Merge pull request #3227 from vkarak/feat/compare-past-results

[feat] Introduce permanent result storage and support performance results comparisons between runs

Author: vkarak

docs/config_reference.rst

@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ It consists of the following properties, which we also call conventionally *conf
 
    A list of `general configuration objects <#general-configuration>`__.
 
+.. py:data:: storage
+
+   :required: No
+
+   A list of :ref:`storage configuration objects <storage-configuration>`
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.7
 
 .. py:data:: autodetect_methods
 
@@ -432,6 +439,16 @@ System Partition Configuration
       No other test would be able to proceed.
 
 
+.. py:attribute:: systems.partitions.sched_options.unqualified_hostnames
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``false``
+
+   Use unqualified hostnames in the ``local`` scheduler backend.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 4.7
+
+
 .. py:attribute:: systems.partitions.sched_options.use_nodes_option
 
    :required: No
@@ -1602,6 +1619,31 @@ The options of an execution mode will be passed to ReFrame as if they were speci
    For a detailed description of this property, have a look at the :attr:`~environments.target_systems` definition for environments.
 
 
+.. _storage-configuration:
+
+Result storage configuration
+============================
+
+.. versionadded:: 4.7
+
+.. py:attribute:: storage.backend
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``"sqlite"``
+
+   The backend to use for storing the test results.
+
+   Currently, only Sqlite can be used as a storage backend.
+
+
+.. py:attribute:: storage.sqlite_db_file
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``"${HOME}/.reframe/reports/results.db"``
+
+   The Sqlite database file to use.
+
+
 General Configuration
 =====================
 
@@ -1859,6 +1901,20 @@ General Configuration
    For a detailed description of this property, have a look at the :attr:`~environments.target_systems` definition for environments.
 
 
+.. py:attribute:: general.table_format
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``"pretty"``
+
+   Set the formatting of tabular output.
+
+   The acceptable values are the following:
+
+   - ``csv``: Generate CSV output
+   - ``plain``: Generate a plain table without any lines
+   - ``pretty``: (default) Generate a pretty table
+
+
 .. py:attribute:: general.timestamp_dirs
 
    :required: No