Hey, I've got an idea:  why have humans even review the test results?  I mean, that's just a suggestion that the script can't fix whatever problem is in the code that's under test, right?  In fact, why have humans write the test scripts at all?  That really smells like we need humans involved in the testing process, doesn't it?  Aren't you, like, some total loser if you cant get automation to write the test scripts on its own?
 
- Maybe Michael wants to pause and review a screen with his own eyes before the next step.
- Maybe Michael wants to be notified when a bug is found, as one might do with a broken build and a lava lamp.
- Maybe Michael wants to vary some aspect of the test at some specific point, based on the result of a previous test.
- Maybe Michael wants to be notified immediately upon each step of a test being completed.
- Maybe this isn't a test that runs with the build process.
 
I applaud the use of whatever aspects of human cognition want to use in concert with automation.
 
---Michael B.


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charley Baker
Sent: June 5, 2006 7:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] Beep for intervention?

I'd say like this seems like a really bad idea, automation code smells. Why do you need human intervention? While it's possible to beep, pause, throw up a dialog, whatever else, while waiting for people to interact with the environment, it doesn't really make for automated tests that can run with a build process. What can't you automate, why the human interaction?

-Charley

On 6/5/06, Michael Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've got a script that can take some time to run, and needs human
> > intervention in a couple parts. Is there a way to have Watir beep or
> > make some sort of audio notification?
>
> print "\a"
>
> Don't tell anybody I told you.  :)

I won't mention it.

Thanks,
--
Michael Moore
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