[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53010: Tests: introduce namespacing for the test classes

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#53010: Tests: introduce namespacing for the test classes
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 Reporter:  jrf               |       Owner:  hellofromTonya
     Type:  task (blessed)    |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  5.9
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |     Focuses:  docs, coding-standards
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Comment (by jrf):

 One thing which isn't addressed yet in the above proposal, but which we
 should probably have a think about: what to do with test specific
 "fixtures", mocks and doubles ?

 What I mean by this, are additional files which may contain a supporting
 class or just some text, which are needed for a particular test.

 Where should those live in the directory structure ?

 If we look at other large projects, there are often three different
 structures to be seen:
 * One "fixtures" directory at test top-level and sub-directories within
 that directory which follow the path to the test which the fixture applies
 to.
 * One fixtures directory at test top-level and some form of organisation
 within, but not necessarily one which follows the test directory
 structure. Think: organisation by test groups for instance.
 * A fixtures subdirectory within the (sub)directory a test lives in with
 the fixtures for the tests in that directory. In practices that would mean
 that the fixtures would be close to the tests they apply to and easy to
 find, but also that there will be a multitude of fixtures directories.

 At this time, I'm not going to propose a direction yet. I'm just posting
 this here as a reminder that we need to think about this and should
 probably discuss this/take a decision about this before the reorganization
 starts.

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