summer of code: Code regression test suite, implemented with QtScript

[Igor Trindade Oliveira]

On Sunday 01 March 2009 14:28:36 Ian Monroe wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Igor Trindade Oliveira
>
> <igor_trindade at yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Igor Trindade and i was talking about Mark Kretschmann
> > in IRC and he suggest me send a email to this list talking about my idea
> > for this project and about me.
>
> I'm moving this to amarok at kde.org since thats where we're talking to
> students (despite what Mark might have said :D).
>
> > the project.
> >
> > The project would be divided in two parts. The first one is port
> > akonaditest to use amarok(can be done in two weeks), akonaditest
> > basically create a new environment so ,for example when run tests the
> > developer data does not stay compromised( i am akonaditest author).
> > the second part is write the regression test and the unit test library
> > for Amarok and integrate it with CMake.
>
> I love that you already have experience with testing since we have no
> experience. :) Amarok has one unit test in trunk... and it doesn't
> work.
>
> Is there something akonadi-specific about akonaditest currently
> (outside of its name?) Maybe perhaps instead of "porting to Amarok"
> you could make it generally useful for Qt applications (or is it
> already?) As you can tell, I don't know much about akonaditest. Since
> the KDE community as a whole decides which projects are accepted, its
> better if you can make clear that your project assists the broader KDE
> community (only if that makes sense of course).
right now akonaditest just works with Akonadi but  can easy ported to others 
frameworks and applications.
>
> The next step is to write up an actual proposal. It needs a lot of
> detail, a timeline etc etc.
Yep
>
> > Bio
> >
> > i work with Qt and KDE since last year working with Akonadi and i am
> > doing computer engineer university in Brazil(third year). i have
> > experience with software tests(top down and bottom up) in desktop and
> > small devices.
>
> Are you related to Alexandre Oliveria btw? :)
No, Oliveira is a common last name in latin america
>
> Ian