[Opensim-dev] Another idea for the OpenSimulator 0.7 roadmap - increased automated unit test / regression testing

[Mo Hax]

All that talk of user-contributed and automated testing reminds be of CPAN.
I know. I know. Perl is tired old tech to some. But perhaps in the far
distant future the number of OpenSim modules might approach a level where a
CPAN like repository of submission and testing conventions would even
emerge. APIs and test trusses will make it easier for users to submit
testing on different platforms in a conventional format, (something the Perl
community really mastered, imho). I know it is a way off, but being able to
dowload someone's module or contribution, plug it into my sim or even just a
test truss and generate consumable test results is just too cool to not hope
for someday. Justin, let me know if there is anything I can do to test the
testing. ;)

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Teravus Ovares <teravus at gmail.com> wrote:

> OMG ++
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> Teravus
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> On 8/29/08, Justin Clark-Casey <jjustincc at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> In addition to the ideas that MW (and others) have discussed, I'd also
>> like to put forward the idea of increasing our level of automated unit
>> and regression tests for the 0.7 release.
>>
>> Previously I was more in favour of pushing forward quickly rather than
>> spending too much time test writing (and I think this was how it was
>> when I joined the project).  However. we're now approaching the point
>> where a reasonable amount of functionality has been filled out in
>> OpenSim (at least from the Second Life POV).  Greater reliability is
>> going to be necessary if the platform is going to be used seriously for
>> grid and enterprise level activity.   Naturally, there's a level of
>> self/company-interest here ;-) but I think that spending time on this
>> will benefit many if not all of us.
>>
>> Of course, automated tests certainly won't be a perfect safety net but
>> hopefully it would help to improve OpenSim by catching the revisions in
>> which regressions are introduced.  This will also mean refactoring will
>> be much less error prone.  I'm most probably preaching to the choir here.
>>
>> I think that part of this will mean pushing the test results from builds
>> into the IRC channel (as already discussed with Sean), and making test
>> results more prominent (perhaps even on the opensimulator.org front
>> page?)
>>
>> Personally, I hope to start putting some of FRI's coding time where my
>> mouth is and start doing some work towards this this later on next month.
>>
>> --
>> justincc
>> Justin Clark-Casey
>> http://justincc.wordpress.com
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