Re: Request for a new script category

Rich Bowen wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 May 2001 22:52:48 -0500, G. Wade Johnson said:
> 
> > I would like to request a new category called Test. If the
> >  multi-file scripts thing can be resolved or if I take the
> >  time to make a single file out of it, I'd like to put my
> >  HTTPtest.pl script in this category.
> >
> >  The script implements a configuration file controlled
> >  regression test system for the HTTP protocol. I'm also
> >  looking at ways to extend this design to deal with other
> >  request/response protocols.
> >
> >  I think "Test" would make a more useful category than
> >  my other idea "HTTP".
> >
> >  Is there any interest?
> 
> No. Test is just too generic. HTTP makes more sense, or perhaps something
> related to the fact that it is a multi-protocol thingy - perhaps it should go
> in the alread-existing Networking category. Things should be categorized by
> useful categories, not huge amorphous ones.
> 
> WRT multi-file scripts, no, that does not work yet.
> 
> --
> Rich Bowen - [email protected]
> As we trace our own few circles around the sun
> We get it backwards and our seven years go by like one
>         Dog Years (Rush - Test for Echo - 1999)

If there's a strong reaction, the category HTTP would be fine with
me.

In defense of my suggestion, I was thinking of paralleling the
Test::Harness Perl module, or something.

Any other comments?

G. Wade
-- 
"any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable
from a Perl script."                   -- Programming Perl, 2nd ed.