BCStudentSoftwareDevTeam / BCStudentSoftwareDevTeam/lsf
Making Tests Independent From Academic Year Term Code
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- Python
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Description
## Issue Description
Currently, many lsf tests use the term code of the *"current"* academic year (`termCode_id="20XX00"`) for the test data. However, whenever a new academic year comes, that requires manually updating `termCode_id` to the **actual** current academic year.
## Example of where this can be problematic
For example, when academic year 2027-2028 hits, each occurrence of `termCode_id="202600"` will have to be manually changed to `termCode_id="202700"` everywhere in the test code. Forgetting to do this step will cause most of the tests to fail.
## What needs to be changed?
The current implementation is inconvenient. What should be instead is a different set of term codes that would work for any academic year OR a specific variable that would automatically detect the current academic year.
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Research direction
Search the lsf tests for hard-coded termCode_id values and inspect how test data currently represents the academic year. Run the relevant test suite before and after the change; done means the tests use year-independent or automatically current term codes without requiring annual edits.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100