[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Raising the QA Bar for Code Submission

[Bill Erickson]

Hi All,

I've started on a QA / contributing document here:
http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=dev:contributing:qa

It's little more than a brain dump at this point.  I would appreciate some
assistance with content and editing.

Thanks,

-b

On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Bill Erickson <berickxx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Devs,
>
> Our policy on submitting QA tests (unit, pgtap, live, etc.) with new code
> has, until now, been "coder's choice".  This has resulted in a smattering
> of tests, but there's a lot more we can do with the tools available to us.
>
> In an effort to get everyone involved in QA, tuning our QA processes, and
> increasing our test coverage, we agreed (in general terms) at yesterday's
> IRC meeting to start requiring QA tests with all code submissions effective
> immediately.
>
> The exact test types and coverage required for 2.8 and beyond will be
> solidified through group discussion.  Since we're late in the 2.8 cycle,
> though, we will not be very strict and the requirements will be fairly
> basic ("make an effort") for code targeting 2.8.
>
> We'll be putting together a wiki page with examples of the types of tests
> we would like to see for 2.8.  More on this as it develops.
>
> Comments and questions welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -b
>
>
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