Test shell commands

The types of the colors, which are used to display messages colorfully, are located in the ColTypes enumeration found in ColorTools.

Refer to Events for Mod Developers for the events that can be used in the <Event> argument.

<ErrorType> options:

S = Severe
F = Fatal
U = Unrecoverable
D = Double panic
C = Continuable

<RebootTime> is measured in seconds. It is used if <Reboot> is True or 1.

You can find strings inside the text files in the Resources folder.

Refer to this document for the list of placeholders.

The testing shell provides these commands:

Command Description Usage

Command	Description	Usage
print	It lets you test the `W()` call to print every text, using the lines and colors that you need.	`print <Color> <Line> <Message>`
printf	It lets you test the `W()` call to print every text, using the lines and colors that you need. It has an additional feature of variables, but are not parsed yet, so they are parsed as text, but will be fixed in the upcoming release.	`printf <Color> <Line> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>`
printd	It lets you send any message to the debugger, using `Wdbg()` call. It doesn't provide support for variables unlike `printdf`. It only works if you have enabled the debugger which you can enable by `debug 1`.	`printd <Message>`
printdf	It lets you send any message to the debugger, using `Wdbg()` call. It provides support for variables, but are not parsed yet. It only works if you have enabled the debugger which you can enable by `debug 1`.	`printdf <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>`
printsep	It lets you print the separator using any text you want.	`printsep <Message>`
printsepf	It lets you print the separator using any text you want with format support.	`printsepf <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>`
printsepcolor	It lets you print the separator using any text you want with color support.	`printsepcolor <color> <Message>`
printsepcolorf	It lets you print the separator using any text you want with color and format support.	`printsepcolorf <color> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>`
testevent	It lets you raise any event. If you have loaded mods, you can use this command for testing event raises.	`testevent <Event>`
probehw	It lets you probe hardware in the testing session.	`probehw`
panic	It force crashes the kernel using custom exception types, messages, reboot times, etc. It does not provide support for variables.	`panic <ErrorType> <Reboot> <RebootTime> <Description>`
panicf	It force crashes the kernel using custom exception types, messages, reboot times, etc. It provides support for variables, but are not parsed yet.	`panic <ErrorType> <Reboot> <RebootTime> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Description>`
translate	It lets you translate strings that are found in the current language file in the source code from the current source language to the target language, and prints it in the console.	`translate <Lang> <Message>`
places	It lets you parse placeholders in the text without the option of changing color and the newline.	`places <Message>`
loadmods	It lets you load mods in the testing shell.	`loadmods`
stopmods	It lets you stop mods in the testing shell.	`stopmods`
reloadmods	It lets you reload mods in the testing shell.	`reloadmods`
blacklistmod	It lets you blacklist a mod in the testing shell.	`blacklistmod <mod>`
unblacklistmod	It lets you remove a mod from the blacklist in the testing shell.	`unblacklistmod <mod>`
debug	It lets you enable and disable debugging mode. It only enables the local debugging which will write to your home directory. This allows `printd` and `printdf` to function.	`debug <Enable>`
rdebug	It lets you enable remote debugger inside the debugging core. This allows users who need to see what's going on in another computer running KS to see its debugging logs. It uses port number `3014` and can be changed.	`rdebug <Enable>`
testmd5	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using MD5 algorithm.	`testmd5 <message>`
testsha1	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA1 algorithm.	`testsha1 <message>`
testsha256	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA256 algorithm.	`testsha256 <message>`
testsha384	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA384 algorithm.	`testsha384 <message>`
testsha512	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA512 algorithm.	`testsha512 <message>`
testcrc32	It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using CRC32 algorithm.	`testcrc32 <message>`
testregexp	It lets you test the regular expression pattern on a specific string. It prints all matches.	`testregexp <pattern> <string>`
colortest	It lets you test the 255 color compatibility.	`colortest <index>`
colortruetest	It lets you test the 24-bit color compatibility, assuming that R, G, and B aren't less than 0 or greater than 255.	`colortruetest <R;G;B>`
colorwheel	Opens the colorwheel facility to test choosing the color based on the type of color whether it's a 255-color or a true color.	`colorwheel`
sendnot	It lets you test the notification system by sending the notification with the specified title and description on a specific priority.	`sendnot <Priority> <title> <desc>`
sendnotprog	It lets you test the notification system by sending the notification with the specified title and description on a specific priority with progress support to test the incrementation. It can be set to fail at a specific percentage (0-100).	`sendnot <Priority> <title> <desc> <failat>`
dcalend	It lets you render date using different calendar types (one of Gregorian, Hijri, Persian, Saudi-Hijri, Thai-Buddhist)	`dcalend <CalendType>`
listcodepages	It lets you list all the available codepages installed on the system.	`listcodepages`
lscompilervars	It lets you list all the compiler variables used to build Kernel Simulator.	`lscompilervars`
testlistwriterst	It lets you test the list writer using the String type.	`testlistwriterstr`
testlistwriterint	It lets you test the list writer using the Integer type.	`testlistwriterint`
testlistwriterchar	It lets you test the list writer using the Char type.	`testlistwriterchar`
testdictwriterstr	It lets you test the dictionary writer using the String type.	`testdictwriterstr`
testdictwriterint	It lets you test the dictionary writer using the Integer type.	`testdictwriterint`
testdictwriterchar	It lets you test the dictionary writer using the Char type.	`testdictwriterchar`
lscultures	It lets you test the available cultures installed on the system.	`lscultures [search]`
getcustomsaversetting	It lets you get a setting from a custom saver. Load all the mods and screensavers first before using this command.	`getcustomsaversetting <saver> <setting>`
setcustomsaversetting	It lets you set a setting from a custom saver. Load all the mods and screensavers first before using this command.	`setcustomsaversetting <saver> <setting> <value>`
showtime	Shows the current time	`showtime`
showdate	Shows the current date	`showdate`
showtd	Shows the current time and date	`showtd`
showtimeutc	Shows the current time (UTC)	`showtimeutc`
showdateutc	Shows the current date (UTC)	`showdateutc`
showtdutc	Shows the current time and date (UTC)	`showtdutc`
testtable	Tests the table drawing	`testtable [margin]`
checkstring	Checks the specified string if it exists in the localization files found in the resources of KS (found in the language JSON file)	`checkstring <string>`
checksettingsentryvars	Checks the settings entry variables to see if it can be accessible using the settings program.	`checksettingsentryvars`
checklocallines	Checks the localization files to see if the line numbers in them are all equal.	`checklocallines`
checkstrings	Checks the specified strings in a separate text file if they exist in the localization files found in the resources of KS (found in the language JSON file)	`checkstrings <stringsfile>`
sleeptook	Checks how many milliseconds (or ticks if started with the `-t` switch) did it really take to sleep.	`sleeptook [-t] <milliseconds>`
getlinestyle	Gets the line ending style from text file.	`getlinestyle <textfile>`
printfiglet	It lets you test the figlet print to print every text, using the font and colors that you need.	`printfiglet <Color> <FigletFont> <Message>`
printfigletf	It lets you test the figlet print to print every text, using the font and colors that you need. It has an additional feature of variables.	`printfigletf <Color> <FigletFont> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>`
powerlinetest	It lets you test the powerline glyphs
testexecuteasm	It lets you test the assembly execution by reflection
help	It lists all the commands and its usages.	`help [command]`
exit	It exits the test shell, and starts up the kernel. Exits normally if started up with `testshell`.	`exit`
shutdown	It shuts down the system.	`shutdown`

It lets you test the W() call to print every text, using the lines and colors that you need.

print <Color> <Line> <Message>

printf

It lets you test the W() call to print every text, using the lines and colors that you need. It has an additional feature of variables, but are not parsed yet, so they are parsed as text, but will be fixed in the upcoming release.

printf <Color> <Line> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>

printd

It lets you send any message to the debugger, using Wdbg() call. It doesn't provide support for variables unlike printdf. It only works if you have enabled the debugger which you can enable by debug 1.

printd <Message>

printdf

It lets you send any message to the debugger, using Wdbg() call. It provides support for variables, but are not parsed yet. It only works if you have enabled the debugger which you can enable by debug 1.

printdf <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>

printsep

It lets you print the separator using any text you want.

printsep <Message>

printsepf

It lets you print the separator using any text you want with format support.

printsepf <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>

printsepcolor

It lets you print the separator using any text you want with color support.

printsepcolor <color> <Message>

printsepcolorf

It lets you print the separator using any text you want with color and format support.

printsepcolorf <color> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>

testevent

It lets you raise any event. If you have loaded mods, you can use this command for testing event raises.

testevent <Event>

probehw

It lets you probe hardware in the testing session.

probehw

panic

It force crashes the kernel using custom exception types, messages, reboot times, etc. It does not provide support for variables.

panic <ErrorType> <Reboot> <RebootTime> <Description>

panicf

It force crashes the kernel using custom exception types, messages, reboot times, etc. It provides support for variables, but are not parsed yet.

panic <ErrorType> <Reboot> <RebootTime> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Description>

translate

It lets you translate strings that are found in the current language file in the source code from the current source language to the target language, and prints it in the console.

translate <Lang> <Message>

places

It lets you parse placeholders in the text without the option of changing color and the newline.

places <Message>

loadmods

It lets you load mods in the testing shell.

loadmods

stopmods

It lets you stop mods in the testing shell.

stopmods

reloadmods

It lets you reload mods in the testing shell.

reloadmods

blacklistmod

It lets you blacklist a mod in the testing shell.

blacklistmod <mod>

unblacklistmod

It lets you remove a mod from the blacklist in the testing shell.

unblacklistmod <mod>

debug

It lets you enable and disable debugging mode. It only enables the local debugging which will write to your home directory. This allows printd and printdf to function.

debug <Enable>

rdebug

It lets you enable remote debugger inside the debugging core. This allows users who need to see what's going on in another computer running KS to see its debugging logs. It uses port number 3014 and can be changed.

rdebug <Enable>

testmd5

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using MD5 algorithm.

testmd5 <message>

testsha1

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA1 algorithm.

testsha1 <message>

testsha256

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA256 algorithm.

testsha256 <message>

testsha384

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA384 algorithm.

testsha384 <message>

testsha512

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using SHA512 algorithm.

testsha512 <message>

testcrc32

It lets you estimate the time taken to encode a specified string on milliseconds using CRC32 algorithm.

testcrc32 <message>

testregexp

It lets you test the regular expression pattern on a specific string. It prints all matches.

testregexp <pattern> <string>

colortest

It lets you test the 255 color compatibility.

colortest <index>

colortruetest

It lets you test the 24-bit color compatibility, assuming that R, G, and B aren't less than 0 or greater than 255.

colortruetest <R;G;B>

colorwheel

Opens the colorwheel facility to test choosing the color based on the type of color whether it's a 255-color or a true color.

colorwheel

sendnot

It lets you test the notification system by sending the notification with the specified title and description on a specific priority.

sendnot <Priority> <title> <desc>

sendnotprog

It lets you test the notification system by sending the notification with the specified title and description on a specific priority with progress support to test the incrementation. It can be set to fail at a specific percentage (0-100).

sendnot <Priority> <title> <desc> <failat>

dcalend

It lets you render date using different calendar types (one of Gregorian, Hijri, Persian, Saudi-Hijri, Thai-Buddhist)

dcalend <CalendType>

listcodepages

It lets you list all the available codepages installed on the system.

listcodepages

lscompilervars

It lets you list all the compiler variables used to build Kernel Simulator.

lscompilervars

testlistwriterst

It lets you test the list writer using the String type.

testlistwriterstr

testlistwriterint

It lets you test the list writer using the Integer type.

testlistwriterint

testlistwriterchar

It lets you test the list writer using the Char type.

testlistwriterchar

testdictwriterstr

It lets you test the dictionary writer using the String type.

testdictwriterstr

testdictwriterint

It lets you test the dictionary writer using the Integer type.

testdictwriterint

testdictwriterchar

It lets you test the dictionary writer using the Char type.

testdictwriterchar

lscultures

It lets you test the available cultures installed on the system.

lscultures [search]

getcustomsaversetting

It lets you get a setting from a custom saver. Load all the mods and screensavers first before using this command.

getcustomsaversetting <saver> <setting>

setcustomsaversetting

It lets you set a setting from a custom saver. Load all the mods and screensavers first before using this command.

setcustomsaversetting <saver> <setting> <value>

showtime

Shows the current time

showtime

showdate

Shows the current date

showdate

showtd

Shows the current time and date

showtd

showtimeutc

Shows the current time (UTC)

showtimeutc

showdateutc

Shows the current date (UTC)

showdateutc

showtdutc

Shows the current time and date (UTC)

showtdutc

testtable

Tests the table drawing

testtable [margin]

checkstring

Checks the specified string if it exists in the localization files found in the resources of KS (found in the language JSON file)

checkstring <string>

checksettingsentryvars

Checks the settings entry variables to see if it can be accessible using the settings program.

checksettingsentryvars

checklocallines

Checks the localization files to see if the line numbers in them are all equal.

checklocallines

checkstrings

Checks the specified strings in a separate text file if they exist in the localization files found in the resources of KS (found in the language JSON file)

checkstrings <stringsfile>

sleeptook

Checks how many milliseconds (or ticks if started with the -t switch) did it really take to sleep.

sleeptook [-t] <milliseconds>

getlinestyle

Gets the line ending style from text file.

getlinestyle <textfile>

printfiglet

It lets you test the figlet print to print every text, using the font and colors that you need.

printfiglet <Color> <FigletFont> <Message>

printfigletf

It lets you test the figlet print to print every text, using the font and colors that you need. It has an additional feature of variables.

printfigletf <Color> <FigletFont> <Variable1;Variable2;Variable3;...> <Message>

powerlinetest

It lets you test the powerline glyphs

testexecuteasm

It lets you test the assembly execution by reflection

help

It lists all the commands and its usages.

help [command]

exit

It exits the test shell, and starts up the kernel. Exits normally if started up with testshell.

exit

shutdown

It shuts down the system.

shutdown

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