- From: Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:46:24 -0600
- To: <www-qa@w3.org>
My ideas about the three dangling test assertion details: At 02:39 PM 6/11/03 +0100, Andrew Thackrah wrote: >[...] > Three spin-off issues are identified that should be addressed in > future meetings: > > 1 Priority > 2 Creator (spec author | test developer ) > 3 Auto-generation (spec->test via formal grammar) Recall that we are talking about test assertions (TA) in the SpecGL context, i.e., we resolved that we think there is value to specifications if some set of test assertions are developed before publication of Rec. This is independent of TA considerations that might (will) arise in the context of TestGL. Clear and specific "conformance requirements" are of principal importance in the SpecGL context (and we think they are reflected in GL13). But there is also value to having TA developed concurrently. Priority ----- CP14.1 and 14.2 are now P2. Our priority definitions are: P1--critical/essential; P2--important/desirable; P3--useful/beneficial. I think P2 is right for the SpecGL context, but I don't feel real strongly. P3 would work for me also. Creator ----- There was a lot of sentiment that there is benefit from having participation by people *other than* the spec authors. At least a collaborative effort. I would say that "others" is desirable, "authors" is acceptable. I would also relegate this detail to SpecET. SpecGL now says "provide", and that leaves the who&how wide open. So I suggest that SpecET discuss it, recommend "other" or "author-other" collaboration, with "author" being acceptable (better than nothing). Auto-generation ----- I don't feel real strongly. But I think, in the SpecGL context, that nothing is lost by exempting auto-generation scenarios. In the TestGL context, we could decide (or not) that each test case must have an associated test assertion, even if one has to be constructed artificially in between the formal grammar of the spec and the auto-generated test cases. Regards, -Lofton.
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