> I have seen people create 'dummy databases' for the sole purpose of
> testing where they populate them with data and do testing there.  
> However
> I cannot seem to find any information online on how to do this with
> Pylons.

We just have the test harness only access the 'dummy' database.

The test suite clears out the 'dummy' database, then fills it with  
known data (which we store in memory for quick compares).

Then, we run the data sucking portion of the live code against the  
'dummy' database.

Compare to the stored data; they'd better match!

None of that really has anything to do with Pylons specifically since  
the data sucking code only provides data for the front end.

Testing the front end is another issue altogether.

If I understand your situation, it should be pretty simple to say  
"For this data, we expect this front end output."

If you make sure your test data includes data that will provoke any  
fixed bugs, to make sure they're fixed (and stay fixed!), you should  
be all set.

S

Stephen F. Steiner
Integrated Development Corporation
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