No, I wasn't implying that selenium should be part of web2py. I agree with you that it is more of an app. But it would be nice to be able to invoke normal python unit tests from the admin interface.
-tim mdipierro wrote: > I only gave it a quick look but I like selenium, yet I do not believe > it belongs to web2py. I think it is mainly client side so it belongs > to an app. > > Massimo > > > On Oct 17, 9:25 am, Timothy Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Massimo, >> >> I implied in my previous post, that I don't use web2py's built-in >> testing. This brings me to a question...what is the "test" directory >> for under the application root? Since the admin interface only runs >> doctests, what would be a good way of running a unittest that I place in >> /applications/init/tests/ ? >> >> This sort of setup, combined with selenium-rc, would be the ultimate in >> web app testing (well almost, but it's really close). >> >> -tim >> >> Timothy Farrell wrote: >> >>> An excellent question. Testing in web2py is somewhat of a misnomer >>> since you use web2py to create web applications but you can only truly >>> test the models or controllers, not the product of all three MVC >>> components. However, there isn't really a better way unless Massimo >>> wants to include another external libary (and therefore dependency). >>> >>> What I use for webpage testing is Selenium. Selenium is a >>> javascript-based scripting/testing engine. However, it has Python >>> modules that you can use to write and invoke tests (which it translates >>> to Javascript and runs.) It even has a cool IDE plugin for Firefox >>> which makes test-making pretty easy. Take a look. >>> http://www.openqa.org/selenium/ >>> >>> -tim >>> >>> morningovermidnight wrote: >>> >>>> I've been reading earlier posts on unittests and using doctests in >>>> web2py. I have tried and run some successful doctests in web2py. >>>> However, it seems that the doctest is testing the value that my >>>> function returns, as it should, but is there a way to write a test to >>>> check an intermediate value in my function, say the value of a session >>>> variable that is stored but not returned to the view? >>>> >>>> Also, just curious, what are some of the solutions people here in the >>>> group are using for testing and for debugging web2py applications? >>>> >> >> tfarrell.vcf >> < 1KViewDownload >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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