Re: [Simpletest-support] reading the SimpleTest Eclipse plugin code...

[Steven B. <ste...@gm...>]

On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Marcus Baker <ma...@wo...> wrote:
> Hi...

> Should we just stop supporting the Eclipse plug-in and remove it from the
> Sourceforge downloads?
>

Hello...

I vote for yes -- but people are still apparently using it (a bug gets
reported every few months).  Perhaps the best solution would be for me
to document clearly how to make Simpletest work with Eclipse using the
PDT (PHP development tools); then put those instructions onto the
website and at the very bottom mention the plugin as being available
but unsupported.

I don't have any qualms about continuing to provide support (e.g.
fixing bugs which get reported); I just find the other way of running
the Simpletests better for me (the biggest thing for me is the ability
to quickly and easily debug a test).

The plugin gives you the pretty green/red bar, and gives you the
ability to easily drill into the test failures (you just click the
test failure in the ui), and  some other features I am forgetting
about.

I had started working on a revamp of the plugin which made better use
of some of the hooks the PDT provided, but quickly came to the
realization that I could spend a month programming and only get a
little more value than the "Run As PHP"/"Debug As PHP" gave me.

Regards,
Steven Balthazor