Re: [sca-j] Test Assertions and TestCases that require Java

[David Booz <booz@us.ibm.com>]

+1

I haven't been through all the TAs and TCs yet, but honestly I'm surprised that there aren't more situations like this.

Dave Booz
STSM, BPM and SCA Architecture
Co-Chair OASIS SCA-Policy TC and SCA-J TC
"Distributed objects first, then world hunger"
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Mike Edwards ---05/27/2009 10:35:38 AM---Folks, For this email you may like to refer to the TestAssertions and TestCases

From:	Mike Edwards <mike_edwards@uk.ibm.com>
To:	"OASIS Assembly" <sca-assembly@lists.oasis-open.org>
Cc:	"OASIS Test " <sca-assembly-testing@lists.oasis-open.org>, "OASIS Java" <sca-j@lists.oasis-open.org>
Date:	05/27/2009 10:35 AM
Subject:	[sca-j] Test Assertions and TestCases that require Java

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Folks, 

For this email you may like to refer to the TestAssertions and TestCases documents: 

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/sca-assembly-testing/download.php/31915/SCA_Assembly_Test_Assertions_16.odt 

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/sca-assembly-testing/download.php/32579/SCA_Assembly_TestCases_22.pdf 
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/sca-assembly-testing/download.php/32578/SCA_Assembly_TestCases_22.odt 


It turns out that there are some test assertions testcases that depend on Java and which as a result are problematic from the 
point of view of general Assembly testing. 

The test assertions involved are: 

ASM-TA-8005 
ASM-TA-8006 

and the related testcases are: 

ASM_8004_TestCase 
ASM_8005_TestCase 

These testcases are related to the requirement for Bidirectional (is Callback) interfaces for both forward and callback interfaces to be 
either both Remotable or both Local. 

However, for testcases to handle Local interfaces, it requires that an interface language is used that can express Local interfaces. 
This rules out WSDL.   

The testcases also try to check if the runtime can spot that Remotable / Local is different for the forward and callback interfaces. 
This is not possible in our other current interface languages - C and C++ - because the layout of bidirectional interfaces that they 
have chosen to use forces the use of both Remotable / both Local. 

As a result, these test assertions and the related testcases can currently only be implemented in Java.  I recommend that we 
remove these testcases from the required set for Assembly, but request the Java TC that they are included in the testcases for 
the Java specifications. 


Yours,  Mike.

Strategist - Emerging Technologies, SCA & SDO.
Co Chair OASIS SCA Assembly TC.
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