libtest json output gets intermixed with non-captured output from tests
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Description
Right now the JSON output of libtest is a bit unusable. It outputs all of the json messages to stdout where they get mixed with the rest of the stdout.
It would be nice to be able to output it to a file (it shouldn't particularly hard to do since the OutputFormatter only requires Write) and also to be able to customize what the json formatter outputs.
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Research direction
Start by inspecting libtest's OutputFormatter and the JSON formatter, focusing on how JSON messages are written to stdout alongside test output. Define how an alternate output destination and customizable JSON output should work; done means JSON is no longer intermixed with uncaptured test output and the requested customization is supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100