metadata.js

// the child process needs to be sent some metadata to start.
// see: https://gist.github.com/lightsofapollo/6042626#file-host-api-js-L7

// this is the metadata
var metadata = {
  host: 'firefox'
};

// runs
marionette('some test', { host: ['firefox', 'b2g-desktop'] }, function() {
});

// does not run
marionette('some test', { host: ['device'] }, function() {
});

// runs
marionette('some test', { host: 'firefox' }, function() {
});

// runs
marionette('everything', function() {
});

/**
the final argument of the test will be put into a "suite" 
for example the final example would be converted to:


suite('everything', function() {
});

*/

// Is this correct?

// this is the metadata
var metadata = {
host: ['firefox', 'device']
};

// runs
marionette('some test', { host: ['firefox', 'b2g-desktop'] }, function() {
});

// runs
marionette('some test', { host: ['device'] }, function() {
});

// runs
marionette('some test', { host: 'firefox' }, function() {
});

// runs
marionette('everything', function() {
});

/**
the final argument of the test will be put into a "suite"
for example the final example would be converted to:

suite('everything', function() {
});

*/

// in child process ///

var fs = require('fs');

// we need a file name
var filename = '';
var filepathname = __dirname+ filename;

var contents = fs.readFileSync(filepathname).toString();

var data = JSON.parse(contents);

var host = data.host;

// here we run tests depending on the host
runTests(host);

// I'm confused what to do at this point after the tests have been run