testing

How should I objectively test my program results?

I have developed two differing methods in MATLAB which aim to analyse a pop song and then automatically create a 30 second audio thumbnail (a preview clip) containing part of the chorus section. Both methods have varying results: The first method can create a thumbnail for each track, managing to find a chorus section in 40 out of 50...

Getting the full RSpec test name from within a before(:each) block

RSpec allows you to get the current running test method name in a before(:each) block, by doing the following: Spec::Runner.configure do |config| config.before :each do |x| x.method_name # returns 'should be cool' end end This is for a test like: require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper') describe '...

Hibernate executed queries and testing

Is there a way to find out what queries are executed with hibernate? I would like to write a performance test to ensure only a specific query and amount are run. Update: Just a clarification, i would like to programatically find out how many queries are run, not just via visual-manual inspection, so it would easily testable. ...

How to tell if python script is being run in a terminal or via GUI?

I'm working in Linux and am wondering how to have python tell whether it is being run directly from a terminal or via a GUI (like alt-F2) where output will need to be sent to a window rather than stdout which will appear in a terminal. In bash, this done by: if [ -t 0 ] ; then echo "I'm in a terminal" else zenity --info --tit...

Errors when testing with PHPUnit 3.5

Hello, After installing phpUnit 3.5 i am trying to run my tests this way: phpunit AllTests.php But I am getting the following errors: PHP Fatal error: Class 'PHPUnit_TextUI_TestRunner' not found in /usr/share/php/PHPUnit/TextUI/Command.php on line 140 Fatal error: Class 'PHPUnit_TextUI_TestRunner' not found in /usr/share/php/PHPUni...

About Tools Used for Software/Testing

Hello to all, I would like to ask about Basic Tools used for Wesbsite/Software Testing.I searched a lot regarding this,but still a lots of questions on my mind. can anybody tell me how to get stuff Documents/Videos/Tutorials about tools used in software/Website Testing. Regards & Thanks:- Peter ...

Testing with boost

Can someone write step by step what to do to start using testing facilities from boost? For example I have a class: class A { public: int multiplyByTwo(const int input) { return input * 2; } }; and I would like to set test cases for multiplyByTwo fnc. How? In which files? What steps do I need to perform in order to run it? ...

Symfony 1.4 functional tests - using routing rules in sfTestFunctional::get()

Unfortunately I'am currently forced to use concrete URI in my functional test (get('/articles/index') in case of my backend admin testing). It's obviously not good because this way im depending on concrete project URI settings which is not the point of this tests, is possibly somehow use routing rules in this get() method? ...

Why BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE is not working?

I'm doing something wrong but I do not know what. Here are my files: //main #include "stdafx.h" int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { return 0; } //MyFoo.h #pragma once #include "stdafx.h" class MyFoo { public: MyFoo(void){}; int multiplyByTwo(int value); ~MyFoo(void){}; }; //MyFoo.cpp #include "stdafx.h" #inclu...

How to restrict access to a staging environment

Our workflow currently has developers working on locally hosted copies of our web application with SVN for source control. We have post-commit hooks that deploy each new revision to a designated staging environment running on a subdomain. My question is, what is the best way to restrict access to these staging sites so that they can't b...

[Rails] Paginate throws error for Custom Validations

I'm attempting to create a custom validation for one of my models in Rails 2.3.5, but I keep recieving the following error everytime I run my testing suite: `method_missing_without_paginate': undefined local variable or method `validates_progression' app/models/project.rb class Project < ActiveRecord::Base ... validates_progres...

Free app to test local websites in IE 6/7/8 ?

Does anyone know a windows app that lets you test a site in different versions of IE ? ...

Database testing

Currently doing a test plan for a system. May I know what are the ways to test a database? How do I test whether the database is a good database? And how do I stress test a database? ...

iPhone Browser Live Testing

I'm using win7. and i have website which i want to test it with iPhone browser environment. which it's use most flash (jISFR). this is the website i talking for, http://www.hamuranalodge.com/ may you can see menu navigation is using flash jSIFR, which it's seems not work in iPhone, and want to fix it. of course i need iphone Testing ...

Performance/Load testing web application running on Tomcat

Hi all, Could someone recommend an open source load testing tool which allows the load/stress testing of a web application running on tomcat. I have seen Jmeter but i am struggling to get it to work properly with Javascript. What other popular load testing tools are out there? Thanks ...

How to protect yourself when refactoring non-regression tests?

Are there specific techniques to consider when refactoring the non-regression tests? The code is usually pretty simple, but it's obviously not included into the safety net of a test suite... When building a non-regression test, I first ensure that it really exhibits the issue that I want to correct, of course. But if I come back later...

hibernate - junit noob - class variable value lost between 2 test methods

... I got a simple integration test going and all test methods run fine ... BUT... I set up a class var int tempId; for use by the following methods. testSaveTag() sets the value when successfully executed ( for now everything's auto committed) and the testUpdateTag() updates the freshly created tag. @Test public void testSaveTag()...

How do I write automated tests for the UI of a Windows Phone 7 application?

It is hard enough to drive a normal app var it’s UI, however when the app is not running on your development platform it is even harder. So what tools will help me test the UI of a Windows Phone 7 application? See also "Are there any issues I should know about with unit test of Windows 7 Phone code?" ...

in test automation, what is the expected probability of a false negative?

This is a rather broad question, I'm looking for any document that contains an estimate or otherwise tries to formulate an answer. Published research would be awesome. When I say false negative, I mean a test result which is logged as a failure, but wasn't actually due to code-defect in the Application-under-test. For context: We've...

Unit Testing iPhone Code That Uses NSLocalizedString

I have an iPhone iOS4.1 application that uses localized strings. I have just started building unit tests using the SenTestingKit. I have been able to successfully test many different types of values. I am unable to correctly test any of my code that uses NSLocalizedString calls, because when the code runs in my LogicTests target, all of...