"release test" on Marmoset?

[Joseph Y. Zhao]

After I submiteed my assignment, the page showed:

"You received 2/2 points for public test cases.

You passed all the public tests, so this submission is eligible for
release testing.

Click here to release test this submission

You currently have 3 release tokens available."

Do I need to release test and what is for?

thx

[Gordon V. Cormack]

In cs241, there are three kinds of tests:

- the tests you do yourself
- Marmoset public tests
- Marmoset release tests

You should *always* test your program yourself
using the tools described in the assignment. It
is a big mistake to submit to Marmoset without
testing.

The public tests run your program on simple data.
Their primary purpose is to make sure that you
are submitting the right files, have the input
and output format correct, and so on.

The release tests assess the correctness of your
program. The frequency with which you can do
release tests is controlled by a token mechanism.
For CS241, it is set up so that you can do at most
3 release tests per problem in a 12 hour period.

If you fail a release test you'll be told, but you
won't necessarily be told the data on which you
failed, or the output of your program. It is your
responsibility to test for yourself, figure out
what's wrong with your program, and submit again.

Note that the release tests will be done at the
assignment deadline, regardless of whether you
ask for them. So you can always continue to
do your own tests and to re-submit, even if you
are out of tokens.