Re: Test Names in Result File

"Kelly Anderson" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.dotnet.nunit.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Charlie Poole
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>  Currently, we show the full name of a test case in the xml file
>  but the simple name without qualifier for suites. This is inconsistent
>  but expedient, since it allows us to easily display the full names
>  of failing test cases. We can, however, manage with either format.
>
>  Considering that the result file is used for post-processing, what
>  do you think would be the best approach here?

I am not very familiar with the specifics, but in general, I would
think the best approach would favor flexibility and ease of use over
brevity. That is, if you repeat basically the same information in the
XML in two different ways, if that would make post processing scripts
easier to write. That would be a good thing, I think. So, if you had
one tag containing a partial name, and another containing the full
name, people could choose which to use in a particular instance.

The other thing to keep in mind is that it would sure be a shame to
break people's existing scripts unnecessarily.

-Kelly

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