Fw: Cactus Roadmap & V2 Propsal RFC

[Thomas Calivera]

Vincent

"Have a single framework for
implementing all unit tests for server-side java code. Instead of having to
learn and use 3 or 4 different ones."

I would argue that what you are doing by having separate base classes for IC
and MO is, in effect creating two frameworks that just happen to exist in
the same package. Is this is a bad thing? I do not know. Question of
curiosity: Do you personally create two separate test classes for unit and
functional tests on the same class?

"You don't _have to_ maintain 2 testing code bases. Meaning that you can
choose to do only MO style test if that's enough for you."

If I were only choosing to do MO testing, why would I use Cactus? Why would
I not just use jUnit and spin my own mock objects or use the ones that Alex
posted awhile back? As I understand it, there is no need for the beginXxx()
and endXxx() methods when using mock objects. Am I wrong?

This is a good discussion and is stimulating some new thinking, at least
over here. I hope you do not feel hen-pecked because it is certainly not my
intent :).

Tom