[feature] Regression/Unit/System Test Hook

Project:      Drupal
Version:      cvs
Component:    base system
Category:     feature requests
Priority:     normal
Assigned to:  Anonymous
Reported by:  javanaut
Updated by:   javanaut
Status:       active

A hook would be defined by each module/theme to execute a suite of tests
on itself.

These tests could all be invoked on an administration page. 
Inter-module dependencies could be tested, new modifications could be
tested...generally, anything that a module developer wants to test
could be included.  This would, IMO, make the community development
process flow better as each developer could make sure his/her code
doesn't break others' or in the presence of others'.  It would allow
you to instantly know when you have broken some major functionality of
a given set of modules (or somebody else has broken yours).

I'm not interested in engaging in the battle over extreme programming
or anything like that, just a means of testing module/theme
functionality without having to click all over the place to do it.  I
would be content with the hook merely returning success or failure, but
a testing framework may be useful for more detailed testing.

More information about test-driven development can be found at
phpPatterns [1] or at junit.org [2].


[1] http://www.phppatterns.com/index.php/article/articleview/33/1/2/
[2] http://junit.org/index.htm


javanaut

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