Throw a skiptest exception to indicate a unittest skip reason

tests/test_artifact_manager.py

@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ class TestArtifactManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_list_artifacts(self):
         artifacts = self.artifact_manager.list_artifacts(build_id="1")
-        if artifacts:
-            # If the user is using the devops build manager to make builds there should only be one artifact
-            # called drop as a result of running the builder commands.
-            self.assertEqual(artifacts[0].name, 'drop')
+        if not artifacts:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("The build pipeline has no artifacts")
+
+        # If the user is using the devops build manager to make builds there should only be one artifact
+        # called drop as a result of running the builder commands.
+        self.assertEqual(artifacts[0].name, 'drop')
 
     def test_invalid_list_artifacts_negative_build_id(self):
         artifacts = self.artifact_manager.list_artifacts(build_id="-1")

tests/test_builder_manager.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestBuilderManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Skip if definition already exists
         if self._build_definition_name in [d.name for d in definitions]:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Build definition exists. No need to create a new build definition.")
 
         definition = self.builder_manager.create_definition(self._build_definition_name, "Default")
         self.assertEqual(definition.name, self._build_definition_name)

tests/test_organization_manager.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestOrganizationManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # If the organization exists, we will skip this test
         if ORGANIZATION_NAME in existing_organization_names:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Organization already exists. No need to create a new organization.")
 
         result = self.organization_manager.create_organization('CUS', ORGANIZATION_NAME)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result.id)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class TestOrganizationManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # If there is no existing organization, we will skip this test
         if existing_organization_names.count == 0:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("There is no existing organization. Cannot create a duplicate.")
 
         organization_name = existing_organization_names[0]
         with self.assertRaises(HttpOperationError):

tests/test_project_manager.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestProjectManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # If the project exists, we will skip this test
         if PROJECT_NAME in existing_project_names:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Project already exists. No need to create a new project.")
 
         result = self.project_manager.create_project(PROJECT_NAME)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result.id)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TestProjectManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # If no project exists, we will skip this test
         if len(existing_project_names) == 0:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("There is no existing project. Cannot create a duplicate.")
 
         result = self.project_manager.create_project(existing_project_names[0])
         self.assertFalse(result.valid)

tests/test_release_manager.py

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ class TestReleaseManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Skip if service endpoint does not exist
         if service_endpoint_name is None:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("There is no service endpoint. Cannot create release definition.")
 
         # Skip if release definition already exists
         definitions = self.release_manager.list_release_definitions()
         if self._release_definition_name in [d.name for d in definitions]:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("The release definition exists. No need to create one.")
 
         new_definition = self.release_manager.create_release_definition(
             build_name=self._build_definition_name,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class TestReleaseManager(unittest.TestCase):
         # Skip if release definition does not exist
         definitions = self.release_manager.list_release_definitions()
         if not self._release_definition_name in [d.name for d in definitions]:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("There is no release definition. Cannot create a new release.")
 
         release = self.release_manager.create_release(self._release_definition_name)
         self.assertIsNotNone(release)

tests/test_service_endpoint_manager.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TestServiceEndpointManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # Skip if endpoint exists
         if len(existing_endpoints) > 0:
-            return
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Service endpoint does not exist")
 
         # Skip if role assignment permission is not granted
         try: