Continuous Integration

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Continuous Integration

• Presented to
• UniForum Chicago
• Quinn McCallum Scott Wheeler
• Open Foundation, LLC
• May 10th, 2005

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Overview

• What is Continous Integration?
• Benefits
• Continous Integration Cycle
• Continous Integration Components
• Demo
• Resources
• Questions

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What is Continous Integration?

• Automated Build and Test as Changes Occur
• Martin Fowler (www.martinfowler.com/articles/conti
  nuousIntegration.html)
• Utilizes the XP Testing Concept
• Can Include Code Metrics
• Puts Focus on the Team

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Benefits

• Continuous Sanity Check
• Early Detection of Errors
• Miscomunication Between Developers
• Automation Reduces Human Error
• Provides Regression Testing
• Facilitates Full Testing Coverage
• Code Analysis

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Continous Integration Cycle
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Continuous Integration Cycle
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Continous Integration Components

• Build Framework CruiseControl
  (cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net)
• Build Tool ANT (ant.apache.org)
• Test Frameworks
• JUnit (www.junit.org)
• DbUnit (dbunit.sourceforge.net)
• EasyMock (www.easymock.org)
• MockObjects (www.mockobjects.com)
• StrutsTestCase (strutstestcase.sourceforge.net)
• Cactus (jakarta.apache.org/cactus)
• HttpUnit (httpunit.sourceforge.net)
• Performance Test Tools
• JaMon (www.javaperformancetuning.com/tools/jamon/i
  ndex.shtml)
• JMeter (jakarta.apache.org/jmeter)

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Continous Integration Components(continued)

• Code Analysis
• JxRef (www.jxref.org)
• JDepend (www.clarkware.com/software/JDepend.html)
• PMD (pmd.sourceforge.net)
• JDiff (www.jdiff.org)
• Standards Enforcement
• CheckStyle (checkstyle.sourceforge.net)
• Documentation
• JavaDoc (java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc)
• JxRef (www.jxref.org)
• Database Doc
• XML Schema Doc

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Demo
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Questions