[Zope] Idea: ZTest: Integrated Use-case based web site testin g.

[Martijn Pieters]

At 10:12 27/08/99 , Alexander Staubo wrote:
>I agree that it would be nice -- I've been thinking of it earlier, then
>submitted to chron, because I'm lazy -- I'm just saying that we do have
>the tools, and running ZClient externally really isn't that different.
>
>Ok, I'm sold.
>
>I disagree slightly about your event object design though. Imho the
>event object should be similar to a DTML Method -- so the event "action"
>would in fact be DTML. The immediate benefit is that you can do anything
>-- you're not restricted to launching URLs, and you get the Zope context
>in the box. You could allow passing the calling event object to other
>parts of the site. If event objects descended from DTMLMethod, you could
>also use event objects just like DTML Methods and call them up -- manual
>execution if you will.
>
>The scheduler should support concurrency, not just queueing. In fact,
>all we need is a simple "max concurrent tasks" semaphore to regulate the
>thread count from the master thread.
>
>A scheduler also needs a logging/reporting system. A history API would
>be cool -- you could so <dtml-in "MyScheduler.pastEvents()"> and build
>your own schedule reports. Maybe all output from the event DTML should
>be attached to the history entry.
>
>And so on.
>
>Who writes this thing? This being an open source initiative(TM), I'm all
>for chipping in. Anyone want to join the Scheduler Task Force?

Well, we are getting a nice list of requirements already =). Anyone having 
some list space? Or shall we just move over to Zope-Dev?

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