microsoft / microsoft/vscode-makefile-tools
Improve on the regression tests
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engineering
enhancement
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 242
- Forks
- 78
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
- Parameterize the non windows tests when they are similar at the core
- Move things out of src
- Move functionality into test setup/cleanup
- Expand existing tests on mac and mingw (fix paths issues)
- Expand with more baselines from the tested repositories
- Expand with more functionality to test (like configuring from cache, ...)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the existing regression-test setup and reviewing the checklist items, then define the scope with maintainers; done would require completing the agreed test-organization, platform-coverage, baseline, and cache-configuration work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- build-system, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 18/100