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ODM2 / ODM2DataSharingPortal

A Python-Django web application enabling users to upload, share, and display data from their environmental monitoring sites via the app's ODM2 database. Data can either be automatically streamed from Internet of Things (IoT) devices, manually uploaded via CSV files, or manually entered into forms.
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Implement Unit Testing #705

Open ptomasula opened 6 months ago

ptomasula commented 6 months ago

QA for development and releases of the application is largely dependent on manual approaches. While manually testing can have a place in QA procedures, there are downsides such as the higher labor involved and the lack of consistency (which can miss things like #704, #663, #658, etc.). We should strive to implement a repeatable test suite that can be run during develop and prior to releases and then supplement with additional manual QA.

I'll stop short of setting any specific coverage goals, but I think a good first step is just develop a test suite that confirms all endpoints are returning the expected response. From there, we can work on extending to other parts of the code. I'm a big fan of the pytest library, but we should discuss options with the team.

ptomasula commented 5 months ago

Pointing to #707, as another example of where a simple unit test would help catch these types of errors.

neilh10 commented 5 months ago

I could do some basics with a python script - looking at grey box testing (somewhere between black box and exercising white box architectural elements) I guess the concept is really regression test, as was all working. Most challenging part of working code to keep proving its working after each release.

neilh10 commented 4 months ago

I've developed some external tests at a system level, as if from an internet user - a broad brush system verification view of processes a ModularSensors user follows.

Seems maybe this is not what is being thought of as a pytest individual module.

Should I put make it a separate issue of a "Soak Test" to track it?.