Mobile/Automation/2009-09-04

Overview

Welcome to the Mobile Automation Powwow. This is a kick off meeting for gathering all our notes and projects related to automation on WinMo/CE.

The goal of the meeting today is to figure out what we need to do in order to get our automation running on tinderbox.

A successful outcome of this meeting is to get everybody on the same page with what we need to do and come up with a [list of high level action items] to get there followed by a short set of specific actions we can take as [next steps].

Lets not spend a lot of time diving into specific issues or bugs, we can take that [offline]. Focusing on what we really want to see and coming to agreement on our approach will be the best use of our time.

Infrastructure

• device connectivity
  • usb/activesync
  • ssh
  • other?
• tools on device
  • how much space do we need
    • for talos
    • for unittests
  • python
    • what about related libraries such as twisted
  • remote web server
    • will that work with tinderbox?
  • Do we want to go with the least amount of tools possible?

Talos

• localhost files, remote web server?
• requires python on device?
• how does reporting work?
• have we tried this at all, any known issues?

Unittests

• xpcshell
  • can run on winmo with python on device and remote web server
• reftest/crashtest
  • running on tegra via extension and remote web server
  • can almost run on winmo with python on device
• mochitest/chrome
  • running on winmo with xda tools and remote web server

Windows Mobile

• devices
  • what device should we target for automation
  • what requirements in a device do we need (wifi, usb, storage card)?
  • can we get 60 of these devices next month?

Tegra

• issues with various os/hardware
  • usb hardware for activesync
• timeline to get pool of devices for automation?

High Level list to get Automation running on Tinderbox

• Fix python to work reliably on WinMo/CE
• Determine telnet|ssh/d type of solution for launching remote commands
• Fix talos measurement tools to make sure they work on WinMo/CE
• Trim talos down to be lighter weight
• Acquire hardware solution, ideally with dedicated NIC

Specific actions for next steps

• jmaher to file/update bugs related to pythonCE
• ctalbert to look into pythonCE unittests as well as upstreaming it
• blassey to work on fixing pythonCE issues
• strip talos down to very simple tool that will run on pythonCE

Topics requiring further discussion