[Zope-Coders] Checkins for 2.7 and 2.8 and missing unit tests

[Paul Winkler]

On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 04:37:21PM +0100, Andreas Jung wrote:
> I agree with you to some point. There are code areas in Zope 2 where we 
> have absolutely
> *no* tests e.g. webdav. Adding one or two tests to annon-existing test 
> suite really
> does not improve the code quality significantly. 

It does in one way.  When I go to fix a bug, if I found there was a test
suite for the module or class in question with even one stupid test
in it, I would breathe a sigh of relief, because it's usually 
straightforward to add the tests I want to an existing suite.

OTOH, when I have to add my own test suite from scratch, I frequently
have found that I end up wasting half a day just getting the 
%@#)% thing to run at all, depending on what I'm trying to set up
and what evil snags are lurking under the surface.
(Example: I wasted a lot of time tearing out my hair on this 
one before I realized it had nothing to do with my new tests...
http://zope.org/Collectors/Zope/1357 )

So IMHO adding a test suite with one test in it *does* add value - 
it is a potentially significant timesaver for future test writers.

Lately I've been trying ZopeTestCase and found that it does
indeed simplifiy test setup in the common case. Whew.

> I think we have to live 
> with this
> situation in the Z2 land forever. 

Sad but probably true.

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Paul Winkler
http://www.slinkp.com