add update-manifest command

python/servo/testing_commands.py

@@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ class MachCommands(CommandBase):
         execfile(run_file, run_globals)
         return run_globals["run_tests"](**kwargs)
 
+    @Command('update-manifest',
+             description='run test-wpt --manifest-update SKIP_TESTS to regenerate MANIFEST.json',
+             category='testing',
+             parser=create_parser_wpt)
+    def update_manifest(self, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['test_list'].append(str('SKIP_TESTS'))
+        kwargs['manifest_update'] = True
+        return self.test_wpt(**kwargs)
+
     @Command('update-wpt',
              description='Update the web platform tests',
              category='testing',

tests/wpt/README.md

@@ -181,3 +181,15 @@ tool written for gecko reftests.
 The reftest analyzer allows pixel-level comparison of the test and reference
 screenshots. Tests that both fail and have an unexpected result are marked
 with a `!`.
+
+Updating the WPT manifest
+=========================
+
+MANIFEST.json can be regenerated automatically with the mach command `update-manifest` e.g.
+
+    ./mach update-manifest
+
+This is equivalent to running
+
+    ./mach test-wpt --manifest-update SKIP_TESTS 
+