Hi Caty,

See below.

On 18 Mar 2015 at 19:29:17, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) 
([email protected](mailto:[email protected])) wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> I want to write automated tests for some contrib applications, but I need
> you help on some questions.
>  
> == Prb 1. Folder Structure + Changing IDs ==
>  
> Currently the majority of applications don't have modules.

You mean submodules I guess since they’re a module (maven module) themselves.

> Also some applications have IDs that don't correspond with the contrib
> standard: sometimes wrong groupId like 'org.xwiki.contrib.forum', sometimes
> random artifactId.

Why would ‘org.xwiki.contrib.forum’ be a wrong group id?

The rule is defined here 
http://contrib.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome#HHostingtools and a module 
can have org.xwiki.contrib or org.xwiki.contrib.<shortprojetname>.

> When wanting to change the groupId for 'org.xwiki.contrib.forum' I was told
> that we should change it only if we have a very good reason, otherwise
> changing the ID will resolve in upgrading problems within the Extension
> Manager. Unfortunately I don't remember exactly the problem with the
> changing of the ID, I just know I don't need to do it :) (//sorry Thomas)

We support relocation so the extension id (groupId+artifactId) can change. The 
only negative effect is that XWiki will not propose an upgrade automatically 
when the new version comes out with a new extensionId. (I’d love to brainstorm 
about finding ways to handle this with Thomas though).

> Example: https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-forum
> Theoretically, wanting to add tests I would need to create two modules:
> - application-forum-test
> - application-forum-ui, and move the current sources here.
> Unfortunately this means a change in the ID.
>  
> Are 'adding tests' a good reason to change the ID?
> Should I not change the ID, and just add a test module?
> - application-forum-test
> - src/main/resources

I’m in favor of changing the extension id and add relocation (it was done for 
this purpose). This is what we did in xwiki-platform for a lot of modules.

> == Prb 2. Naming standards ==
>  
> We have some conventions on contrib.xwiki.org about name of the project.
> We should add maybe some more examples on groupId and artifactId.
>  
> Also when looking at the test modules names, some applications have:
> - {{full-repository-name}}-tests
> - {{full-repository-name}}-test
> - {{partial-repository-name}}-test
> - {{random-repository-name}}-test
> - test

Where? AFAIK I’ve been the one doing most of the tests relocation in 
xwiki-platform and our naming rule has always been the same. For example:

xwiki-platform-faq-test/
  |_ xwiki-platform-faq-test-tests/
  |_ …

> Maybe we should agree also on this and document it.
> I guess the correct name would be:
> - {{full-repository-name}}-test
> -- {{full-repository-name}}-test-pageobjects
> -- {{full-repository-name}}-test-tests
> - {{full-repository-name}}-ui

Yes. Some conventions are already documented here:
http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Community/DevelopmentPractices#HBuildBestPractices

> Also if we are 'discovering' some applications that don't correspond to the
> standard, do we change them or do we let them be? Since changing means a
> change in the ID :P

I’d say we change them.

> Since in theory we should have automated tests for all our applications,
> should we add a convention to always create a
> - {{full-repository-name}}-ui ?

Yes. This is what I do when I create a new "top level" module.

> Additional question: Also when we will transfer from platform to contrib,
> are we going to rename the modules?

I think we discussed this and we said we would change the id but not change the 
package names for now to not break backward compat. Would need to read again 
the mail thread. In any case we still have some decisions to make on that. I’ve 
been wanting to do this move but first I wanted to implement the 
cleanup/removal of xwiki-enterprise to make way for flavors.

Thanks
-Vincent





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