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Brian Alexander 4:27 pm on May 22, 2023
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Brian Alexander 3:57 pm on May 15, 2023
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Brian Alexander 3:58 pm on May 12, 2023
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Test Chat Summary: 9 May 2023

On 9 May 2023 at 16:00 UTC, <test-chat> started in #core-test.

Announcements 📣

  • WP Briefing: Episode 55: Happy Anniversary, WordPress!: Celebrating 20 years this month, take a look back on how WordPress has been shaped by its amazing open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. community.
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And a reminder:

Focal Groups 🧪

E2E

@ironprogrammer highlighted that the PR to prerelease Playwright test utils — aka @wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright — has been merged, and is slated for release with GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 15.8 🎉. He noted that this facilitates inclusion of the package in other test suites, and expressed hope that it would eventually contribute toward improved E2E coverage in WordPress.

@oglekler wondered how well Playwright worked in WP admin, outside of the editor context. She referred to reports of Quick Edit rows disappearing after an update, and whether an E2E test could help identify this.

@ironprogrammer clarified that the release of the @wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright package was in response to several requests from community members who wished to use it, and encouraged continued exploration regarding previous discussions about Cypress.

Next Meeting 🗓

The next scheduled meeting is on 16 May 2023 at 16:00 UTC for <test-triage> in #core-test.

Are you interested in helping write Test chat summaries like this one? Volunteer at the start of the next <test-chat> and earn some props!

Props @juhise for peer review of this post.

#meeting-notes

Brian Alexander 9:16 pm on April 25, 2023
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Test Chat Summary: 25 April 2023

On  25 April 2023 at 16:00 UTC , <test-chat> started in #core-test.

There was no agenda preceding the chat.

Announcements 📣

Focal Groups 🧪

E2E

@ironprogrammer asked @oglekler if there was an update from the last chat’s E2E discussion, and they would follow-up later.

Open Floor 💬

@ironprogrammer invited/reminded the team to consider submitting topics and/or applying to the 2023 WordPress Community Summit, emphasizing that ideas and input from underrepresented community members is especially important to summit discussions.

Next Meeting 🗓

The next scheduled meeting is on 2 May 2023 at 16:00 UTC  for <test-triage> in #core-test.

Are you interested in helping write Test chat summaries like this one? Volunteer at the start of the next <test-chat> and earn some props!

Props to @costdev for peer review of this post.

#meeting-notes

Brian Alexander 6:22 pm on April 24, 2023
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X-post: Test Team Update: 24 April 2023

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Brian Alexander 4:40 pm on April 24, 2023
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Table Leads Needed for WCEU 2023 Contributor Day

WordCamp Europe is coming June 8-10 to the Megaron Convention Center in Athens, Greece, and brings an opportunity to participate in Contributor Day on the first day of the event. Last year, Contributor Day was overflowing with people from all around the globe, and in anticipation of a repeat in attendance, your help is needed to welcome new Test contributors, and provide a good space for open discussion.

In order to better support contributors interested in Test Team at the event, we are looking for 2-3 Test table lead volunteers who have experience on the team. Table leads talk about contributing in Make/Test, welcome and guide contributors toward resources, and overall, help new contributors make the most of their time at the event. See the handbook’s Test Table Leads section for more info on this role.

So, will you be at WCEU, and would you like to help lead the Test table? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️ Review the following items, and leave a comment below (or a message in #core-test, or DM @ironprogrammer or @Piotrek Boniu).

Don’t feel like “leading” at the table, but still want to help? That’s cool, too! Having other test contributors around in-person or online (in the #core-test and #contributor-day channels) is a great opportunity to meet and help out. Please leave a comment below if you plan to be at the event or are participating remotely, and how you’d like to help.

Props to @oglekler, @estelaris, @ugyensupport, @shiponkarmakar, and @boniu91 for peer review of this post.

#contributor-day, #wceu

Brian Alexander 9:33 pm on April 17, 2023
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Brian Alexander 4:49 pm on April 14, 2023
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Brian Alexander 5:56 pm on April 11, 2023
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Test Chat Summary: 11 April 2023

On April 11, 2023 at 16:00 UTC , <test-chat> started on #core-test.

There was no agenda preceding the chat.

Announcements 📣

Focal Groups 🧪

@ironprogrammer re-introduced this section as pertaining to Test Team discussions from 2021. Because contributorship has changed a lot since then, he asked that contributors interested in representing a particular focal group reach out to @boniu91 or @ironprogrammer (himself). He also noted that the team can adjust the focal groups to align with current needs, particularly if it would help inspire greater collaboration.

E2E

@oglekler noted their positive experience with Cypress, an open-source testing tool which uses Mocha and jQuery, and can be run headless. @ironprogrammer asked if it was compatible with the current WordPress E2E standard, Playwright, and suggested that discussion with other E2E contributors be held to discuss further.

@ironprogrammer suggested that a follow-up Make/Test post be considered to gauge interest on possible focal group rep interest, particularly for E2E.

Test Handbook

@ironprogrammer gave a brief update on the Test Handbook, noting that a new Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/ page was under final review. The page will provide new Test Team contributors a good place to start at WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. events. He encouraged contributors to share the page at future WordCamp Contributor Day events, and to raise suggestions for improvement in the #core-test channel, or to create a PR in the handbook’s official GitHub repo.

Next Meeting 🗓

The next scheduled meeting is on April 18, 2023 at 16:00 UTC  for <test-triage> in #core-test.

Are you interested in helping write Test chat summaries like this one? Volunteer at the start of the next <test-chat> and earn some props!

Props to @costdev for peer review of this post.

#meeting-notes

Brian Alexander 4:35 pm on April 10, 2023
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X-post: Test Team Update: 10 April 2023

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