Example of TDD to-do list

Developing a Processing Factory

• Query "Oscillator" to the factory and the returned Processing* type_id == Oscillator
• Processing* p = CreateOscillator(); type_id of p is Oscillator
• Registry :
  • Get a creator method when registry is empty
    • Unsafe version with CLAM_ASSERT
    • Safe version rises Err
  • Having added a single creator method, ask for the correct key
  • Having added a single creator method, ask for the wrong key
  • Having added two elements, ask for one of the keys
  • Having added two elements, ask for an incorrect key
  • Add a repeated key
    • Unsafe version: CLAM_ASSERT
    • Safe version: rises ErrFactory
  • Automatic registry
    • FactoryRegistrator< Dummy > Create() returns a Dummy;
    • create a Oscillator after having constructed the FactoryRegistrator with factory. (two versions: passing explicitly the key, and using GetClassName)
    • The same after FactoryRegistrator without an explcit factory (so using singleton)
    • Make Registrator inner class of Factory
  • AddCreator should return bool ? No. do it evident
  • separate FactoryRegistry tests. Thus simplifying the names
  • RemoveAllCreators (since Factory is singleton and we want to tear tests down)
    • when empty, when non empty
  • Count when empty and non empty.
  • Make Registry a Factory inner class
• Avoid #include bottleneck in Factory
• Create custom assert for typeid
• ProcessingFactory singleton
• Arrange documentation
• Split into hxx and cxx
• Make Factory::GetRegistry private.
  • Pass RegistryKey (string) params by ref.
• ProcessingFactory::MakeProcessingSafe with a bad key
• Speciallise Factory errors
• decide -Safe or -Safely
• Processsings with static GetClassName
• Generic Factory (Templates)
  • Use typedefs instead of Processing dependent types
  • Use typedefs in tests wherever possible
  • Jump Factory code to Templatized tests
  • Create dummy products hierarchy
  • Adapt FactoryRegistryTest to use DummyProducts
  • Adapt FactoryRegistratorTest to use DummyProducts
  • Adapt FactoryTest to use DummyProducts