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D6 installation profile for testing CCK date fields now available

dww — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:23:53 +0000

I just released an install profile for D6 core that sets up a test site for trying out all the combinations of CCK date field configurations: CCK Date Testsite. I've discovered various bugs in Signup's handling of CCK date fields (and have been fleshing out bugs and limitations in DateAPI itself with KarenS's help). I was spending a lot of time just configuring a reasonable test site to try different combinations of CCK date field types (Date, Datestamp, vs. Datetime) and timezone handling (there are 5 different ways date fields can handle timezones). So, I quickly decided the time spent automating the test site would easily save me time in the long run. And, I hope this profile will be useful to other folks working with DateAPI and CCK date fields.

There's a pretty extensive README.txt file included with the profile. Before you install it, you need D6 core, along with the following contribs:
* Install Profile API
* CCK (Content and Content Copy)
* Date (Date, Date API and Date Timezone)
* Signup
* Devel

There are 16 different content type .inc files shipped in the content_types subdirectory of the profile representing all the possible combinations of CCK date field configuration, plus an untimed node type (for testing signup's untimed functionality). For all 15 date-enabled types, the profile generates 4 nodes for each one: (2 days ago, now, 2 hours from now, 2 days from now). It also generates a bunch of users from different timezones, and configures roles and permissions, devel settings and blocks, and so on.

It could probably be making better use of the D6 install wizard stuff to let you select which content types you want on another page in the installer. It should probably be making use of the Batch API, too. ;) If anyone else wants to help out with this profile, I'd be very happy to collaborate on improvements. Specific suggestions or bug reports should go to the issue queue, of course.

Happy CCK testing!
-Derek

Testing and Quality Assurance

Adding a task and submitting a form.

rimian — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:19:19 +0000

I've created a custom profile with a task for submitting a form. I can't seem to get it working. The form renders and the task moves onto profile-finished but I can't call the submit hook. I've written a test version of it here.

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?

function test_profile_modules() {
  return array();
}

function test_profile_details() {
  return array(
    'name' => 'test',
    'description' => 'Testing the profile.'
  );
}

function test_profile_task_list() {
  return array(
    'test' => 'Testing.',
  );
}

function test_profile_tasks(&$task, $url) {
  //print $task;
  if($task == 'profile'){
    require_once('profiles/default/default.profile');
    default_profile_tasks($task, $url);
    $task = 'test';
    drupal_set_title('Testing');  
    return drupal_get_form('test_myform', $url);
  }
  if($task == 'test'){
    $task = 'profile-finished';
  }
}

function test_myform($form_state, $url){
  $form['#action'] = $url;
  $form['#redirect'] = FALSE;
  $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Save'));
  return $form;
}


function test_myform_submit($form, &$form_state){
  variable_set('testing_profile', 'hello');
}

function test_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'install_configure') {
    $admin_mail = 'test@xxxxxxxxxx.com.au';
    // Set default for site name field.
    $form['site_information']['site_name']['#default_value'] = 'test';
    $form['site_information']['site_mail']['#default_value'] = $admin_mail;
    $form['admin_account']['account']['name']['#default_value'] = 'admin';
    $form['admin_account']['account']['mail']['#default_value'] = $admin_mail;
  }
}

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