mutter/tests
Robert Bragg 16897e0729 Bug 1164 - Implements the proposed Mesh API
* clutter/cogl/cogl-mesh.h
	* clutter/cogl/cogl-types.h
	* clutter/cogl/cogl.h.in
	* clutter/cogl/common/Makefile.am
	* clutter/cogl/common/cogl-mesh-private.h
	* clutter/cogl/common/cogl-mesh.c
	* clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-context.c
	* clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-context.h
	* clutter/cogl/gl/cogl-defines.h.in
	* clutter/cogl/gl/cogl.c
	* clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-context.c
	* clutter/cogl/gles/cogl-context.h
	* doc/reference/cogl/cogl-docs.sgml
	* doc/reference/cogl/cogl-sections.txt:
	The Mesh API provides a means for submitting an extensible number of
	per vertex attributes to OpenGL in a way that doesn't require format
	conversions and so that the data can be mapped into the GPU (in vertex
	buffer objects) for - hopefully - fast re-use.

	There are a number of things we can potentially use this API for, but
	right now this just provides a foundation to build on. Please read
	the extensive list of TODO items in cogl-mesh.c for examples.

	Please refer to the cogl-mesh section in the reference manual for
	documentation of the API.

	* tests/conform/Makefile.am
	* tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
	* tests/conform/test-mesh-contiguous.c
	* tests/conform/test-mesh-interleved.c
	* tests/conform/test-mesh-mutability.c:
	Privides basic coverage testing for the mesh API.
2008-11-10 18:53:14 +00:00
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conform Bug 1164 - Implements the proposed Mesh API 2008-11-10 18:53:14 +00:00
data Bug 1162 - Re-works the tests/ to use the glib-2.16 unit testing 2008-11-07 19:32:28 +00:00
interactive * tests/interactive/test-main.c (main): Allow more than two 2008-11-10 16:30:42 +00:00
micro-bench Bug 1162 - Re-works the tests/ to use the glib-2.16 unit testing 2008-11-07 19:32:28 +00:00
tools Bug 1162 - Re-works the tests/ to use the glib-2.16 unit testing 2008-11-07 19:32:28 +00:00
Makefile.am Bug 1162 - Re-works the tests/ to use the glib-2.16 unit testing 2008-11-07 19:32:28 +00:00
README Bug 1162 - Re-works the tests/ to use the glib-2.16 unit testing 2008-11-07 19:32:28 +00:00

Outline of test categories:

The conform/ tests should be non-interactive unit-tests that verify a single feature is behaving as documented. See conform/ADDING_NEW_TESTS for more details.

The micro-bench/ tests should be focused perfomance test, ideally testing a single metric. Please never forget that these tests are synthetec and if you are using them then you understand what metric is being tested. They probably don't reflect any real world application loads and the intention is that you use these tests once you have already determined the crux of your problem and need focused feedback that your changes are indeed improving matters. There is no exit status requirements for these tests, but they should give clear feedback as to their performance. If the framerate is the feedback metric, then the test should forcibly enable FPS debugging.

The interactive/ tests are any tests whos status can not be determined without a user looking at some visual output, or providing some manual input etc. This covers most of the original Clutter tests. Ideally some of these tests will be migrated into the conformance/ directory so they can be used in automated nightly tests.

Other notes:
All tests should ideally include a detailed description in the source explaining exactly what the test is for, how the test was designed to work, and possibly a rationale for the aproach taken for testing.