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Ichthyostega 16597fcd99 extend command API to also accept a lib::diff::Rec<GenNode> for arguments WIP: have to decide how the arguments can be unpacked and how to generate proper runtime type mismatch errors.		2016-01-22 20:29:45 +01:00
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test	extend command API to also accept a lib::diff::Rec<GenNode> for arguments	2016-01-22 20:29:45 +01:00
abstract-tangible-test.cpp	extend unit test verification on UI command invocation	2016-01-15 02:29:33 +01:00
bus-term-test.cpp	draft implementation of diagnostic command handler	2016-01-22 19:44:17 +01:00
README	enable special unit-tests to link against the gui	2014-10-18 04:27:07 +02:00
session-structure-mapping-test.cpp	mass clean-up: adapt usage of std::cout pretty much everywhere	2016-01-07 20:12:46 +01:00
tangible-update-test.cpp	mass clean-up: adapt usage of std::cout pretty much everywhere	2016-01-07 20:12:46 +01:00
test-gui-test.cpp	mass clean-up: adapt usage of std::cout pretty much everywhere	2016-01-07 20:12:46 +01:00

README

GUI backbone tests

The tests in this subtree are a bit special: they cover the generic and
backbone internals of the Lumiera GTK GUI. They are linked against the
complete GUI-module (gui plugin), and thus may use all related ABIs.

Yet these tests are *deliberately* compiled without any GTK, GTKmm or SigC
includes. This effectively rules out the use, even indirectly, of any GTK
widgets and APIs -- forcing the covered GUI backbone entities to stay
clean and generic at API level.

This is a decision done on purpose. The concrete GUI framework technology
shall be treated as an implementation detail. There is no point in writing
tests which click buttons in the GUI -- better delegate any significant
logic or functionality to GUI agnostic components. GUI is meant to be
a presentation layer and must not develop intelligence on its own.