Matthew Toseland wrote: > On Thursday 28 February 2008 19:50, Alberto Bacchelli wrote: > >> Matthew Toseland wrote: >> >>> How exactly does this work? I presume it assumes that the current code is >>> correct, and generates a suite of tests to verify that it stays that way? >>> >>> >> Yes, you are right. This is the target of regression tests. >> There are a few tools that could perform this task (generating >> regression tests from current code), >> but I found that JUnit Factory produces the best results >> > > Sounds like a good idea. Obviously handwritten unit tests are also a good > idea, but if nobody wants to write them then generated regression tests will > do. Auto-generated regression tests should be clearly marked as such. > They require a particular library and by default they are in a different dir (called agitar-test) than usual tests. So they are easily discernible.
I could start generating them if you agree. Should I use the trunk or another branch to show you how they work? I am sure they won't create problems, so imho we could use the trunk directly.
