ApCoCoA-1:HowTo:Testing For Releases

General Remarks

• Take the following remarks as a guidance to get started.
• It's mainly an incomplete list of features that have to be tested, if you miss something, add it.

What to test

On Win, Linux 32 and 64, MacOS X:

• Moccha (Standalone, Plugin, Update, WINstaller) + ApCoCoA (Server + BBFServer) + Documentation
• Qt + ApCoCoA (Server + BBFServer) + Documentation

Test plans

In the week before the release we should test every time, a new candidate is available.

Moccha - Standalone

• Download and unzip latest from here.
• Test GUI features using a new workspace.
• Test using an already existing workspace (one that was created with an older version). Check, that everything there is still there and works.
• GUI functionalities to test:
  • Create new Project and files in the project (package, cocoa, interactive).
  • Work with the different editor windows: Send cocoa commands using Ctrl+Enter, the corresponding button and the menu entry.
  • Start the ApCoCoAServer and execute the ApCoCoA Test Suite:

    $apcocoa/ts/aunit.RunTests();

    You'll find the tests under <library>/apcocoa/ts. See if there are tests covering your functionality. If not, add some tests.
  • History functionality in interactive editor window.
  • Code completion: see, if your own functions are all present.
  • Call the help system and look for some functions, see if your own functions are present, do full text search for your own functions.
  • Change the preferences and see if they are applied correctly (server port, userinit, colors,...).
• Start the ApCoCoABBFServer and execute some commands (please note that there is no button in the GUI to start the ApCoCoABBFServer).

Moccha - Plugin

• Download and install some eclipse version from eclipse.org.
• Install the ApCoCoA Plugin from http://www.apcocoa.org/testupdatesite.
• Test some of the GUI functionalities, at least, create a new project, an interactive file, start the server, and execute the Test Suite, check the documentation.

Moccha - Update

• Download and install an old version of Moccha from here.
• Create a project and some files, change some preferences.
• Change the preconfigured update site to http://www.apcocoa.org/testupdatesite
• Update Moccha.
• See if everything works as expected.
• Test some of the GUI functionalities; at least create a new project, an interactive file, start the server, and execute the Test Suite.

Qt

• Download and install the Qt distribution from here.
• Start the server and run the Test Suite (compare Moccha - Standalone for further instructions).

ApCoCoA

• Call CocoaRootPath() and see if it points to the correct directory.
• Call GetPlatformString() and see if it prints your platform.

Reporting Bugs

Please report bugs here.