaseException):
     status = "SKIP"
 
 
-class TestSetupSkip(TestBaseException):
-
-    """
-    Indicates that the test is skipped in setUp().
-
-    Should be thrown when skip() is used in setUp().
-    """
-    status = "SKIP"
-
-
 class TestFail(TestBaseException, AssertionError):
 
     """

avocado/core/test.py

@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         try:
             if skip_test is False:
                 self.setUp()
-        except (exceptions.TestSetupSkip, exceptions.TestSkipError) as details:
+        except exceptions.TestSkipError as details:
             skip_test = True
             stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
             raise exceptions.TestSkipError(details)
@@ -821,16 +821,6 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         else:
             try:
                 testMethod()
-            except exceptions.TestSetupSkip as details:
-                stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
-                skip_illegal_msg = ('Calling skip() in places other than '
-                                    'setUp() is not allowed in avocado, you '
-                                    'must fix your test. Original skip exception: '
-                                    '%s' % details)
-                raise exceptions.TestError(skip_illegal_msg)
-            except exceptions.TestSkipError as details:
-                stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
-                raise
             except exceptions.TestCancel as details:
                 stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
                 raise
@@ -848,13 +838,6 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
             try:
                 if skip_test is False:
                     self.tearDown()
-            except exceptions.TestSetupSkip as details:
-                stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
-                skip_illegal_msg = ('Calling skip() in places other than '
-                                    'setUp() is not allowed in avocado, '
-                                    'you must fix your test. Original skip '
-                                    'exception: %s' % details)
-                raise exceptions.TestError(skip_illegal_msg)
             except exceptions.TestSkipError as details:
                 stacktrace.log_exc_info(sys.exc_info(), logger=LOG_JOB)
                 skip_illegal_msg = ('Using skip decorators in tearDown() '
@@ -1044,23 +1027,6 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase, TestData):
         """
         raise exceptions.TestError(message)
 
-    def skip(self, message=None):
-        """
-        Skips the currently running test.
-
-        This method should only be called from a test's setUp() method, not
-        anywhere else, since by definition, if a test gets to be executed, it
-        can't be skipped anymore. If you call this method outside setUp(),
-        avocado will mark your test status as ERROR, and instruct you to
-        fix your test in the error message.
-
-        :param message: an optional message that will be recorded in the logs
-        :type message: str
-        """
-        dep_msg = "WARNING: self.skip() will be deprecated. " \
-                  "Use 'self.cancel()' or the skip decorators"
-        raise exceptions.TestSetupSkip("[%s] %s" % (dep_msg, message))
-
     def cancel(self, message=None):
         """
         Cancels the test.

docs/source/WritingTests.rst

@@ -106,9 +106,8 @@ test. To support you Avocado supports several methods:
 Test methods
 ------------
 
-The simplest way to set the status is to use ``self.fail`` or
-``self.error`` directly from test. One can also use ``self.skip``
-but only from the ``setUp`` method.
+The simplest way to set the status is to use ``self.fail``,
+``self.error`` or ``self.cancel`` directly from test.
 
 To remember a warning, one simply writes to ``self.log.warning``
 logger. This won't interrupt the test execution, but it will
@@ -1051,53 +1050,8 @@ sending a class:`signal.SIGTERM` to the test, making it raise a
 Skipping Tests
 ==============
 
-Avocado offers some options for the test writers to skip a test:
-
-Test ``skip()`` Method
-----------------------
-
-.. warning:: `self.skip()` will be deprecated at the end of 2017.
-   Please adjust your tests to use the `self.cancel()` or the skip
-   decorators instead.
-
-Using the ``skip()`` method available in the Test API is only allowed
-inside the ``setUp()`` method. Calling ``skip()`` from inside the test is not
-allowed as, by concept, you cannot skip a test after it's already initiated.
-
-The test below::
-
-    import avocado
-
-    class MyTestClass(avocado.Test):
-
-        def setUp(self):
-            if self.check_condition():
-                self.skip('Test skipped due to the condition.')
-
-        def test(self):
-            pass
-
-        def check_condition(self):
-            return True
-
-Will produce the following result::
-
-    $ avocado run test_skip_method.py 
-    JOB ID     : 1bd8642400e3b6c584979504cafc4318f7a5fb65
-    JOB LOG    : $HOME/avocado/job-results/job-2017-02-03T17.16-1bd8642/job.log
-     (1/1) test_skip_method.py:MyTestClass.test: SKIP
-    RESULTS    : PASS 0 | ERROR 0 | FAIL 0 | SKIP 1 | WARN 0 | INTERRUPT 0
-    JOB TIME   : 0.10 s
-    JOB HTML   : $HOME/avocado/job-results/job-2017-02-03T17.16-1bd8642/html/results.html
-
-Notice that the ``tearDown()`` will not be executed when ``skip()`` is used.
-Any cleanup treatment has to be handled by the ``setUp()``, before the
-call to ``skip()``.
-
-Avocado Skip Decorators
------------------------
-
-Another way to skip tests is by using the Avocado skip decorators:
+To skip tests is in Avocado, you must use one of the Avocado skip
+decorators:
 
 - ``@avocado.skip(reason)``: Skips a test.
 - ``@avocado.skipIf(condition, reason)``: Skips a test if the condition is
@@ -1142,6 +1096,10 @@ not ``False``.
 Using the skip decorators, nothing is actually executed. We will skip
 the  `setUp()` method, the test method and the `tearDown()` method.
 
+.. note:: It's an erroneous condition, reported with test status
+          ``ERROR``, to use any of the skip decorators on the
+          ``tearDown()`` method.
+
 Cancelling Tests
 ================
 

examples/tests/cancelonsetup.py

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ class CancelOnSetupTest(Test):
     """
 
     def setUp(self):
-        """
-        self.skip() is under deprecation process. This should
-        end with CANCEL instead.
-        """
         self.cancel('This should end with CANCEL.')
 
     def test_wont_be_executed(self):

examples/tests/vm-cleanup.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class VMCleanup(Test):
         vm_domain = self.params.get("vm_domain", default=None)
         vm_host = self.params.get("vm_host", default=None)
         if vm_domain is None or vm_host is None:
-            self.skip('Either "vm_domain" or "vm_host" parameters have not '
+            self.cancel('Either "vm_domain" or "vm_host" parameters have not '
                         'been given. Please edit the "vm-cleanup.yaml" file '
                         'with the appropriate parameters')
 

selftests/.data/test_statuses.py

 import os
 import sys
 
-from avocado import Test
+from avocado import Test, skip
 
 
 class SkipSetup(Test):
 
+    @skip("from setUp()")
     def setUp(self):
         self.log.info('setup pre')
-        self.skip()
         self.log.info('setup post')
 
     def test(self):
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ class Skip(Test):
         self.log.info('setup pre')
         self.log.info('setup post')
 
+    @skip("from test()")
     def test(self):
         self.log.info('test pre')
-        self.skip()
         self.log.info('test post')
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class SkipTeardown(Test):
         self.log.info('test pre')
         self.log.info('test post')
 
+    @skip("from tearDown()")
     def tearDown(self):
         self.log.info('teardown pre')
-        self.skip()
         self.log.info('teardown post')
 
 

selftests/functional/test_statuses.py

@@ -24,30 +24,19 @@ ALL_MESSAGES = ['setup pre',
 #                              [msg_in, ...]),
 #          ...}
 EXPECTED_RESULTS = {'SkipSetup.test': ('SKIP',
-                                       ['setup pre',
-                                        "[WARNING: self.skip() will be "
-                                        "deprecated. Use 'self.cancel()' "
-                                        "or the skip decorators]"]),
-                    'Skip.test': ('ERROR',
-                                  ['setup pre',
-                                   'setup post',
-                                   'test pre',
-                                   'teardown pre',
-                                   'teardown post',
-                                   "Calling skip() in places other "
-                                   "than setUp() is not allowed in "
-                                   "avocado, you must fix your "
-                                   "test."]),
+                                       ['TestSkipError: from setUp()']),
+                    'Skip.test': ('SKIP',
+                                  ['TestSkipError: from test()']),
                     'SkipTeardown.test': ('ERROR',
                                           ['setup pre',
                                            'setup post',
                                            'test pre',
                                            'test post',
-                                           'teardown pre',
-                                           "Calling skip() in places other "
-                                           "than setUp() is not allowed in "
-                                           "avocado, you must fix your "
-                                           "test."]),
+                                           'TestError: Using skip decorators '
+                                           'in tearDown() is not allowed in '
+                                           'avocado, you must fix your test. '
+                                           'Original skip exception: from '
+                                           'tearDown()']),
                     'CancelSetup.test': ('CANCEL',
                                          ['setup pre',
                                           'teardown pre',