badtupleAug 8, 2020
I need a set of tests for external clients to run against to prove they conform to a spec. I've been calling them "integration tests", but is there a better word for it? I'm not testing my software as much as creating an automated spec checker for other people's software.
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Normally those are 'unit' tests. But it is a bit unear where your software sits.
Aug 8, 2020 at 10:06pmFedilab
Show threadbadtupleAug 8, 2020

@ljgww Ah, I can see that. When I think unit test I think internal units, not units from another codebase but I guess that might be an unnecessary constraint.

In terms of where my software sits, it's just a server that will be talked to by external clients created by various vendors. We need a way to verify their client meets expectation without having to jump in and manually inspect things. It's possible the "my code/their code" thing that made me ask the question is irrelevant.

Show threadlocusinbloomAug 9, 2020
@badtuple @ljgww Maybe "schema validation" or "configuration linter" is closer to what you want?
Show threadLjAug 12, 2020
@badtuple
In such case since you'd test functionality of the server you can call it functional testing. Are writing api or Web site app or something else?
Show threadLjAug 12, 2020
@badtuple
What you described is more acceptance testing
If you have a set of functions perhaps you can just describe the functionality to a prospect and allow him to do gap analysis