On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 09:05 -0400, Michael Zalewski wrote: > Those are good tests. > > But think smaller.
I was composing a mail with the same sentiments, but Michael says it better! Its difficult (impossible?) to do a full functional test automated. However, testing smaller pieces is well worth the effort. In HSSF, I do the 'opening in excel' part manually, but that's a very small part of the HSSF testsuite, and they are usually important only while you are initially developing the funtionality. In the long term, to prevent regressions, smaller unit tests are much more valuable. If the file doesnt open properly, there is usually an underlying cause that can be tested independently. When you have a regression, smaller tests will obviously provide better diagnostics. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List: http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail2.html#poi The Apache Jakarta POI Project: http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/
