Abc Assembler Tests

It is possible to write tests using the abc assembler.  The assembler code can be found in /utils/abcasm.  Tests can be found in /test/acceptance/abcasm and end with the .abs extension.  The tests are run using the same runtests.py script that is used for the actionscript tests.  

When run, the assembler tests include the abcasm/abs_helper.as file which defines the following functions:

START(Summary:String):void - Start a new test section described by Summary
END():void - Test section finished
COMPARE_STRICTEQ(name:String, expected:*, actual:*):void - Compare the results of a testcase where name is the testcase name
COMPARE_TYPEERROR(name:String, expected:*, actual:*):void - Special function for comparing TypeErrors (RuntimeErrors) - Will only compare the 
    first 22 chars of expected and actual so that test can be run in Release and ReleaseDebugger configurations.
COMPARE_NUMBEREQ(name:String, expected:*, actual:*, fractionDigits:int=-1):void - Compare 2 Numbers up to FractionDigits
      This is to be used for high precision numbers that may vary slightly due to platform differences.

Sample abcasm test

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function main() {
    getlocal0
    pushscope
    findproperty START 
    pushstring "instructions that start with the letter L" 
    callpropvoid START 1
    newfunction .function_id(runTest)
    getlocal0
    call 0
    findproperty END
    callpropvoid END 0
    returnvoid
}
function runTest()
{
    // test null <= null == True
    findproperty COMPARE_STRICTEQ
    pushstring "null lessequals null" // testname
    pushtrue // expected
    pushnull
    pushnull
    lessequals // actual
    callpropvoid COMPARE_STRICTEQ 3
    // Use .try / .catch to catch TypeError
    // convert_o null
    .try {
        pushnull
        convert_o
        pop
        findproperty FAIL
        pushstring "convert_o null"
        pushstring "exception should have been thrown: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference."
        getlocal1
        callpropvoid FAIL 3
        jump finished_convert_o_null
    }
    .catch {
        getlocal0
        pushscope
        setlocal2   // save typeError
        findproperty COMPARE_TYPEERROR
        pushstring "convert_o null" // test name
        pushstring "TypeError: Error #1009" // expected
        getlocal2  // actual
        callpropvoid COMPARE_TYPEERROR 3
    }
    finished_convert_o_null:
}