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== Developing xpcshell tests within MailNews == | == Developing xpcshell tests within MailNews == | ||
When developing new tests it is useful to look at the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Writing_xpcshell-based_unit_tests devmo documentation for writing xpcshell-based unit tests] | When developing new tests it is useful to look at the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Writing_xpcshell-based_unit_tests devmo documentation for writing xpcshell-based unit tests]. | ||
[http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/find?text=&kind=text&string=%2Fmailnews%2F.*test_.* This list links the existing tests] that are currently within Thunderbird. | [http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/find?text=&kind=text&string=%2Fmailnews%2F.*test_.* This list links the existing tests] that are currently within Thunderbird. | ||
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* A global variable "gProfileDir" containing an nsIFile variable with the profile directory to use for the xpcshell tests. | * A global variable "gProfileDir" containing an nsIFile variable with the profile directory to use for the xpcshell tests. | ||
* A nsIDirectoryService that points at the gProfileDir and provides the necessary facilities to use profile-related directories, e.g. NS_GetSystemDirectory("MailD", ...). | * A nsIDirectoryService that points at the gProfileDir and provides the necessary facilities to use profile-related directories, e.g. NS_GetSystemDirectory("MailD", ...). | ||
In addition, the [[MailNews:Fakeserver|fakeserver]] library allows tests to communicate with a variety of different, potentially non-standard servers. | |||
=== Profile Directory Cleanup === | === Profile Directory Cleanup === | ||