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RFC Name : Testing |
Editor(s): PietMolenaar, TeroAittokallio |
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About this document
This is an official Request for Comment (RFC) for Testing.
For details on RFCs in general, check out the Wikipedia Entry: Request for Comments (RFCs)
Status
30/10/06 Not yet completely written but open for public comment
31/10/06 Short investigation of testing environments started: see below; based on JUnit extensions but any suggestions welcome!!
How to Comment
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Try to keep your comments as concrete and constructive as possible. For example, if you find a part of the RFC makes no sense, please say so, but don't stop there. Take the extra step and propose alternatives.
Proposal
Apart from the currently already implemented JUnit tests, the Cytoscape framework needs tests that cover (and preferably automatically test) user interaction; functional/regression tests. All along the following lines:
1. create a brief overview GUI testing environments
2. code-spike: 'load a network and move nodes around'
3. extend this as a default test framework for GUI tests
4. implement this (or have this implemented) for all basic GUI operations
5. extend tests to include PerformanceProfiling
6. put up a small set of recommended GUI and JUnit tests for plugin developers; including data
Biological Questions / Use Cases
* Typical user scenarios are recorded as GUI actions in a file that can be re-used for automated testing
Requirements
GUI-testing environment:
* Java; preferably JUnit integration
* Record/Play-back facilities
* Code and script facilities
* Active community; under active development
General Notes
Based on requirements above currently investigated:
* Jemmy
* JFCUnit
* Abbot
Open Issues
Backward Compatibility
Implementation Plan
Comments
Piet: I have done some testing using the Abbott framework but as I see it now this might be of use when testing 'black box' plugins, but for the framework and core plugins (where the source is available) the SwingUnit provides the most structured way of writing Gui tests.