Re: [Gnue-dev] Testing framework?

[Jason Cater]

Harald, 

We do not currently have a formal testing framework for our tools. Well,
for that matter, we don't even have an "informal" testing framework. :)

Our goal is to create a few comprehensive test "files" for each client
tool that will be used for regression testing.  For example, we will
have a few forms that utilize all the supported elements that a form
file can have. Likewise, we will have a few reports that exploit the
reports engine.

At this point in our development, I'm not sure how useful a set of test
classes would be. Basically, this would be chasing a moving target.
Also, I'm not too sure of the usefulness of such a set of "test classes"
for the client tools (forms, reports, and designer) if we had regression
"test cases" for these. Eventually, such a set of classes might be
useful for regression testing GNUe-Common and GEAS, but I think we are
still a bit early in our development cycle to spend much time on this.

Any other thoughts?

-- Jason


On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:57:31 +0100
"Harald Meyer" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> how do the developers test their source code. Does everybody do it
> his/her own way? If yes, why isn't there a complete framework for
> testing, which allows the easy addition of new tests of classes. If
> such a framework already exists, wouldn't it be nice to publish it, so
> that endusers could run it, to see, that what they are using, does what
> it's expected to do?
> Does GnuEnterprise have an overall testing strategy, which describes
> how a new class has to be tested, before it is added to cvs or to a
> release?
> 
> Harald Meyer
> 
> 
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