On 9/22/05, J. Erik Heinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i tried to use agavi test. When i looked at the
> Default_IndexActionTest i recognized the function testHasTests().
>
> Is it the intesion to assign there the functions which should be
> tested, ie:
>
> ...
> public function testHasTests()
> {
> $this->testGetArray();
> }
>
> public function testGetArray() {
> [somestuff]
> $this->assertTrue($aArray);
> }
> ...
>
> As I am understood simpletest right, every function which will begin
> with test.. will be tested, so normally the testHasTests is
> unnecessary. Or is it just there, to remind you to write a test for
> it?
yes, any method inside the test case that's name begins with 'test'
will be executed as a test. The testHasTests() method is just put in
there as a placeholder and to get your attention. Truth is, there may
or may not be a need to write _unit_ tests for every or even any of
the Actions. I had done a lot of work in creating a pretty detailed
article on creating a module from start to finish while using TDD
(http://trac.agavi.org/trac.cgi/ticket/22). But in doing so found many
areas where things could be improved so I've been working on those
improvements in the meantime. I'm going to pursue it again here very
soon and see how things play out now. :)
> How do you test, for example Default_IndexActionTest, if you have in
> the Default_IndexAction class an construct like this:
> $foo = $this->getContext()->getRequest()->getParameter('foo');
> normally i would get a error like: call to a member function on a
> non-object...
>
> Do I have to write a Dummy object (Mock?), which will be taken
> instead of the real object. But how do I do that and how do I assign
> it to the test, that it will be used in the right place?
There are ways.. I want to work through the excercise I explained
above before I start advocating anything, though.
-Mike
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