User talk:Ahunt/TestsOverviewWIP

We have a lot of types of tests - hopefully we can create a more succinct overview to help new and existing contributors more easily determine what kind of test they really want to write, and how to write it!

Warning: This page is a work in progress, and thefore INCOMPLETE. Feel free to ask on IRC if you are unsure about what kind of test to write.

TODO: you can also run |mach test ....| TODO: mxr search for directory

Java tests

Since most of our frontend code is Java, we also have a lot of Java tests:

Test Type	How to run	Is executed in/on	Comments	Runs in automation
#Robocop Tests	mach robocop	On a device/emulator, with a server on your development machine	Allows testing of the running app.	Yes
#JUnit3	tbc: in your IDE	On a device/emulator	Allows testing of non-UI Android dependent code	???
Roboelectric / junit4	tbc: in your IDE	In your IDE / on your machine (purely local)	Allows testing of purely Java code that doesn't rely on Android frameworks.	???

Robocop tests

Test location:

mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop

Resources: ...the various test pages...

JUnit3

TODO: More detailed how to run (i.e. run individual tests), where the tests are located, what resources they can access, how to add a test.

Javascript tests

Mochitests...

TODO: continue this