Our shell-script-based automated tests have served us well, but I get more and more trouble from different versions of netcat. Also, it's harder than it ought to be to produce reliable shell code. I want to change to a tool that's more solid. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than what we've got, but it should:
- use a more principled language than shell, such as maybe python - not depend on external tools like netcat - reliably detect a closed socket, and not have to time out In the past I've searched around a bit for a tool like this but didn't find much that was interesting. Right now I'm leaning toward something like http://github.com/kr/cubby/blob/master/check.py, along with a handful of suitable helper functions to start and stop beanstalkd and talk to it. However, I'd love to know if there's already a great, simple tool out there that can fill this role. Is there one? I also think it would be interesting to have something that works like python's doctest module, but for network conversations rather than python interpreter conversations. Some day I might make such a tool if it doesn't already exist. On an unrelated note, how do you all feel about C99? kr -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "beanstalk-talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/beanstalk-talk?hl=.
