Re: [Evolution-hackers] Regarding API breakage and lost test cases

[Dan Vrátil <dvratil redhat com>]

On Monday 01 of October 2012 20:41:07 Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
> Hi,
>     It's recently come to my attention that a vast API break[0] has
> been introduced in the last (3.6) cycle of EDS.
> 
> Unfortunately this also breaks the vast majority of the test cases
> in EDS proper as well as the benchmarking tests[1] we've been using
> to track EDS performance over releases.
> 
> After looking through about 1 year's worth of archives, I was
> only able to find a single thread[2] remotely related to this
> subject so, I'd like to at least raise the question, What is the
> rationale behind this API breakage in the 3.6 release ?

Hi,

check this thread [0], probably what you are looking for.


> 
> And more practically speaking, is there any clear migration path
> towards the new APIs using the ESourceRegistry ?

[1]

> 
> I'd like to lend a hand in reviving the buried test cases, currently
> the trial-and-error approach is rather costly so any advice on the
> topic would be greatly appreciated.

That would be great. Matthew will be back next week and will be able to give 
you more information then I :)

Cheers,
Dan

[0] https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-hackers/2012-May/msg00055.html
[1] https://live.gnome.org/Evolution/ESourceMigrationGuide

> 
> Best,
>       -Tristan
> 
> [0]
> http://git.gnome.org/browse/evolution-data-server/commit/?id=db4474f5463ac3f
> 1af12e182b20987e65a9b60c5
> 
> [1]
> http://taschenorakel.de/mathias/2012/06/20/performance-and-memory-usage-of-e
> volution-data-server/
> 
> [2]
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/evolution-hackers/2011-September/msg00057.ht
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