• Homepage
• New user
• Sign-up form
• Create new account
• E-mail activation link
• Activate account
• Login
• Lost password
• User profile
• Change password
• Change e-mail and description
• Logout, login, save login
• Microblog Post
• Create microblog
• Display microblog
• Delete microblog
• Undelete microblog
• Microblog formatting
• Char limit
• Microblog stream
• Blog Post
• Create blog post
• no content
• blog titles
• existing blog titles
• Display blog post
• blog post source markup
• blog post versions
• compare blog posts
• related blog posts
• Blog stream
• Delete blog post
• Undelete blog post
• Blog archives
• Blog archives stream
• Edit blog posts
• Split-screen Blog Editing
• Hashtags
• Streams
• Search and Tags
• Search
• Tags
• Special blog_ tag
• RSS
• Feed command
• Replies
• Following
• Follow Users
• Follow Tags
• Rest
• Backlinks
• Invalid function
• Generic post display
• Text size
• Theme

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15 min

Junco end-user testing

Manually testing the Junco Web app like a user with a browser.

Related: Junco user actions

Homepage

Logged-out user:

visit "homepage"
- fix the display issue of this page on IE v8
- ensure that all footer links and info work properly:
  - about - help - contact - archives - tags - search
  - home page link at bottom
  - current date and time info at bottom

New user

Sign-up form

(signup - Signup - show_signup_form)
click the blue sign-up button.

Create new account

(createnewuser - Signup - create_new_user)
enter valid, unique username
enter valid, unique e-mail address
test entering invalid username and e-mail address:
- too short (default min_pwd_len: 8)
- too long (default max_pwd_len: 30)
- unacceptable characters (username only accepts alphanumeric and underscore) verify
- invalid e-mail syntax

E-mail activation link

after signing-up with valid username and e-mail address, test:
- sending of e-mail with activation link (enable/add code)

Activate account

(acct - Signup - activate_account)
clicking the activation link in e-mail to activate account
- system automatically creates password for initial account creation, verify password in e-mail.
if running in debug mode, the auto-generated password and the activation link are displayed immediately after entering username and e-mail address info. when in debug, a valid, functioning e-mail address is not required. the e-mail still needs to have valid syntax, such as x@x.com and username and e-mail still need to be unique, but the system does not send a message to the e-mail address given.
after clicking the account activation link, login screen should display.

Login

(login - Login - login)
test logging in from the homepage.
login with e-mail address and the auto-gen password.

(loginform - Login - show_login_form)
also test logging in via the login form.

Lost password

(newpassword - Password - create_new_password)
at bottom of login page, a section exists to have system create and e-mail a new password.
enter username and e-mail address for the account.
click button "Mail me a new password."
test the system sending the e-mail.
if running in debug mode, the new password will be displayed in the browser.

User profile

Change password

(user - Profile - show_user)
(settings - UserSettings - show_user_settings_form)
(changepassword - Password - change_password)
after successfully logging in for the first time, change password to something more meaningful and memorable.
- click on username
- click "Change your password, e-mail address, or description info"
- test incorrect info:
  - enter incorrect old password
  - enter two new passwords that do not match
  - test invalid passwords (what are the pwd requirements)
- test correct info:
  - enter old password
  - enter new password twice
  - click the "modify/password" button

Change e-mail and description

(customizeuser - UserSettings - customize_user)
(savedchanges - UserSettings - show_user_changes)
click on "Change your password, e-mail address, or description info"
- change e-mail address
- test invalid e-mail syntax
- enter text in description area
- when pages have been created, test using the include template function to include info from another page or post that will display on user profile page.

Logout, login, save login

(logout - Logout - logout)
after successfully changing password, logout, and then log back in with the new password.
logout and then login by clicking "save login" checkbox.
close browser
re-open browser
visit website to verify that account is automatically logged into site.

Microblog Post

Create microblog

(addmicroblog - Microblog - add_microblog)
create microblog post

Display microblog

(microblogpost - Microblog - show_microblog_post)
display microblog post

Delete microblog

(deletemicroblog - Microblog - delete_microblog)
delete microblog post

Undelete microblog

(undeletemicroblog - Microblog - undelete_microblog)
undelete microblog post

Microblog formatting

The only formatting options permitted within a microblog post are:
- raw URLS that get converted into a clickable link.
- hashtags that get converted into a tag search link.
create microblog post with a raw URL

Char limit

create a microblog post with more than the max-allowed characters.
- should receive an error
- example:
  - Error: 352 chars entered. Max is 300.

Microblog stream

(microblog - Stream - show_microblog_stream)
on user profile page, click on links following "Micro Blog posts:"
- the microblog count link, which displays a stream of the user's microblog posts
- the rss link for the user's microblog posts
when viewing the user's stream of microblog posts, click on "all microblog postings" to show stream of all users' microblog posts if the code is open to multiple authors

Blog Post

Create blog post

(blogpostform - BlogAdd - show_blog_post_form)
(addarticle - BlogAdd - add_blog_post)
click on "post" link to get the basic textarea box for creating a blog post/article (longform post)

no content

add no content and click:
- preview button
- post button
should receive error:
- "You must enter content. You must give a title for your article."

blog titles

click the "post" link.
enter content in text area box for blog post.
click preview button.
click post button.
- the first line to the first hard return should be automatically turned into the title for the post.

click the "post" link for a blog post.
create a blog post with a lengthy bit of content but with no hard return.
- if no hard return, the first X-number of characters will automatically be made into the title.

click the "post" link.
create a long title line with a hard return followed by body text.
- the first X-number of characters of the title line will automatically be made into the title. (default max_blog_post_title_length: 150)

existing blog titles

create blog post that is titled the same thing as an existing post.
should receive an error about title already existing.

Display blog post

(blogpost - BlogDisplay - show_blog_post)
from the home page stream, click on link for blog post to display it.
- click on the blog title, which should be a link. it will display itself.
- at the bottom of the blog post, click links on the "From" line:
  - the author's name, which should display the user's profiel page.
  - the "blog" link, which will display a stream of all blog posts created by the author
- click the pound sign permalink for the post to display itself
- click the links for:
  - source
  - versions
  - reply
  - EDIT

blog post source markup

(source - BlogSource - show_blog_source)
blog post source link:
- displays in plain text the markup of the post.

blog post versions

(versions - BlogVersions - show_version_list)
blog post versions link:
- displays all versions created for the blog post.
- comparisons or diffs can be made between any two versions.

compare blog posts

(compare - BlogCompare - compare_versions)
- if more than one version exists, by default, the most recent two versions are automatically selected for comparison.
- if desire a different comparison, select the proper radio buttons, then click the "Compare Versions" button.
- the compare page will show lines that are:
  - + added (green background color)
  - - removed (red background color)
  - c changed (yellow background color)
  - u unmodified (default background color)

Blog stream

(stream - Stream - show_entire_stream)
(blog - Stream - show_blog_stream)
on the home page stream or blog post stream, if the blog body text is greater than X-number of chars defined in config file, then the "more" link will display. (not yet defined in config file. the max number is 250 chars set in Stream.pm)
- if tags exist, then the list of tags will display as small, grey text links on the same line as the date the post was created.

if the blog body text is shorter than X-number of chars, then the entire post is displayed on the stream page, including the hashtags in the post. it will look similar to a microblog post.
- the tag list will not display as small, grey links since the body text was short enough to display entirely on the home page stream.

if the power command "showintro=no" was used within the blog body text, then displayed on the home page stream will be:
- blog post title link
- more link
- date created as a small grey text link
- tag list as small grey text links

Delete blog post

(deleteblog - BlogDelete - delete_blog)
on the home page, delete a blog post.

Undelete blog post

(undeleteblog - BlogUndelete - undelete_blog)
on the home page, undelete a blog post.

Blog archives

(blogarchives - Archives - show_archives)
at the bottom of the site or on a user's profile page, click on the "archives" link.
a list of links that are months and years will be displayed from recent to oldest:
- September 2013
- August 2013
the list is based upon the creation date of blog posts.
if clicking the archives link on a user's profile page, then the list is based upon blog posts created by that user.
if clicking the archives link at the bottom of the site, then the list is based upon blog posts created by all users.

Blog archives stream

(blogarchivepage - Stream - show_archives_month_year)
on the archives page, click a month-year link.
a stream of all blog posts created that month will be displayed like any other stream, youngest to oldest.

Edit blog posts

(edit - BlogEdit - edit_blog_post)
(updateblog - BlogUpdate - update_blog_post)
click link on home page to display blog post.
at either the top of the blog post or at the bottom of the blog post, click the "EDIT" link.
test preview button.
update blog post with no changes.
update blog post by changing the title line to match an existing blog post.
- should receive an error about the title already being used.

Split-screen Blog Editing

splitscreen - BlogAdd - show_splitscreen_form
splitscreenedit - BlogEdit - splitscreen_edit

Hashtags

For microblog posts and for adding and updating blog posts:

(tag - Search - tag_search)
create post with one hashtag
- hashtag should automatically be made into a clickable link, which is a tag search result
- click hashtag links within a post both on the home page stream and within the post when displaying it.

create post with max number of hashtags defined in config file (default max_unique_hashtags: 8)

create post with one-plus the max-allowed hashtags.
- should receive an error

the acceptable chars for a hashtag are what?
- i think it's same as username when creating an account:
  - alphanumeric and underscore.
verify acceptable hashtag chars.
- create hashtag with all non-acceptable chars.
- create hashtag with mix of acceptable and non-acceptable chars.

a hashtag that is all numbers is not made into a hashtag.
- test creating a hashtag with all numbers.

Streams

(blog - Stream - show_blog_stream)
(stream - Stream - show_entire_stream)
(microblog - Stream - show_microblog_stream)
(blogarchivepage - Stream - show_archives_month_year)
(private - Stream - show_private_blog_stream)
(draft - Stream - show_draft_blog_stream)
show stream of all microblog and blog posts for a user.
show stream of all microblog and blog posts by all users.
default number of posts displayed per page = 15 (max_entries_on_page)
when the number of posts in the stream exceeds max_entries_on_page, then the "Older" link appears in the lower right hand corner of page.
when viewing page 2-plus, the "Newer" link appears in the lower left hand corner of page.
the entire microblog post is displayed.
for blog posts, content displayed includes:
- the link title.
- only the first X-number of characters of body text.
- "more" link if body text exceeds the X-number of characters permitted on the stream display.
- if showintro=no command used in body text, then display only the title and the "more" link.
- when the browser is resized smaller or when viewing the site on a small screen, the blog post intro text is not displayed, regardless of the showintro command. the entire microblog post, however, is still displayed.

Search and Tags

(search - Search - search)
(searchform - Search - display_search_form)

Search

enter search term(s)
enter terms separated by AND
enter terms separated by OR
after search results, test clicking on the pound sign permalink for the search
after search results, test clicking on the RSS link
the basic SQL search will match on partial words. So "junco" will also match "juncocode."

Special blog_ tag

blog_username hashtag formats the stream differently.
the "username" after blog_ has to match the username of the logged in user.
after clicking on any blog_username, the stream will display like a typical blog.
the entire blog post can be shown on the stream results page, or if the author uses the "more." command, then only the contents prior to the "more." command will be displayed on the stream results page along with the more link to inform user that more info exists.
a photo can be displayed within blog_username blog posts on the stream results page for this special tag.

RSS

(rss - RSS - get_rss)
check RSS links on user profile page for:
- blog posts
- microblog posts
- stream
search:
- tag search
- normal search result

Feed command

use the double-curly brace feed command to display results from a RSS or atom feed within the page.
do above except include the "desc" attribute within the double-curly brace and after the URL to the RSS/atom feed.
- the "desc" attribute should display description information if it's available within the XML file.

Replies

(reply - Reply - show_reply_form)
(addreply - Reply - add_reply)
(replies - Reply - show_replies)
(repliesstream - Reply - show_replies_stream)
click reply link to get the reply form.
replies are microblog posts with the same formatting and max character limitations.
- test formatting and max char count for a reply.
add legitimate reply.
view thread of replies and parent post.
test reply to a reply.
verify links for discussion thread and parent post within a reply thread.
test replies from another user. after clicking "replies" link in nav bar, a stream of replies from other users will appear.
add reply to a post created by another user.

Following

(follow - Following - follow_user)
(followtag - Following - follow_tag)
(following - Following - show_following)
(followedby - Following - show_followed_by (disabled))
(unfollow - Following - unfollow_user)
(unfollowtag - Following - unfollow_tag)
(followingstream - Following - show_following_stream)

Follow Users

click on profile of another user.
click the follow button.
check own profile page for the following info:
- show list of users being followed
- click on stream of posts by followed users
click on the following link in the nav bar to show stream of posts by followed users.
click on the followed user's profile page and click the unfollow button.
verify the unfollowing changes on own profile page and within the following link in navbar.

Follow Tags

click on a hashtag and click on the follow button.
check own profile page for the following info:
- show list of tags being followed.
- click on stream of posts that contain the followed tags.
click on the following link in the nav bar to show stream of posts that contain the followed tags.
click on the followed tag to get a search result, and click the unfollow button.
verify the unfollowing changes on own profile page and within the following link in navbar.

Rest

(rest - Rest - do_rest)

Backlinks

(backlinks - Backlinks - show_backlinks)
create a blog post that contains a normal URL link or a double-bracket case link to an existing blog post within the app.
click the link for the other blog post.
at the bottom of this other blog post, should see a "backlinks" link.
click the "backlinks" link.
should see a list of all pages that link to the other blog post.

Invalid function

(showerror - Function - do_invalid_function)
in the URL path info, if an invalid command or function is given:
- "Invalid function: xxxxx"
- "It's not supported."

Generic post display

This will work for displaying either a microblog or blog post.

Instread of the URL containing "microblog" or "blog," the function/action word "post" can be used.

(post - ShowContent - show_content)

Theme

(theme - Theme - set_theme)
two themes supported at moment:
- default theme uses black and/or dark grey text on a white background.
- nightmode theme uses light grey text on a charcoal-colored background along with a few other changes.

#junco - #testing

From JR's : articles
2819 words - 17816 chars - 15 min read
created on Sep 23, 2013 at 01:28:05 pm
updated on Sep 25, 2013 at 07:47:35 pm - #
source - versions

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