State of Apache::Test?

[Dan Poirier <po...@pobox.com>]

I'm wondering - what's the state of Apache::Test and httpd/test?  Are
there active developers using them who understand how they work?  Or
have they fallen into disuse?

Background: I wanted to see if I could write some tests for the new SNI
features, so I started looking at Apache::Test.  Unfortunately it's been
some years since I had my head deep into the Perl way of doing things,
and even after looking over the documentation, I think it would take me
a long time to get to the point where I could write new tests there.

I also notice that the mailing list for Apache::Test seems to be
abandoned, and there have been very few commits to httpd/test in a long
time.  Which leads me to wonder if the whole framework is headed toward
abandonment.

Also, has there been any discussion of an alternative test framework for
Apache?  Even if it's still actively supported, Apache::Test seems to
have an awfully steep learning curve.

-- 
Dan Poirier <po...@pobox.com>

Re: State of Apache::Test?

[Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Dan Poirier <po...@pobox.com> wrote:

> Torsten Foertsch <to...@gmx.net> writes:
>
> > On Wed 15 Apr 2009, Dan Poirier wrote:
> >> I'm wondering - what's the state of Apache::Test and httpd/test?  Are
> >> there active developers using them who understand how they work?  Or
> >> have they fallen into disuse?
> >>
> >> Background: I wanted to see if I could write some tests for the new
> >> SNI features, so I started looking at Apache::Test.  Unfortunately
> >> it's been some years since I had my head deep into the Perl way of
> >> doing things, and even after looking over the documentation, I think
> >> it would take me a long time to get to the point where I could write
> >> new tests there.
> >
> > The modperl users list modperl@perl.apache.org is for you. I think
> > you'll find answers very shortly.
>
> Thanks, if I decide to use Apache::Test I'll go there.
>
> I'm still wondering if Apache developers in general (outside the modperl
> folks) are still actively using Apache::Test?
>

Issues with the failure of one testcase or another (mod_negotiation,
mod_include, ssl FakeBasicAuth) have been discussed recently on this list.
Sometimes information about pass rate is discussed when testing a proposed
release tarball.  (And FWIW, it found an OS bug the last time I set it up
with a new Solaris development build.)

There's not much activity, but AFAIK its the only game in town for sharing
httpd testcases.

Re: State of Apache::Test?

[Dan Poirier <po...@pobox.com>]

Torsten Foertsch <to...@gmx.net> writes:

> On Wed 15 Apr 2009, Dan Poirier wrote:
>> I'm wondering - what's the state of Apache::Test and httpd/test?  Are
>> there active developers using them who understand how they work?  Or
>> have they fallen into disuse?
>>
>> Background: I wanted to see if I could write some tests for the new
>> SNI features, so I started looking at Apache::Test.  Unfortunately
>> it's been some years since I had my head deep into the Perl way of
>> doing things, and even after looking over the documentation, I think
>> it would take me a long time to get to the point where I could write
>> new tests there.
>
> The modperl users list modperl@perl.apache.org is for you. I think 
> you'll find answers very shortly.

Thanks, if I decide to use Apache::Test I'll go there.

I'm still wondering if Apache developers in general (outside the modperl
folks) are still actively using Apache::Test?

-- 
Dan Poirier <po...@pobox.com>

Re: State of Apache::Test?

[Torsten Foertsch <to...@gmx.net>]

On Wed 15 Apr 2009, Dan Poirier wrote:
> I'm wondering - what's the state of Apache::Test and httpd/test?  Are
> there active developers using them who understand how they work?  Or
> have they fallen into disuse?
>
> Background: I wanted to see if I could write some tests for the new
> SNI features, so I started looking at Apache::Test.  Unfortunately
> it's been some years since I had my head deep into the Perl way of
> doing things, and even after looking over the documentation, I think
> it would take me a long time to get to the point where I could write
> new tests there.

The modperl users list modperl@perl.apache.org is for you. I think 
you'll find answers very shortly.

Torsten

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