[news.eclipse.tools.hyades] Re: Using Hyades for testing

[ronan.le-corre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Ronan)]

Marius
I installed the following version of Hyades driver and I can't find the 
"Help"-->"TPTP tester guide" documentation. Is it normal or where can I 
find it if not in the Eclipse workbench help?
version 3.1.0_20041019_1201 (release)
version 3.2.0_20041112_1553 (stable)
thanks 
Ronan

> Marius Slavescu wrote:

> > Hi Ronan,

> > Here are some quick insights about Hyades Test Component.

> > Hyades (renamed to TPTP) provides through the Test Component (Platform
> > Project + Test Project) an initial implementation of the UML2 Testing
> > Profile (basically a subset of UML2 and U2TP) a set of UI/runtime components
> > that will help you build and run tests.

> > We have in our plans the migration of our subset of UML2 to use the Eclipse
> > UML2 project (http://www.eclipse.org/uml2/), although that will take some
> > time.

> > Because of it's relative complexity the Hyades Test model is exposed and
> > exercised through a set of facade interfaces and utility classes (see
> > /org.eclipse.hyades.models.common/src/org/eclipse/hyades/models/common/facad
> > es/behavioral and
> > /org.eclipse.hyades.models.common/src/org/eclipse/hyades/models/common/facad
> > es/behavioral/impl packages).

> > There are several types of tests that you can create/run using the current
> > support, like Manual, JUnit and HTTP testcases (probably you already tried
> > some of them). To run the tests you need to create deployment descriptors
> > and you could also use data pools.

> > Regarding your need to design them using Objecteering (which also seems to
> > have some UML2 support, including some profiles), there is no support for
> > importing other UML2 models, until we base our model on the Eclipse UML2 you
> > may try to convert the Objecteering model into Hyades Test model yourself
> > (with help from our side).

> > I would say that you should try to use Hyades Test Component and if you find
> > that you need extra features please open Bugzilla reports with details. Also
> > if you find that you cannot use it at all for your usecases please let us
> > know.

> > Although currently we don't model the arbiter and scheduler explicitly there
> > is a default implementation embedded in the executor (test runner) and the
> > test implementation.

> > Please let me know if you need more info also check "Help" -> "TPTP tester
> > guide" documentation in the latest Hyades driver.

> > Thanks,
> > Marius

> > "Ronan" <ronan.le-corre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:co1h7q$mnd$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hello
> > > I'm trying to know whether I can use Hyades for my project, which
> > > objective is to generate test code from test design. Actually, I would
> > > like to design my tests under an outside modeler (Objecteering). My first
> > > problem is to get them back with Hyades. How can I do that? May I use EMF
> > > to import class diagram (actually I read that EMF cannot import sequence
> > > diagram, activity diagram and so on)? But how can I use these classes to
> > > make testcases and testsuites? I haven't found any tutorials about it, and
> > > I don't really know whether I can do my job with Hyades.
> > > Another question is the following :I read that Haydes is based on the UML2
> > > Testing Profile, does it use all its features (the Scheduler, the
> > > Arbiter?) and how? How can I describe them? I've never read anything about
> > > them in "help" or in whitepapers.
> > > Thank you very much for reading me. I hope having some news to help me.
> > >
> > > Ronan Le Corre
> > >
> > > P.S : I use Hyades v3.1.0 on Eclipse 3.1.0