Java™ Connector Architecture: Building Custom Connectors and Adapters

Chapter 9. Testing Adapters

“Give them quality. That's the best kind of advertising in the world.”

—Milton S. Hershey, Founder of Hershey's Chocolate

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The Importance of Testing

• Stages of Adapter Testing

• Types of Adapter Testing

• Testing Environments

• Gathering Test Data

• Planning Regression Tests

This chapter identifies some of the most important factors of adapter quality assurance. The application of the principles in this chapter depends on the methodology used for developing individual adapters. But it should be quite easy to incorporate and customize these adapter-testing concepts to suit your specific adapter projects.