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56 lines
2.0 KiB
PHP
56 lines
2.0 KiB
PHP
<?php
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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("Beta-test applications");
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echo "
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It's important to test new applications on a wide range of hosts,
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since bugs may appear only with particular OS versions,
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memory sizes, display types, usage patterns, and so on.
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It's handy to use volunteers to do this testing,
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since they provide the needed diversity of hosts.
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<p>
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One way to implement this is to create a separate test project.
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This has two disadvantages:
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<ul>
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<li> There is overhead in creating and maintaining a separate project.
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<li> The credit accrued by testers goes to a different project.
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</ul>
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BOINC provides a way to do beta testing in the context
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of your existing project.
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You can let users volunteer to run test applications,
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warning them in advance that these applications are more likely to crash.
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These users will get a mixture of regular and test results,
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and they'll get credit for both.
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Here's how to do it:
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<ul>
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<li> Upgrade to the BOINC server software of Oct 25 2006 or later.
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<li> Create a new <a href=app.php>application</a>
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using <a href=tool_xadd.php>xadd</a>.
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Include <beta>1</beta> in the <app> element to
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designate it as a beta-test application.
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<li> Add a validator and assimilator for the test application.
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<li> Include the line
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<pre>
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\$project_has_beta = true;
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</pre>
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in your html/project/project_specific_prefs.inc file.
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This will add a 'Run test applications?' option to your
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project-specific preferences.
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<li> Publicize this on your web site and wait for
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some users to set their preferences to allow test apps.
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(Note: this flag is stored in XML in the project_prefs
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field of the user table; scan for
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<allow_beta_work>1</allow_beta_work>).
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<li> Create application versions for the test application.
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<li> Create work (as needed for testing) for the test application.
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To prevent test work from dominating regular work,
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either use the -allapps feeder option
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(and give the test app a small weight)
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or make a work generator for the test app that maintains
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only a small number of unsent results.
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</ul>
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";
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page_tail();
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?>
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