The Structured Log Testing approach uses structure logging statements to test and debug applications. This approach provides lots flexibility in testing and creating custom testing tools. Which allows more people then just the developer to be involved, for example getting the end user can submit logs that turn into test scripts. The session will cover Structured Log Testing sdk and tooling that integrates the logging structure for testing, dynamic log checking, creating test scripts, and other custom uses. Go to http://structuredlogs.com for more info.

1. Structured Log Testing
Catch the Vision!
Renaun Erickson
Flex Developer
Adobe Systems Inc.
http://renaun.com
http://structuredlogs.com
2009.05

2. Where are you coming from?
•! How many people implement some kind of
testing? (UnitTest,Functional testing)
•! How many people practice TDD?
•! Have you used the Flex logging
framework?
Renaun Erickson – 2009

3. The Guts of the Session
•! Simplistic Definition of Testing
•! Catch the Vision – See it to Believe it
–! Ease of capturing data
–! Flexibility of creating assertion points (TestPoint)
–! Flexibility of creating test scripts (TestPointScript and .slf)
–! Automating the test scripts (SLogTestRunner – FlexUnit4)
–! Flexibility of debugging/testing from clients
•! Testing In a New Light
•! Official Release of Structured Log Testing!
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4. What is Testing?
Compilers
Load Testing Performance Testing
Debugger
TestDriver Cruise Control
UnitTest Executing Code Automation Framework
Mock Objects
Developer End User
Quality Engineer
Pass/Fail Recording QTP Script
Asserting the Execution of Code
Assert.equals() Profiler
Pass/Fail
Functional Testing
Bug Reports
Logging
Try/Catch
HTTP Sniffers Runtime Introspection
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5. Catch the Vision – The Demos
•! SLog and those TestPoints
–! The basics of the whole approach
•! Where does my message go?
–! ITarget to the rescue
•! Save that Puppy Out
–! Structured Log Testing file format .slf – TestPointScript’s
•! UnitTests anyone?
–! SLogTestRunner and FlexUnit4
•! The Client Test Script
–! Capturing and using end user logs.
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6. TestPoint Benefits
•! Hard to write a unit test when you don’t know what
the class will be, if following TDD.
•! Creating TestPoint’s help you think through class
implementation.
•! No going back and forth, get to stay inside the class
implementation code.
•! TestPoint’s are not coupled as heavy with
execution code, making test scripts easy to create
and not have to change during code refactoring.
•! You get logging/debug information.
•! TestDrivers are applications making it easier for
others to write test execution code.
Renaun Erickson – 2009

7. Structured Log Testing
•! SDKs
–! StructuredLogTestingSDK.swc
•! Has all the logging classes with useful targets.
•! Not tied to Flex, can be used with AS3 projects.
–! StructuredLogTestingToolingSDK.swc
•! Helper classes for visual tools working with SLT data.
•! Gumbo components, will change over time.
•! Site
–! http://structuredlogs.com
•! Tool Integration
–! RIALoggerApp
–! Looking for others… (REDBug)
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8. Links
•! Structured Log Testing
–! Blog: http://structuredlogs.com
–! Code: http://structuredlogs.com/code
•! RIALoggerApp
–! http://renaun.com/rialogger/
•! Contact Info
–! renaun <at> gmail <dot> com
–! Blog: http://renaun.com/
Renaun Erickson – 2009