Let's just say if you can manage to generically solve this problem,
you should be nominated for the programming equivalent of a Nobel.

On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 10:36, Xu Jin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> It is hard for github to detect what code is test...
> Not all players follows the rule to puting tests into /test/java...
> If you really want this feature maybe we shall write a maven plugin for 
> loading tests from other version of a same project.
>
> ________________________________
> 发件人: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
> 发送时间: 2020年2月20日 21:52
> 收件人: Commons Developers List <[email protected]>
> 主题: [all] How PRs could be better
>
> Hi All:
>
> I wonder if any of you have an ideas regarding the following.
>
> When looking at _some_ PRs (that are green on GitHub, build with tests and
> other checks passing, able merge OK), I like to apply only the test changes
> locally and verify that the main code fails. Then I continue my
> evaluation.  Obviously if a new or modified test passes, the test or main
> change is no good. So yes, a new test for new main code would not even
> compile and that's OK.
>
> It think it would be great if GH could be made to do this two step for us:
> - The tests should fail if only the test changes are applied, if not the PR
> is red.
> - If the tests fail, then GH can evaluate the whole PR.
>
> How the tests fail and where I'll leave aside for now.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Gary



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