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* Testing
Testing is an important part of the Mono project: every one of its
three major components has a test suite tailored for its needs. This
is very helpful, because in the course of developing the software it
is very common to introduce bugs in existing code. A test suite
helps us fix the bugs as soon as they are introduced.
** Class Library Tests
All classes in Mono libraries should have comprehensive unit test
suites to go with them. Unit testing is a software engineering
methodology that makes it easier to build correct code. Every
method in every class should have a set of tests to verify
that they work correctly. Mono also needs a testing framework
to make it easy to write and run lots of tests.
Try <a href="http://nunit.sourceforge.net">NUnit</a>
Why do unit testing? It becomes simple to run automated tests
for the whole library. Unit tests are a safety net - you can
change part of the code and verify that you haven't broken
anything. Ideally, tests are written before the actual library
code itself. And every time a bug is discovered, a test should
be written to demonstrate the bug and its fix. Then, if
you ever reintroduce the bug, you will know immediately. For
more info, read <a
href="http://junit.sourceforge.net/doc/testinfected/testing.htm">
JUnit Test Infected: Programmers Love Writing Tests</a>.
** Getting Started
We welcome all contributions to the Class Libary Test Suite.
There is information to help you get started in CVS at
mcs/class/doc/NUnitGuidelines. Once you have written your test, please
post it to <a href="mailing-lists.html">mono-list</a>.
Someone will make sure to add the file or apply the patch as
appropriate. If you plan to be an on-going contributor and
would like to get cvs account, email <a href="mailto:miguel@ximian.com">miguel</a>.
Normally, after you send a couple of well-written new files
and/or patches to the list, you will be given cvs access.
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