[kepler-dev] Actor testing question

[Dan Higgins]

I guess there is no advantage to writing a script.

Dan

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Timothy McPhillips wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> We could write such a script.  My understanding, though, was that  
> actor tests would be designed specifically to test one or a small  
> number of particular actors, and that each actor would have at least  
> one test that verified its behavior. The list would declare which  
> actors are under test in this sense.
>
> The list would also make it easier for others to verify that the test  
> does indeed test the declared actors effectively.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Tim
>
> On Apr 4, 2006, at 1:24 PM, Dan Higgins wrote:
>
>> Tim,
>>    You are correct. The nightly build does NOT yet handle the list  
>> of tested actors following each test.
>>
>>    (Just a thought: Do we really need this? Could we not write a  
>> script that pulls a list of actors from the workflow itself?)
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> Timothy McPhillips wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ilkay (and other actor test writers),
>>>
>>> There are updated instructions for writing actor tests in lib/  
>>> actor_test_instructions.txt, and a new file for listing actors  
>>> that  cannot be effectively tested according to these instructions  
>>> (but  nevertheless should be included in the release) in lib/  
>>> untestable_actors.txt.
>>>
>>> Both files reflect the updates to the actor testing procedure  
>>> agreed  upon during the March 22 conference call.
>>>
>>> I don't believe the nightly build script yet handles a list of  
>>> tested  actors following each test specified in test- 
>>> workflows.lst.  (Is this  correct, Dan?)  However, this is not a  
>>> reason to avoid contributing  tests at this time.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have any questions or run into  difficulties.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:16 PM, Ilkay Altintas wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Tim and others involved in actor testing,
>>>>
>>>> Are there any updates on actor testing that we need to do before   
>>>> the release?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -ilkay
>>>>
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