[Wtr-general] Beep for intervention?

[Michael Bolton]

Hey, I've got an idea:  why have humans even review the test results?  I
mean, that's just a suggestion that the script can't fix whatever problem is
in the code that's under test, right?  In fact, why have humans write the
test scripts at all?  That really smells like we need humans involved in the
testing process, doesn't it?  Aren't you, like, some total loser if you cant
get automation to write the test scripts on its own?
 
- Maybe Michael wants to pause and review a screen with his own eyes before
the next step.
- Maybe Michael wants to be notified when a bug is found, as one might do
with a broken build and a lava lamp.
- Maybe Michael wants to vary some aspect of the test at some specific
point, based on the result of a previous test.
- Maybe Michael wants to be notified immediately upon each step of a test
being completed.
- Maybe this isn't a test that runs with the build process.
 
I applaud the use of whatever aspects of human cognition want to use in
concert with automation.
 
---Michael B.

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From: wtr-general-bounces at rubyforge.org
[mailto:wtr-general-bounces at rubyforge.org] On Behalf Of Charley Baker
Sent: June 5, 2006 7:00 PM
To: wtr-general at rubyforge.org
Subject: Re: [Wtr-general] Beep for intervention?


I'd say like this seems like a really bad idea, automation code smells. Why
do you need human intervention? While it's possible to beep, pause, throw up
a dialog, whatever else, while waiting for people to interact with the
environment, it doesn't really make for automated tests that can run with a
build process. What can't you automate, why the human interaction? 

-Charley


On 6/5/06, Michael Moore <stuporglue at gmail.com> wrote: 

> > I've got a script that can take some time to run, and needs human
> > intervention in a couple parts. Is there a way to have Watir beep or
> > make some sort of audio notification?
>
> print "\a" 
>
> Don't tell anybody I told you.  :)

I won't mention it.

Thanks,
--
Michael Moore
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