This is the first, unsupported release of our
internal QA testing system. Note, it's not a real
product yet, just a snapshot of some DTML and
SQL methods. It will be a product eventually...
To make it go:
- import the zexp into the Zope Root Folder
(or somewhere else more convenient),
- create a directory in Zope instance
var/gadfly for the database,
- set the correct name (the same as the
directory you just created) in the test_db gadfly
connection, and
- use the db_create_sql method to create the
database.
To start using the system, click on the list all tests
link on the front page. It should be empty :) Now
click on add a test
. The fields there are:
- Number: used to order and group tests. Components have 100-test blocks.
- Component: some brief description of the component/sub-component being
tested
- Test name: a brief description of the actual test being performed
- Description: the test itself
- Expected outcome: the expected outcome of the test
... once you've got some tests in, click on the first test's name in the
"list all tests". This will begin the test process. Perform the test and
note any deviations from the expected outcome. If the outcome is correct,
but some other issue comes up (say, with usability) then enter the issue in
the design issue
box. Now click "register and do next test" to move on.
Once outcomes are registered, you may follow the list all current issues
link on the front page. Clicking on the test name brings us back to the
test page with the current outcome at the top. A history of all outcomes
will be displayed at the bottom. If the outcome has been fixed, then
clicking on the [fixed]
link on either the test page or the list all
current issues
will register it as fixed.
If you find that an outcome requires a comment, simply click the [edit]
link and add a comment. Note that it's possible to "unfix" an outcome using
this link.