Re: Testing the Storage Engine API

[Amit k. Saha]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:51 PM, MARK CALLAGHAN <mdcallag@stripped> wrote:
> Don't we need documentation before writing tests so that we know what
> behavior to expect? Last time I checked, there was not much
> documentation in handler.h. Also, how do you test an API on its own
> without a storage engine behind it?

Yes, Correct. We have to write a storage engine, (could be for test
purposes only) which uses *all* the API calls that are made available
in 'sql/handler.h'.

AFAI understand (which I admit is very little) the documentation for
what behavior to expect is only as laid down by the method signatures-
the parameters, the return values. Correct me if I am wrong. What
exactly is the expected behavior? How do I decide (If I want to)
whether a particular storage engine is conforming to the API strictly?

Thanks,
Amit
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