What is a "feature negotiation protocol"? I'm with Phil on this one. Even if the code ordinarily runs in the context of a StaticTestFactory it should be possible to execute the core algorithm some other way in order to inspect its results without running the tests.
Worst case, you could have a mode that generates tests that don't actually run. :-p Jeff. On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 12:38 PM, mark Kharitonov <[email protected]>wrote: > We are talking about code running inside StaticTestFactory. It employs > reflection and dynamic test generation. This code uses some well defined > *feature > negotiation protocol*. > You may not perceive it this way, but what you suggest is that I write a > unit test to check the static test factory method, which job is to project > infrastructure unit tests onto particular concrete application entity type. > I'd rather pass. > > > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Phil Japikse <[email protected]>wrote: > >> If you are concerned about the dynamic data returning the correct data, >> can't you just write a test to test the algorithm? >> >> Philip Japikse >> Microsoft MVP, MCSD, MCDBA, CSM, CSP >> Principal Consultant >> Pinnacle Solutions Group >> (513) 312-5664 >> www.skimedic.com/blog >> (sent from mobile) >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: mark Kharitonov <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 14:55 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: MbUnit Is it possible to display the names of all the tests >> in the assembly, without actually running them? >> >> >> Hi Jeff. >> My use case is pretty special. We generate dynamic tests for application >> entities based on something that I call *feature negotiation protocol*. I >> have changed the implementation of that protocol and wish to have a quick >> check to see whether I screwed it. The quick check would be to dump the >> complete list of tests before and after my change and then compare the two >> lists. >> >> In the absence of this test dumping facility I just run all the tests and >> then see if the count is the same, but it takes about 20 minutes to run all >> the tests... >> >> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Unfortunately not. Either you get a list of all statically defined tests >>> or you run the tests. >>> >>> The reason is that generating dynamic tests can have side-effects and can >>> also rely on side-effects from setting up test fixtures. >>> >>> There is some plumbing in Gallio that might make it possible to enumerate >>> dynamic tests anyways someday (although the results might be incorrect if >>> they rely on side-effects). What's your use-case? >>> >>> Jeff. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:28 AM, Mark Kharitonov < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> I would like to display a list of all the tests, including dynamic >>>> ones (but excluding combinatorial permutations) without actually >>>> running them. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to do it? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MbUnit.User" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<mbunituser%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MbUnit.User" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<mbunituser%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Be well and prosper. >> ============================== >> "There are two kinds of people.Those whose guns are loaded and those who >> dig." >> ("The good, the bad and the ugly") >> So let us drink for our guns always be loaded. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MbUnit.User" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<mbunituser%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MbUnit.User" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<mbunituser%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Be well and prosper. > ============================== > "There are two kinds of people.Those whose guns are loaded and those who > dig." > ("The good, the bad and the ugly") > So let us drink for our guns always be loaded. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MbUnit.User" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<mbunituser%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/mbunituser?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MbUnit.User" group. 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