Re: [Asunit-users] XUL UI on OS X

[Sam <sa...@th...>]

Chris,
Thanks alot, your proccess works great. I was just about to give up  
on the whole thing, so thanks again.


On May 17, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Chris Allen wrote:

> I have a variation on this that I can share with you soon. Sorry that
> I can't do so now, I'm rushing off to a meeting. Will email later.
>
> -Chris
>
> On 5/17/06, Jan Harmsen <za...@ar...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> I've been following this thread and remember that I struggled  
>> myself quite
>> a bit when trying to get unit testing to work under OSX....
>> I don't have too much time currently,  but here's at least a short
>> description how to use Asunit with mtasc under OSX:
>>
>>
>> 1. For displaying the results of the testcases / Sys.println  
>> statements use
>> the
>> 'AsUnit Ui.swf' which can be found in the  AsUnit-src.zip (or if you
>> installed Asunit,
>> it's under
>> '$HOME/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash
>> 8/en/Configuration/WindowSWF/AsUnit Ui.swf'
>> )
>>
>> Fire this up in a browser window and click the 'Show Sys.println'  
>> in the
>> lower
>> left corner, then you'll see the output of any Sys.println  
>> statements used
>> in
>> your code. (Make sure Sys.as from the Asunit package is in your  
>> classpath)
>>
>>
>> 2. Create a Main class for your unit tests like this one:
>> --------------- SNIP -----------------------------------
>> class MainUnitTests {
>>
>>   public static function runUnitTests():Void {
>>
>>       var st:SelectedTests = new SelectedTests();
>>
>>   }
>> }
>> ---------------- SNAP ---------------------------------
>>
>>
>> 3. Create SelectedTests classes for EACH of your packages
>> Example source folder: src
>> Example package structure: org
>>
>> SelectedTests class in ./src:
>> --------------- SNIP -----------------------------------
>> import com.asunit.framework.*;
>>
>> class SelectedTests extends TestSuite {
>>  private var className:String = "SelectedTests";
>>
>>  public function SelectedTests() {
>>  super();
>>  addTest(new org.SelectedTests());
>>  }
>> }
>>
>> ---------------- SNAP ---------------------------------
>>
>>
>> SelectedTests class in ./src/org:
>> --------------- SNIP -----------------------------------
>> import com.asunit.framework.*;
>>
>> class org.SelectedTests extends TestSuite {
>>  private var className:String = "org.SelectedTests";
>>
>>  public function SelectedTests() {
>>  super();
>>  addTest(new org.MyClassOneTest());
>>  //addTest(new org.MyClassTwoTest());
>>  }
>> }
>> ---------------- SNAP ---------------------------------
>>
>> where MyClassOneTest and MyClassTwoTest are the Asunit Test Classes
>> containing the unit tests for your classes.
>>
>>
>> 4. In your .swf have the following ActionScript code on a frame  
>> AFTER the
>> frame where your classes get imported:
>>
>> --------------- SNIP -----------------------------------
>> import MainUnitTests;
>>
>> MainUnitTests.runUnitTests();
>> ---------------- SNAP ---------------------------------
>>
>> 5. Now compile using mtasc:
>>
>> --------------- SNIP -----------------------------------
>> /usr/local/bin/mtasc -strict -keep -frame 6 -cp /path/to/your/ 
>> classes  -swf
>> to/your/swfFile.swf MainUnitTests
>> ---------------- SNAP ---------------------------------
>>
>> This assumes that your classes get imported at frame 6 of  
>> your .swf, you
>> need to set this to the frame
>> where your classes should get imported (after the preloader code).
>>
>>
>> 6. Run your .swf and see the results + Sys.println output in  
>> 'AsUnit UI.swf'
>>
>> 7. By commenting / uncommenting the statements in SelectedTests  
>> you can
>> quickly exclude / include
>> the TestClasses you want to get executed. Just recompile and run,  
>> this will
>> execute the tests.
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps you to get started.....
>> I switched from Flash 8 to Eclipse + FDT (http:// 
>> fdt.powerflasher.com/)
>> which works really well for me.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jan Harmsen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17-Mai-2006, at 03:19, Sam wrote:
>>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Thanks for your input, I have exhausted trying to figure out the  
>> XUL stuff.
>> I would be interested in knowing the process you use when making  
>> the test
>> cases by hand. Not specifics on unit testing or anything like  
>> that, but
>> after you've built the test how do you run them. The documentation  
>> on using
>> just the framework seems, well, non-existant.
>> I am using textmate and the mtasc compiler. Actually I'm using a  
>> development
>> process I found here:
>> http://www.unfitforprint.com/articles/2006/01/02/howto-develop- 
>> flash-on-mac-osx-with-rake-mtasc-swfmill-and-textmate
>> and I'd love to add testing to the process.
>>
>> Thanks much, any suggestions or tips are appreciated.
>> -Sam
>>
>>
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