[OpenSTA-devel] Re: Codemax

[Daniel S. <da...@Op...>]

Federico Toledo wrote:
> I want to see the pages, complete html pages, that the server
> return with error (aplication errors), that don't pass the test
> case.

I understand that you want to save out the complete HTML files on
application errors, and you understand that spotting application
errors is something you will need to hand code for the SCL code for.

To try and say this absolutely clearly: you want to be able to write
downloaded HTTP reponses (Web pages) to individual files.  To do this
you need to be able to write data from SCL to a file ...  What you
then need to understand is that this basic capability is supposed to
be part of SCL but has always been broken, bug# 730311:
  http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=730311&group_id=10857&atid=110857
The reason this has never been fixed is that apparently it isn't
easy, I understand this has lots to do with the distributed nature of
OpenSTAs replay capabilities.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, that to achieve your goals, what
you really need to do is to fix the above bug... ;-)

> > > > The Modeler can already use an ODBC data source to populate
> > > > an FVR file - is this the area you would like to extend?  Or
> > > > would you want to integrate into the Commander, or just be
> > > > another seperate tool?
> > >
> > > ok, but the functionality that you say in the Modeler populate
> > > an FVR at the moment that we create the variable.  After an
> > > execution we can not update the contenent of a FVR quickly and
> > > easily.
> >
> > OK, I think the "right" initial way forward is to expand the
> > Modeler's existing facilities to make it possible to update the
> > FVR contents at any time in the most flexible manner.
> 
> I'd like to expand the Commander with this facility, because I want
> to update all the variables existing in all the scripts contained
> in a Test.  Previusly we could set a couple of parameters, and then
> just with a click update all the FVRs corresponding.

I agree that the correct long term goal is to be able to manage your
"Test Data" from within the Commander.  However, there are currently
no features within Commander for dealing with FVR files, whereas the
Modeler already has the start of features for doing this ... I
suggest that improvements to the Modeler's current features would be
a great first step and more importantly something that could go into
the "stable" 1.4 series for all to use in the near future.  Further
features could be well thought through and put into a much improved
Commander in the 1.5 developer release series.

It's your time and effort though, I can only encourage you to use it
in ways that will help the OpenSTA community for the best in the
shortest time.

Cheers
/dan
-- 
Daniel Sutcliffe <Da...@Op...>
  OpenSTA part-time caretaker - http://OpenSTA.org/