Setting Up A New Project

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Contents 1 Binaries 1.1 Copy Into Source Tree 1.2 Clean Up 1.3 Execution 1.4 Test Data 1.5 STIQ Binaries in the Source Tree? 2 Maven

Binaries

Copy Into Source Tree

1. Get the latest distribution files
   • Binary package
     • Download from [Source Forge] and unzip
   • Windows installer
     • Download from [Source Forge] and execute
2. Create a directory for STIQ tests in your source tree
   • Examples: "StoryTests", "acceptance", "StoryTestIQ"
3. Copy the distribution files into the new directory
   • Binary package
     • Copy the contents of the unzipped package
   • Windows installer
     • Copy the contents of the installation directory; by default "C:\Program Files\SolutionsIQ\StoryTestIQ"
4. Your source tree will look something like this:

MyProject
   src
   lib
   [etc...]
   StoryTests
      bin
      repository
      build.xml
      run_stiq_project.bat
      [etc...]

Clean Up

You can remove the following files if desired:

• All *.bat files except "run_stiq_project.bat" and "start_stiq_server.bat"
• \MyProject\StoryTests\repository\FrameworkTests
• "uninstall.exe" (if present)

Execution

• Windows:
  • Start STIQ using the "run_stiq_project.bat" script.

Test Data

STIQ will use the "ProjectRoot" section of the repository to store your test pages. For each new page, STIQ will create a directory with the page name (i.e., "CreateNewBlog") and within the directory:

• content.txt -- the content of the page, as seen when you edit the page
• properties.xml -- various properties of the page including a timestamp, flags for toolbar buttons, etc.

STIQ Binaries in the Source Tree?

"You must put everything required for a build in the source control system, however you may also put other stuff that people generally work with in there too." (Fowler, [Continuous Integration]).

See the page about STIQ Continuous_Integration for more details.

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