Re: [Sigmakee-develop] Writing Tests

[Adam P. <ada...@ea...>]

Hi Alan,

Alan Meech wrote:
> I am just starting to use Sigma and am starting to write some content
> using SUMO.  I have been using the inference tests as a starting point
> because it allows me to test some of my assumptions about SUO-KIF and
> SUMO without polluting my concept space in SUMO. Could anyone help me
> by answering these:
> 
> 1. In each .tq file in the default test suite, there is only one
> (query) and one (answer).  Is there a way to get multiple query/answer
> pairs in one test?  (I normally set up a data set and test several
> questions against it.  If this is not possible, I will be repeating
> the same setup in several files.)
> 

Not currently.  You could try modifying InferenceTestSuite.test() to 
handle multiple answers.  I'm not sure how you could have multiple 
queries.  Each new query would be a new test.

> 2. Is there a way of dumping the results of a query while doing a test
> (the KIF equivalent to a print statement)?
> 

I'm not sure what you mean.  Each query generates a result file when it 
succeeds or fails, and there aren't any intermediate results during a query.

> 3. Is there a way of including an external file (a merge/import
> statement)?  (Again, this would help when using the same setup
> information over and over.)
> 

Not currently, although that would be a very useful modifiction to 
InferenceTestSuite.test()

> 4. The way the current preferences are set up, there is only one
> global test directory for all knowledge bases.  Is there a way of
> getting a test directory for each specific knowledge base?
> (Temporarily, I have directed the global test directory to a new spot
> where I am doing my development.)
> 

Not currently, but that would also be a useful feature to add.  You 
could add a testing metapredicate to TQ files like (testDir "dir").

Adam

> Thanks.
> 
> Alan Meech
> Sr. Consultant, CGI
> 
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