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409d0d629378c3e23388ed31516376ad1ae536b5 test: enable running individual independent functional test methods (ismaelsadeeq)
Pull request description:
- Some test methods in the functional test framework are independent and do not require any prior context or setup in `run_test`.
- This commit adds a new option for running these specific methods within a test file, allowing them to be executed individually without running the entire test suite.
- Using this option reduces the time you need to wait before the test you are interested in starts executing.
- The functionality added by this PR can be achieved manually by commenting out code, but having a pragmatic option to do this is more convenient.
Note: Running test methods that require arguments or context will fail.
**Example Usage**:
```zsh
build/test/functional/feature_reindex.py --test_methods continue_reindex_after_shutdown
```
```zsh
build/test/functional/feature_config_args.py --test_methods test_log_buffer test_args_log test_connect_with_seednode
```
ACKs for top commit:
maflcko:
review ACK 409d0d629378c3e23388ed31516376ad1ae536b5
rkrux:
reACK 409d0d629378c3e23388ed31516376ad1ae536b5
ryanofsky:
Code review ACK 409d0d629378c3e23388ed31516376ad1ae536b5. This seems like a good step towards making it easy to run independent tests quickly. I think ideally there would be some naming convention or @ annotation added to test methods that can run independently, so the test framework could provide more functionality like being able to list test methods, being able to show command lines to quickly reproduce problems when tests fails, and calling test methods automatically instead of requiring individual tests to call them. But these ideas are all compatible with the new `--test_methods` option
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