[Chandler-dev] CATS3

[Mikeal Rogers]

> I don't understand this part.  Since these tests are generated by a  
> recording process any accumulated meta data is going to be lost  
> every time a test needs to be re-recorded.

This is easy to fix. We've talked about adding a "re-record" option  
before. This option would import the file and write the old metadata  
back in to the file.

> I also don't expect a automatically generated file like this to  
> need to be manually edited.

We're already going to have to edit new tests most of the time  
because they will depend on stuff like the accounts being setup, the  
only reason we haven't done it that much yes is because we didn't  
have a dependency mechanism. The only time we won't have to make  
edits is if we re-record which as i stated can save the metadata.

Also, it's very easy to programmatically get a list of excluded and  
available tests, I can write that method in a few minutes. Most large  
tests systems use test metadata rather than static lists because once  
you get past 20 test scripts it's a pain to maintain. This isn't the  
last piece of metadata we'll be needing in the tests and this  
mechanism can be extended much easier.

-Mikeal
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