[Google_spring08] Thoughts on bundling javascript_test with our plugin

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Michael L. Marcus

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Apr 27, 2008, 10:05:15 PM4/27/08

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Michael,

We are using the javascript_test plugin (Scriptaculous unit testing
library) to write unit tests for our JavaScript code. One of my tasks
this week was to figure out how to bundle this with our plugin, so
that users could run the unit tests themselves. However, I am unsure
how to go about doing this and was wondering if you had any thoughts.

Specifically, is it appropriate to simply note in the documentation
that the javascript_test plugin must also be installed in order to run
our unit tests, or do we need to somehow integrate that code with our
own? (As far as I can tell there is no clean way to express a
dependency on another plugin, but maybe I am missing something.) Any
input you might have is appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

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Michael Schidlowsky

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Apr 28, 2008, 8:04:13 AM4/28/08

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Michael,

I think it'd fine to have a dependency on another library as long as
you document that dependency. Just make sure you document *exactly*
how to install the dependency (including where to find it).