I'm throwing something together right now, actually. I'll post my current
progress today so you can take a look.
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
> Sorry keep meaning to respond. I like Michal's first step but growing to a
> full suite of tools. Are you currently tackling this Braden? I feel like it
> is related to the Medic stuff and maybe we should throw one of our guys on
> the problem fully.
>
>
> On Sep 27, 2013 5:10 PM, "Braden Shepherdson" <bra...@chromium.org> wrote:
>
> > Which one?
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
> >
> > > I really like your proposal as a starting point. Very simple but would
> > > allow for in-app testing as well as on the cmd line if we so wish.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was looking over some old emails from this list on plugin testing,
> > and
> > > an
> > > > idea that was proposed way back was to ship plugin tests as a second
> > > > plugin. That way, you can chose to install tests, or not, and know
> > > > explicitly if they are being copied into your final project.
> > > >
> > > > An alternative would be to support build targets a la "release/debug"
> > and
> > > > have target-specific plugin.xml tags (assets, js-modules,
> > source-file..).
> > > >
> > > > -Michal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:52 AM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I think this is basically what we've been proposing for a while
> now.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I would suggest perhaps a simpler approach, which doesn't add
> > > anything
> > > > > new
> > > > > > to cordova-cli/plugman:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Each plugin ships with a "tests" js-module, and we document a
> > > > > convention
> > > > > > of where they should live, and what signature it should have
> (i.e.,
> > > > > > cordova.require('plugin.name.Tests').forEach(...) ).
> > > > > > - Will need a common way to describe/report results (others
> have
> > > > > > mentioned TAP).
> > > > > > - Any app is free to run those plugin tests in any which way, but
> > we
> > > > > ship a
> > > > > > mobile-spec app which is one opinionated way to do so.
> > > > > > - It attempts to require the test module for each installed
> > plugin,
> > > > > runs
> > > > > > them, and aggregates results.
> > > > > > - It could report results to some shared server, allow toggling
> > of
> > > > > tests,
> > > > > > etc, but no plugin should know or care about those features.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Using that as a generic base:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - We ship a "CDVTests" (or whatever) plugin which has a bunch of
> > > > library
> > > > > > code for creating tests, and plugins can use it to register their
> > > > tests.
> > > > > > - This makes it easier to register manual tests in a common
> format
> > > for
> > > > > core
> > > > > > plugins, and prevents code duplication for core auto tests.
> > > > > > - External plugins can chose to use our testing library, or not.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Michal
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Braden Shepherdson <
> > > > > bra...@chromium.org
> > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here's an off-the-top-of-my-head sketch of how we might do
> > Voltron
> > > > > tests:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Add a tag to plugin.xml that names each test file:
> > > > > > > <test type="automatic" src="spec/foo.js" name="Foo
> Automated"
> > > />
> > > > > > > <test type="manual" src="spec/bar.js" name="Foo Manual" />
> > > > > > > - Add a new command, cordova test (maybe prepare-test), that:
> > > > > > > - Ignores the top-level www.
> > > > > > > - Instead copies in a basic testing index.html similar to
> the
> > > > > current
> > > > > > > mobile-spec's
> > > > > > > - That index reads a file akin to cordova_plugins.js
> > > > > > (cordova_tests.js,
> > > > > > > maybe?) generated by the CLI, containing the info from the
> <test>
> > > > tags.
> > > > > > > - It has navigation similar to the current mobile-spec,
> with
> > > > > buttons
> > > > > > > for the automatic and manual sections. Auto has "All" and then
> > each
> > > > > > module,
> > > > > > > manual just has the list of modules.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thoughts?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Braden
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:33 AM, Carlos Santana <
> > > > csantan...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I like the idea can we call mobilespec now cordova-voltron
> and
> > be
> > > > DRY
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > use the tests form the plugins.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Voltron by itself creates an App that tests only core, but as
> > you
> > > > > > > > use plugman to add plugins to voltron it has more test cases.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > It would not be a bad idea to enhance plugin.xml in the
> future
> > to
> > > > > > include
> > > > > > > > information about testing (i.e. Directory containing tests
> > files,
> > > > > test
> > > > > > > > command, etc..)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --Carlos
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thursday, September 26, 2013, Anis KADRI wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > What's the challenge of having us use the tests that come
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > individual plugins ?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM, David Kemp <
> > drk...@google.com
> > > > > > > > <javascript:;>>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Currently, the automated test system that we have running
> > > > > (derived
> > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > Medic) uses only the mobilespec tests. It does not yet
> use
> > > > tests
> > > > > > > > > collected
> > > > > > > > > > from the plugins. Its been talked about, but not gone
> > > anywhere.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > David Kemp
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Jesse <
> > > > purplecabb...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > > <javascript:;>>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> Yeah, I have pushed some changes to mobile-spec, and
> when
> > I
> > > > did
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > > >> copied the tests into the plugin involved.
> > > > > > > > > >> Until we get the magic test runner happening, I think we
> > > just
> > > > > keep
> > > > > > > > > >> duplicating.
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> @purplecabbage
> > > > > > > > > >> risingj.com
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Steven Gill <
> > > > > > > stevengil...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > > <javascript:;>
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > >> > We copied over tests into plugins when we first broke
> > them
> > > > > out,
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > >> don't
> > > > > > > > > >> > believe they have been updated.
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > I would say for now to just add the tests to mobile
> > spec,
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > > possibly in
> > > > > > > > > >> > the future we go all voltron to build mobile spec and
> > keep
> > > > > tests
> > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > >> their
> > > > > > > > > >> > corresponding plugins.
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Joe Bowser <
> > > > > bows...@gmail.com
> > > > > > > > <javascript:;>>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Hey
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Right now, I'm working on a weird file issue that
> > > requires
> > > > > me
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > >> > > update mobile-spec, but I'm wondering where the
> tests
> > > > should
> > > > > > > live.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Should it all keep living in mobile-spec, or is it
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > plugins.
> > > > > > > > > >> > > And if it's with the plugins, will there be scripts
> to
> > > > > > assemble
> > > > > > > > > >> > > mobile-spec all Voltron style?
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > This came up earlier, but I haven't found any fix
> that
> > > > > needed
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > >> > > mobile-spec test. (Many that need native testing,
> > like
> > > > > > > recursive
> > > > > > > > > file
> > > > > > > > > >> > > copy, etc). Any thoughts?
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> > > Joe
> > > > > > > > > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Carlos Santana
> > > > > > > > <csantan...@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
