>>>>> "RT" == RT Happe <rthappe@mathematik.uni-freiburg.de> writes:
RT> On Sun, 8 Dec 2002, stktrc wrote:
>> But would it be possible to dynamically instantiate test cases?
>>
>> For example, in Java you could have a test interface. The main
>> program would then instantiate a class implementing the test
>> interface from each file in a file system directory (I believe
>> this falls under reflection). This way the specific test cases
>> are not hard-wired into the main program.
>>
That's more or less what I'm trying to do. I wanted to define tests as
separate structures then search and load them dinamycally when the
test process start. I don't want to add new tests by hand to the
config file each time I define them, but having this process
automagically done.
RT> Well, I think you can open or define structures directly from
RT> code, if you import the bindings of DEFINE-STRUCTURE etc. I
RT> never needed to do so myself and therefore cannot give detailed
RT> instructions, but Richard Kelsey's post in scsh.net > docu >
RT> how-to addresses related issues, cf.
RT> http://www.scsh.net/post/evamules.html
I've done this as part of my self-study on s48 modules. It works fine
if you open the defpackage structure and define a new structure inside
the code. But I doesn't work if you load other files wich have
structures defined inside them, because the new file can't see the
define-structure macro.
RT> However, I doubt that modules make for good testing fixtures. At
RT> least, these would require a much finer granularity than the
RT> modules in the scsh system have. And I believe there are more
Well, I think it depends if you want blackbox or whitebox style
tests. I believe that modules have the proper granularity for blackbox
style tests.
RT> straightforward implementations by classical schemely means. I
RT> would have a look at the existing Scheme unit testing frameworks
RT> and steal suitable ideas, or port a good one to Scheme 48 / Scsh.
RT> (Indeed, I planned to do so myself ... next year.)
In fact in have *cough* inpired *cough* myself in a testing framework
written in scheme for guile, called greg. If someone can point me to
another testing framework in scheme, I'll be pleased to study it. I
can't wait to next year, need it _now_ :)
Saludos
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