Meetings/Test framework/2010-10-08

Past week's action items:
 * Priyanka: (partial) Dynamic confuguration - cookie + hook - Incorporate Roan's feedback. Check in basic code. Post to wikitech-l
 * dnessett/mglaser: (blocked) Add database setup/cleanup function for tests to run (look at how parser tests do this)
 * mglaser: (partial) write specification for setting and cleanup of db/images/math/cache for each test suite.
 * Priyanka: Incorporate Michelle's tests and Calcey's tests
 * (done) Markus: email SMW selenium tests
 * (done) Markus: figure out how to run Selenium tests from Cruisecontrol.
 * "almost there. i think the key is to use a different logger for the unit tests. i am just trying to get phpunit's junit logger to work. then selenium could pick up these results. however, junit logger refuses to produce any output at the moment"
 * Markus: check in dan's code on starting/stopping the selenium server
 * dnessett: That is waiting for 5.2 support for init.
 * mglaser: dan is just rewriting his code to reflect the ini file setup.

Upcoming week:
 * Priyanka: Dynamic confuguration - cookie + hook - Incorporate Roan's feedback. Check in basic code. Post to wikitech-l
 * mglaser: further detail the specification and send it to wikitech-l for comments
 * dnessett/mglaser: (blocked) Add database setup/cleanup function for tests to run
 * Priyanka: Incorporate Michelle's tests and Calcey's tests
 * mglaser: add option to the framework for using it with cruisecontrol
 * hexmode: get parserTests working with and without phpUnit
 * Markus: check in dan's code on starting/stopping the selenium server
 * Rob: get test stuff on Hack-a-ton agenda
 * Rob: cancel the meeting on October 22


 * Hopefully:
 * day 1 - prep and architecture session
 * day 2 - everyone write tests
 * Presentations at Hack-a-ton
 * Markus: architecture of the framework
 * Priyanka: configuration of tests, MediaWiki specifics
 * Marks & Priyanka: style tips for writing a good test

Backlog:
 * Priyanka - discuss configuration file for running tests - figure out how to run a subset of tests, and dynamic selection of tests (Mostly done. Need to finish writing some tests)
 * Write up a style guide for Selenium tests (e.g. not including a massive number of tests into a single test)