Re: Network connection

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I personally would make it an author test that requires the AUTHOR_TESTING
env var.

I have apent too much time debugging network tests that fail because a file
moved, a domain was down/expired, or the connection was not sufficient, but
present. There are also corperate/school blacklists/whitelists. Any number
of things outside your control.

Run the test for release, but do not aubject evertone to these
uncontrollable failure cases.

On Nov 12, 2017 7:00 AM, "James E Keenan" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Is there any code which is considered "best practice" for "skip_all unless
> I have an Internet connection"?
>
> For the first time I want to write a library whose tests will benefit from
> connection to an FTP server.  If there is some code that I could just drop
> in for situations where the test suite is run offline, that would be
> helpful.
>
> Thank you very much.
> Jim Keenan
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">I personally would make it an author test that requires t=
he AUTHOR_TESTING env var.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I h=
ave apent too much time debugging network tests that fail because a file mo=
ved, a domain was down/expired, or the connection was not sufficient, but p=
resent. There are also corperate/school blacklists/whitelists. Any number o=
f things outside your control.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"auto">Run the test for release, but do not aubject evertone to these uncon=
trollable failure cases.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">On Nov 12, 2017 7:00 AM, &quot;James E Keenan&quot; &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br ty=
pe=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is there any code which i=
s considered &quot;best practice&quot; for &quot;skip_all unless I have an =
Internet connection&quot;?<br>
<br>
For the first time I want to write a library whose tests will benefit from =
connection to an FTP server.=C2=A0 If there is some code that I could just =
drop in for situations where the test suite is run offline, that would be h=
elpful.<br>
<br>
Thank you very much.<br>
Jim Keenan<br>
</blockquote></div></div>

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