Dataform Tests
- Building an activity
- Activity settings
- Activity administration
- Activating RSS
- Activity workflow
- Applications
Unit tests
Generator
Create instance
Creates a dataform instance.
Duplicate instance
Creates a duplicate of an existing dataform instance in a specified course. Uses activity backup/restore.
Delete instance
Deletes a dataform instance.
Delete all instances
Deletes all dataform instances in a specified course or in site.
Create view
Creates a dataform view.
Create field
Creates a dataform field.
Create entry
Creates a dataform entry.
Available test cases
Generator
Dataform instance creation and gradebook integration.
Events
Triggers, captures and validate events for:
- View
- Field
- Filter
- Entry
Access
Validates access for:
- entry view
- entry add
- entry update
- entry delete
- field view
- field update
- view access
CSV Import
Import of base patterns of standard fields.
Backup/restore
- Test duplicate
Acceptance tests
Available features
Basics
- Adds a Dataform activity to a course.
- Adds all standard fields with default settings.
- Adds all standard views with default settings.
- Submits a new entry with content in the text field in each view.
- Sets quick filter
- Sets quick per page and navigates between pages with the paging bar
- Filters entries with the quick search
- Resets the quick filter
- Adds standard filters with sort and search criteria and applies them to the view
- Adds advanced (user) filter and applies it to the view
Max entries
Max entries with interval
Not ready
Separate participants
Available steps
I start afresh with dataform "DATAFORM_NAME_STRING"
Prepares a fresh environment with the following components and a dataform activity 'Test dataform' in Course 1. Course:
| fullname | shortname | category | Course 1 | C1 | 0
Users:
| username | firstname | lastname | email | teacher1 | Teacher | 1 | teacher1@asd.com | assistant1 | Assistant | 1 | assistant1@asd.com | student1 | Student | 1 | student1@asd.com | student2 | Student | 2 | student2@asd.com | student3 | Student | 3 | student3@asd.com
Enrollments:
| user | course | role | teacher1 | C1 | editingteacher | assistant1 | C1 | teacher | student1 | C1 | student | student2 | C1 | student
Groups:
| name | description | course | idnumber | | Group 1 | Anything | C1 | G1 | | Group 2 | Anything | C1 | G2 |
Group members:
| user | group | | student1 | G1 | | student2 | G2 |
It also resets (truncates) all Dataform tables to remove any records and reset sequences.
This step is essential for any standalone scenario that adds or updates entries with content since such a scenario has to refer to input elements by fixed field ids and entry ids.
I run dataform scenario "SCENARIO_NAME_STRING" with:
Runs the specified scenario with specified data. See #Scenario templates.
I go to dataform page "DATAFORM_URL_STRING"
Opens Dataform url.
I add a dataform with "DATAFORM_URL_STRING"
Adds a dataform as teacher 1 in course 1 and displays the dataform.
the dataform settings should match "FORM_DATA_STRING"
Validates dataform activity settings.
I add a test dataform
Adds a test dataform as teacher 1 in course 1 and displays the dataform.
I delete this dataform
Deletes the dataform.
I go to manage dataform "TAB_NAME_STRING"
Go to the specified manage tab of the current dataform.
I add a dataform field "FIELD_TYPE_STRING" with "FORM_DATA_STRING"
Adds a field of the specified type to the current dataform with the provided table data (usually Name).
I add a dataform view "VIEW_TYPE_STRING" with "FORM_DATA_STRING"
Adds a view of the specified type to the current dataform with the provided table data (usually Name).
I set view "VIEW_NAME_STRING" as default view
Sets a view as the default view of a dataform instance.
I add a dataform filter with "FORM_DATA_STRING"
Adds a filter with the specified data to the current dataform.
I prepend "TEXT_STRING" to field "FIELD_STRING"
Prepends text to the field's content.
I apppend "TEXT_STRING" to field "FIELD_STRING"
Appends text to the field's content.
I set dataform field "FIELD_NAME_STRING" options to "OPTIONS_STRING"
Sets a dataform field setting to the given content.
I set the field "FIELD_NAME_STRING" to
Sets field value to the specified text passed as PyStringNode.
I fill textarea "FIELD_STRING" with "TEXT_STRING"
Fills a textarea with the specified text replacing \n with new lines.
Scenario templates
Manage view
Performs view add update delete in the views index.
Usage:
@javascript Scenario: Manage view Given I run dataform scenario "manage view" with: | viewtype | aligned |
Manage field
Performs field add update delete in the fields index.
Usage:
@javascript Scenario: Manage field Given I run dataform scenario "manage field" with: | fieldtype | text |
View required field
Tests adding an entry with required field in the specified view.
Usage:
@javascript Scenario: Required field Given I run dataform scenario "view required field" with: | viewtype | aligned | | entrytemplate | Entry template|
View submission buttons
Tests the various submission methods in the specified view.
Usage:
@javascript Scenario: Submission buttons Given I run dataform scenario "view submission buttons" with: | viewtype | aligned | | actor | student1 |
Step values
FORM_DATA_STRING
See also
- Acceptance testing - information about preparing your Moodle installation for acceptance testing. Note that this is not recommended for production sites.
- Writing features - general test writing guidelines.