RE: Connection class reorg in a testable state

Hi Warren,

If you're planning on introducing more testing like you have done for TCPConnection, may I recommend UnitTest++, http://unittest-cpp.sourceforge.net/.

I would be very pleased if you introduced unit testing as it would allow more freedom for those who want to help develop the library without having to worry about whether they've broken anything else - I can't speak for anyone else on this but I tend to use the library in the same way on each project so the chances of me finding out that I've broken features I don't make regular use of are pretty low. I know there's the examples and your new dtest thingy but I'm not sure they offer the same level of confidence as a screen which says "Success: 2000 tests passed".

You could then review patches solely on the basis of whether they're actually any good for the library as opposed to trying to determine whether it works without breaking anything. Plus it would be easier for end users to check if the library works on their platform :) Maybe this would take some pressure off you as well.

I'm probably preaching to the choir on this (sorry!) but I really think this would be a strong move forward and as you've said previously, now is the time for big changes to happen.

Joel

PS For anyone who's going to scream "Unit test a database? You fool.", I'm not talking about having the tests actually running against a real database server as we're testing mysql++, not mysql server. Where appropriate, you could create a mock object to represent the database server and then check that mysql++ has done what it should have done i.e. sent the correct query to the database:

CHECK_EQUAL(testdatabaseserver.GetLastQuery(),"SELECT * FROM `stock`");

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As a side effect, this would push the library towards database independence which is on the wishlist.

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