SimpleTest contrib module in D6 -> Testing in D7 core [#646808]

The SimpleTest contrib module in Drupal 6 has been moved into Drupal 7 as a core module, which is now named "Testing".

Several Handbook pages need to be updated to reflect this change:

http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/simpletest -- needs to be moved out of Contrib and into Core, and mention that the module is now called Testing in D7 (though I think it should also mention that it is called SimpleTest and is a contrib module in D6). I'm not sure what the new IA is for core module documentation, so I haven't moved this...

http://drupal.org/simpletest -- I cannot edit this page (insufficient permissions), but it needs to mention both the D6 SimpleTest module name and the D7 Testing module name. Also, the child pages need this edit.

Note: PLEASE do not change the URL aliases for either of these pages! They are both linked in Drupal 7 core, from the Testing module help page, so it is essential that those URLs continue to function.

Comments

Comment #1

leehunter commented 1 December 2009 at 21:14

Issue tags:

+d7docs

added tag

Comment #2

arianek commented 5 December 2009 at 20:32

just to note - i asked chx and the naming and aliases for all of the D7 testing module will be changed from simpletest to testing at some point.

Comment #3

arianek commented 16 November 2010 at 07:11

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Comment #4

jhodgdon

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commented 16 November 2010 at 15:57

If we're going to change the aliases on drupal.org for these pages (or add new aliases and a redirect?), we should do it now, and then change the links from the Drupal Core code to those pages -- like before Drupal 7 is released.

The machine name of the Testing module is still simpletest, and the D6 contrib module is still called simpletest, and all the developers still call it simpletest. Since this is a developer module, I'm not sure redoing the aliases is necessary. Any thoughts?

In any case, we should fix the text on those Handbook pages (they haven't been updated). I'm sure I have sufficient permissions by now. :)

Here's a thought, actually. We can still refer to it as the "simpletest framework", but we should just note that in D7 it's called the "Testing" module in the module list and the navigation menus?

Comment #5

arianek commented 16 November 2010 at 19:11

we should *not* be renaming anything at this point! (that comment #3 is from a year ago!) this will all be done at once at some point... not now though, i believe it's far too late!

so re: "Here's a thought, actually. We can still refer to it as the "simpletest framework", but we should just note that in D7 it's called the "Testing" module in the module list and the navigation menus?"

yes.