Merge pull request #11 from Textualize/updates-july24

Various improvements

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-# pytest-textual-snapshot
+# `pytest-textual-snapshot`
 
-Snapshot testing for Textual apps.
+A pytest plugin for snapshot testing Textual applications.
+
+<img width="1325" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a5079356-ef0f-4c7e-9ed2-bf2115e75c4f">
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ This is a convenient way to quickly and automatically detect visual regressions
 
 ### Running tests
 
-You can run your tests using `pytest` as normal.
+You can run your tests using `pytest` as normal. You can use `pytest-xdist` to run your tests in parallel.
 
 #### My snapshot test failed, what do I do?
 
@@ -39,7 +41,13 @@ by running `pytest` with the `--snapshot-update` flag.
 #### Basic usage
 
 Inject the `snap_compare` fixture into your test and call
-it with the path to the Textual app (the file containing the `App` subclass).
+it with an app instance or the path to the Textual app (the file containing the `App` subclass).
+
+```python
+def test_my_app(snap_compare):
+    app = MyTextualApp()  # a *non-running* Textual `App` instance
+    assert snap_compare(app)
+```
 
 ```python
 def test_something(snap_compare):
@@ -54,3 +62,37 @@ Key presses can be simulated before the screenshot is taken.
 def test_something(snap_compare):
     assert snap_compare("path/to/app.py", press=["tab", "left", "a"])
 ```
+
+#### Run code before screenshot
+
+You can run some code before capturing a screenshot using the `run_before` parameter.
+
+```python
+def test_something(snap_compare):
+    async def run_before(pilot: Pilot):
+        await pilot.press("ctrl+p")
+        # You can run arbitrary code before the screenshot occurs:
+        await disable_blink_for_active_cursors(pilot)
+        await pilot.press(*"view")
+
+    assert snap_compare(MyApp(), run_before=run_before)
+```
+
+#### Customizing the size of the terminal
+
+If you need to change the size of the terminal (for example to fit in more content or test layout-related code), you can adjust the `terminal_size` parameter.
+
+```python
+def test_another_thing(snap_compare):
+    assert snap_compare(MyApp(), terminal_size=(80, 34))
+```
+
+#### Quickly opening paths in your editor
+
+If you passed a path to `snap_compare`, you can quickly open the path in your editor by setting the `TEXTUAL_SNAPSHOT_FILE_OPEN_PREFIX` environment variable based on the editor you want to use. Clicking on the path in the snapshot report will open the path in your editor.
+
+- `file://` - default, most likely opening in your browser
+- `code://file/` - opens the path in VS Code
+- `cursor://file/` - opens the path in Cursor
+- `pycharm://` - opens the path in PyCharm
+