testtools: Merge in new upstream.

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/testtools/NEWS b/lib/testtools/NEWS
index 55193080ba..4d2a74430f 100644
--- a/lib/testtools/NEWS
+++ b/lib/testtools/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,31 @@ NEXT
 Changes
 -------
 
+* The timestamps generated by ``TestResult`` objects when no timing data has
+  been received are now datetime-with-timezone, which allows them to be
+  sensibly serialised and transported. (Robert Collins, #692297)
+
+Improvements
+------------
+
+* ``MultiTestResult`` now forwards the ``time`` API. (Robert Collins, #692294)
+
+0.9.8
+~~~~~
+
+In this release we bring some very interesting improvements:
+
+* new matchers for exceptions, sets, lists, dicts and more.
+
+* experimental (works but the contract isn't supported) twisted reactor
+  support.
+
+* The built in runner can now list tests and filter tests (the -l and
+  --load-list options).
+
+Changes
+-------
+
 * addUnexpectedSuccess is translated to addFailure for test results that don't
   know about addUnexpectedSuccess.  Further, it fails the entire result for
   all testtools TestResults (i.e. wasSuccessful() returns False after
@@ -30,6 +55,10 @@ Changes
 Improvements
 ------------
 
+* ``assertIsInstance`` supports a custom error message to be supplied, which
+  is necessary when using ``assertDictEqual`` on Python 2.7 with a
+  ``testtools.TestCase`` base class. (Jelmer Vernooij)
+
 * Experimental support for running tests that return Deferreds.
   (Jonathan Lange, Martin [gz])
 
@@ -50,6 +79,9 @@ Improvements
 * ``MatchesException`` added to the ``testtools.matchers`` module - matches
   an exception class and parameters. (Robert Collins)
 
+* ``MismatchesAll.describe`` no longer appends a trailing newline.
+  (Michael Hudson-Doyle, #686790)
+
 * New ``KeysEqual`` matcher.  (Jonathan Lange)
 
 * New helpers for conditionally importing modules, ``try_import`` and
@@ -63,7 +95,11 @@ Improvements
   supplied callable raises and delegates to ``MatchesException`` to validate
   the exception. (Jonathan Lange)
 
-* ``testools.TestCase.useFixture`` has been added to glue with fixtures nicely.
+* Tests will now pass on Python 2.6.4 : an ``Exception`` change made only in
+  2.6.4 and reverted in Python 2.6.5 was causing test failures on that version.
+  (Martin [gz], #689858).
+
+* ``testtools.TestCase.useFixture`` has been added to glue with fixtures nicely.
   (Robert Collins)
 
 * ``testtools.run`` now supports ``-l`` to list tests rather than executing