[Mono-devel-list] Tests for System.DirectoryServices

[Boris Kirzner]

Hello all
Sorry for the previous mail, I succeeded to introduce my idea in 
completely non-understandable way.

The idea is to put the "default" server name into application settings 
at _machine.config level_, enable overriding this on "app.config_ level 
for particular application.
The tests will override it and, additionally, put the "usual" serve name 
into app.config.

Thanks,
Boris

Boris Kirzner wrote:

> Hello Sebastian,
> While working on the tests for System.DirectoryServices I found that 
> we need the tests to use more that single parameter for LDAP server.
> As I can see this at this point, it should be at least two parameters 
> fro LDAP servers :
> - First,  for "usual" server, the tests should interact with
> - Second, the "default" server, for testing methods and properties 
> that assume system knowledge about existing LDAP server on the network 
> (RootDSN, default constructors, etc.)
> and, probably, each of this servers should also hold port number( or, 
> alternatively, we can embed the port number into server root).
>
> So my suggestion is to store server names inside application settings 
> and not into environment variables, so the tests will be more portable 
> and independent from testing environment.
>
> What is our opinion on this issue?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Boris
>
> Sébastien Pouliot wrote:
>
>>Hello Boris,
>>
>>Nice tests :-)
>>
>>I would suggest a few things...
>>
>>1. Network tests generally takes a long time to execute. Such (or most) test
>>in other assemblies have been given a
>>[Category ("InetAccess")]
>>either on the [Test]ed method or on the class (the [TestFixture]) if all
>>tests requires network access.
>>
>>2. Hardcoding the LDAP server seems a bad idea as it will requires anyone
>>using the tests to make local modifications to many source files.
>>What about keeping the server name in an environment variable ? e.g.
>>MONO_LDAP_TEST_SERVER ?
>>
>>3. Another advantage of using an environment variable is that it would be
>>possible to ignore all the tests (or some of them) if the environment
>>variable isn't present. I'm doing something similar for the CAS tests - i.e.
>>if the security manager is not enabled then all CAS tests are ignore.
>>
>>This can be put the [SetUp] or [TestFixtureSetUp]
>>
>>LDAPServer = Environment.GetVariable ("MONO_LDAP_TEST_SERVER");
>>if (LDAPServer == null) {
>>	Assert.Ignore ("No LDAP test server configured with
>>MONO_LDAP_TEST_SERVER");
>>	return;
>>}
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Sebastien Pouliot
>>home: spouliot at videotron.ca
>>blog: http://pages.infinit.net/ctech/poupou.html
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: mono-devel-list-admin at lists.ximian.com
>>>[mailto:mono-devel-list-admin at lists.ximian.com]On Behalf Of Boris
>>>Kirzner
>>>Sent: 17 mars 2005 04:20
>>>To: mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com; mono-hackers-list at ximian.com
>>>Subject: [Mono-devel-list] [Mono-devel-list][Mono-hackers-list] Tests
>>>for DirectoryServices
>>>
>>>
>>>Hello all
>>>Attached is the test for DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry class.
>>>I tried to make the test self-contained as possible, but it still
>>>assumes OpenLDAP server is up and running.
>>>Note - for the test to run you need to change the server name in the
>>>test body.
>>>Additionally attached is a slapd.conf of the OpenLDAP server.
>>>
>>>If no one objects, I'm going to commit.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Boris
>>>
>>>--
>>>Boris Kirzner
>>>Mainsoft Corporation
>>>http://www.mainsoft.com
>>>
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>  
>>
>
>-- 
>Boris Kirzner
>Mainsoft Corporation
>http://www.mainsoft.com
>

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Boris Kirzner
Mainsoft Corporation
http://www.mainsoft.com