Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-06-03 Thread Chris Frey
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 06:45:13PM -0400, Martin Owens wrote: > On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 18:36 -0400, Chris Frey wrote: > > > I thought it might be as simple as having some data that btool could read, > > and then do a btool -s... -f... and btool -d... -f... and compare > > the output. > > Sounds l

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-31 Thread Martin Owens
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 18:36 -0400, Chris Frey wrote: > I thought it might be as simple as having some data that btool could read, > and then do a btool -s... -f... and btool -d... -f... and compare > the output. Sounds like a script, easy to write and easy to make into a standard test. :-) Mar

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-31 Thread Chris Frey
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 06:24:35PM -0400, Martin Owens wrote: > I could, but there aren't any tests written. Ahh... perhaps I'm misunderstanding your plan of testing. I thought it might be as simple as having some data that btool could read, and then do a btool -s... -f... and btool -d... -f...

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-31 Thread Martin Owens
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 15:52 -0400, Chris Frey wrote: > Do you want to write up a page of step-by-step instructions that volunteers > would need to follow? If you write it in HTML, I can include it in > the doc/www/ documentation and put it on the website for handy reference. I could, but there a

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-31 Thread Chris Frey
On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 04:32:57PM -0400, Martin Owens wrote: > I do love the idea of having real world data though, and it should be > kept up to date too. Now that I think about it I'm more sure of having > both in place. > > Real World Tests -> Clean World Tests -> Data Transition Verified. Do

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-30 Thread Martin Owens
Hey Chris, On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 23:08 -0400, Chris Frey wrote: > What if multiple people donated small backup tarball files for the > databases we support? Rigging up an automated test suit that would > parse, and perhaps build, the databases would make testing easy, and > almost part of the bui

Re: [Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-29 Thread Chris Frey
Hi Martin, I love the idea, of course. I also think there is another way of going about this. What if multiple people donated small backup tarball files for the databases we support? Rigging up an automated test suit that would parse, and perhaps build, the databases would make testing easy, an

[Barry-devel] Circular Testing

2010-05-29 Thread Martin Owens
Hey Barry and Chris :-D I was thinking some more about format transition testing and how we can be more sure about the formats of the data we've getting out of blackberries and indeed how we can be sure it's all safe. I propose the following method of testing and organisation for testers to see i