What is the status of the test framework project? It was attempted during GSoC 2020 but the submitted code does not satisfy one of the design criteria: just work. Several parts of the project can be improved.
- Expensive Microsoft Azure nodes can be replaced with local GNU/Linux boxes. While the computing requirements of the project are moderate, keeping raster data in cloud storage is unaffordable. - The general purpose image comparison can be replaced with more finely tuned solutions. The bmpcmp utility that is used by Ghostscript developers is a good starting point. - The UI can be more sophisticated. - There is no test case collection. - The project is abandoned by the author. There's no new commits after the official end of the project. If the test framework project is re-offered in 2021, it could be done better.
