Re: PostgreSQL unit tests

[I neglected to cc the list in my reply earlier. Apologies to Gavin  
for the double-post.]

On Feb 23, 2006, at 11:40 , Gavin Sherry wrote:


>  I do think that unit testing of areas such as data types would be  
> useful,
> particularly the date/time code and arrays as I consider that area  
> of the
> code quite fragile. I wouldn't expect the unit tests to find any bugs.
> Rather, it would make it easier, I think, for people (particularly new
> comers) to hack on that part of the code with more confidence.
>

This is the area I specifically had in mind when thinking of unit  
tests. I am looking to do more work on the date/time code in  
particular, and having a unit testing framework and tests to verify  
expected behavior would definitely give me a greater sense of  
security that I wasn't mucking stuff up.

Your earlier proposal was probably the one I remembered. Could you  
comment on your experience with any of the existing unit testing  
frameworks? In particular, did any stand out in applicability to  
Postgres? What's your take on possible licensing issues?

Michael Glaesemann
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