Author: paul
Date: 2007-11-09 21:17:41 +0100 (Fri, 09 Nov 2007)
New Revision: 8636
Log:
r32590@polar: paul | 2007-11-09 14:16:50 -0600
Add test case naming conventions for usernames, database names. (Ingo)
Modified:
trunk/mysqltest/tutorial.xml
Property changes on: trunk
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svk:merge
- 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:32587
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:26803
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:21581
+ 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:32590
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:26803
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:21581
Modified: trunk/mysqltest/tutorial.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/mysqltest/tutorial.xml 2007-11-09 19:31:04 UTC (rev 8635)
+++ trunk/mysqltest/tutorial.xml 2007-11-09 20:17:41 UTC (rev 8636)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 27, Lines Deleted: 4; 1955 bytes
@@ -506,16 +506,39 @@
<para>
It is possible to run test cases against a production server.
- (Generally, we will not do that, but our customers might.) To
- reduce the risk that running the test suite alters or destroys
- important tables, views, or other objects, you should create
- them using the following naming conventions:
+ (Generally, we will not do that, but our customers might,
+ perhaps accidentally.) Try to write test cases in a way that
+ reduces the risk that running tests will alter or destroy
+ important tables, views, or other objects. (<literal>DROP
+ DATABASE</literal> statements are particularly dangerous if
+ written using names that could exist on a customer's machine.)
+ To avoid such problems, you should use the following naming
+ conventions:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
+ Usernames: Usernames should begin with <quote>mysql</quote>
+ (for example, <literal>mysqluser1</literal>,
+ <literal>mysqluser2</literal>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Database names: For tests that need to operate outside the
+ <literal>test</literal> database, database names should
+ contain <quote>test</quote> and/or begin with
+ <quote>mysql</quote> (for example,
+ <literal>mysqltest1</literal>,
+ <literal>mysqltest2</literal>)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
Table names: <literal>t1</literal>, <literal>t2</literal>,
<literal>t3</literal>, ...
</para>
| Thread |
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| • svn commit - mysqldoc@docsrva: r8636 - in trunk: . mysqltest | paul | 9 Nov |
