Re: DBIT prototype - feedback wanted

On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 21:26:26 +0000, Tim Bunce <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 03:21:02PM +0100, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
> > 
> > DBI-Test-git/sandbox/tim 517 > perl tumbler.pl
> > String found where operator expected at tumbler.pl line 269, near "croak "Test variant setting key '$dst_key' already exists""
> 
> Fixed. (I was using an older perl that didn't trip up on that.)

5.18.2 is now my "working perl" on my laptop.
Once I do not encounter new(ish) problems, I'll also install it on my
$work-PC

> > > What's are the priorities now?
> > 
> > I think riba and I would agree that there should be a template to copy
> > for *any* DBD as a strating-kit
> > 
> > USAGE:
> >   $ cd /your/DBD-xxx
> >   $ perl -MDBI-Test -we'install_templates()'
> >   $ perl dbi-test-tumbler.pl
> >   $ prove -j4 -sr out
> 
> I think we're not ready for that yet. There are many issues (as noted in
> the README) that we should work on to flesh out the prototype first.
> 
> Also it looks like you're proposing that DBI-Test 'installs templates'
> into a DBD source tree. That doesn't seem like important functionality
> to work on just yet. The primary goal of DBIT is to run a set of common
> tests against many drivers.

That is what my goal is too. But once that works, I can start writing
new tests. That is exactly what I did with the previous state.

> Extra driver-specific tests will be a nice feature but it seems
> conterproductive to add that till we're more sure about the various
> interfaces those external tests will rely on.

IMHO that is up to the driver authors. Shit, I'm one of them :/

> > Maybe I am too narrow-minded, but I like to work from the results
> > backward. I find it hard to comment on anything that I do not know
> > how to use.
> 
> Please try running "perl tumbler.pl && prove -r out" with the latest
> version, then work from the results (the out/ dir) backwards.

When time permits, will do.

Where do I run tumbler? in the DBD ?

> I hope how to use it is reasonably clear from the README but please ping
> me on irc if you hit any problems.

I'll start with the README

> Tim.

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