[Instrumentelem-developer] automated tests

[Teemu K. <te...@ka...>]

Hello all,

 I have recently created a simple framework for running some automated
tests through a web-interface. It takes a simple form of "give an
endpoint URL and press button to test it".

 So the tests should be something generic and applicable for all
endpoints, or instruments in the case of IE. Since I understand there is
no state-machine to be expected from deployed instruments, or other real
model of behaviour, these tests can for now be only simple things to test
the required interfaces are provided and give meaningful results. Maybe
someday a nice model of expected bahviour can be bundled and in this case
I can come up with something more advanced.. until then..

 For creating these simple tests for IE, I ask everyone here to give their
ideas for good generic tests for IE. Please post some ideas and also some
code to invoke the service in question (on an instrument). I will try to
convert these into automated tests and post the whole thingie for you
guys to chew on once I got some tests implemented.

Cheers,
Teemu