Testing

Automated Testing

Run the test Gradle task.

Manual Testing

Using Multiple Configurations

Pass the following arguments to run multiple instances.

Location A:

--data-dir=./data2

Location B:

--data-dir=./data3

User Acceptance Testing

Create a location

• run the installer
• run Xeres
• confirm the firewall requester if it pops up (Allow)
• enter Foo as profile name
• click Create
• the main window should show up

Create another location

• open a PowerShell window
• cd appdata\local\Xeres
• .\Xeres.exe --data-dir=c:\bar
• enter Bar as profile name
• click Create
• the main window should show up

Connect both locations

• in Foo click the copy ID to clipboard button
• in Bar, click Add Peer and paste the ID, then click Add
• click the copy ID to clipboard button
• in Foo, click Add Peer and paste the ID, select the local IP address in the Addresses field the then click Add
• both locations should connect together

Send a message

• in Foo, click on the Contacts tab
• select Bar in the list
• click the Chat button
• move the messaging window slightly to the left
• type "hello" then press enter
• a window should open in Bar
• type "hey" from Bar
• the message should appear in Foo

Create a chat room

• in Foo, click on the Chats tab
• click the create chat room button
• enter Test as name and Anything as topic, click Create
• select the Test chat room
• in Bar, click on the Chats tab
• wait for it to appear in Public, it can take a while
• unroll the Public tree, use the context menu in Test and select Join
• unroll the Subscribed tree, select Test
• enter "hello" in the chat room, press enter
• the message should appear in Foo

Create a forum

• in Foo, click on the Forums tab
• click the create forum button
• enter Test as name and Anything as description, click Create
• select the Test forum
• in Bar, click the Forums tab
• wait for it to appear in Popular, it can take a while
• unroll the Popular tree, use the context menu in Test and select Subscribe
• unroll the Subscribed tree, select Test
• in Foo, click on the create message button
• enter "First" in the title and "hello world" as text, press Send
• a message should appear in the list, click on it
• in Bar, the message should appear as well after a while, click on it
• compare both messages in Foo and Bar, they should be the same
• in Bar, use the Reply over the message's context menu
• enter "It works very well!", click Send
• the message should appear in Foo

Search and transfer files

• in Foo, open an explorer in %appdata%\Xeres\Incoming
• press "new text document"
• enter "info" as same and save it, double click on it and enter "hello there" as content, save
• still in Foo, go to the Configure shares menu
• tick "Searchable" for the incoming directory, click Apply and close
• wait a minute for the file to get indexed (can take up to 10 minutes)
• in Bar, go to the files tab and search for info until it appears
• use the "download" context menu
• click on the download tab on the left, wait until the file is marked as "Done"
• context menu "Open"
• the file should have the same content as when created