We're not bundling our efforts

[jGleitz]

A collaborative way to test is a very good idea, that's why I like this repository!
Nevertheless, there already is a similar (yet a little more powerful) test solution for the KIT-Tasks: JUnit KIT, written by some fellow students and me.

Having coded tests since sheet 3, we developed a quite convenient test framework and gathered some coders writing highly valuable tests.
The tests of final task 2 are still in an early state in the moment. We'd like to invite you to join us and develop tests with us – together we can get more tests done in less time!

[pcworld]

A little off-topic:
I like how this takes text-based input files. I've thought myself about an XML input format for the JUnit-KIT framework, could make tests easier to create and more readable. But I don't have the time to do that, and it's not worth the effort (for me) for just one more task.

[jGleitz]

When creating the framework, I thought about text input files, too. But I decided it's not worth the effort:

• I regard our current test classes as quite well readable.
• A text input file would never be able to offer as much possibilities as we are currently using to test things.
• To make creating tests easier, a quite well written parser is required. You'll end up in fighting against error messages the whole time otherwise.
• Eclipse offers a quite convenient way of recommendating and showing documentation. You would not have this for creating text input files and therefore had to look up syntax more often.
• Besides readability, text input files do not offer any advantages.

For the very scenario this repository is testing, the input files are a nice way to do it, that's right. But they do not offer the flexibility to test different things we require.

[JanSurft]

All you're saying is true. I thought about writing an automatic Terminal this morning so I did that.

As during program execution it's only possible for the Prakotmat to test if the given ouput matches the expected output, I reduced it to that very matter.