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diff --git a/doc/src/testing.qdoc b/doc/src/testing.qdoc index 0317e3a2..6a9eed89 100644 --- a/doc/src/testing.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/testing.qdoc @@ -27,36 +27,48 @@ /*! \page testing-and-debugging.html -\title Testing and debugging +\title Testing and Debugging \brief Writing unit tests and debugging with Qt -Qt provides various functionality to help you develop high quality code. There are features -that assist in debugging to track down bugs, and testing facilities that help to keep the bugs out. +Qt provides various functionality to help you develop high quality code. There +are features that assist in debugging to track down bugs, and testing facilities +that help to keep the bugs out. -\section1 Testing Qt-based code +\section1 Unit Testing -The fundamental level of code testing is the unit test. Qt facilitates the creation of unit tests: +Qt facilitates the creation of unit tests to test interfaces such as classes, +functions, or whole libraries. \list -\li \l {Qt Test Overview}{Qt Test Module} (also known as "testlib") provides a framework for unit tests of C++ code -\li \l {QtQuickTest Reference Documentation}{Qt QuickTest} is a framework for unit tests of QML code +\li \l {Qt Test Overview}{Qt Test} (also known as \e testlib) - a framework for unit tests of C++ code +\li \l {Qt Quick Test Reference Documentation}{Qt Quick Test} - a framework for unit tests of QML code \endlist -Qt itself has a significant number of self-tests built with the Qt Test and QuickTest frameworks. These -self-tests are available for study in the \c tests/auto subdirectories of the source code of each Qt module. -The self-tests are an important part of the continuous quality assurance in the development of Qt. +\section2 Autotests -For higher-level testing, powerful third-party tools are available in the Qt ecosystem. +Qt itself has a significant number of unit tests written with the Qt Test and Qt +Quick Test frameworks (\e autotests). These autotests are available for study in +the \c tests/auto directories of the source code of each Qt module. The +autotests are an important part of the continuous quality assurance in the +development of Qt. -\section1 Debugging Qt applications +\section1 Testing with Qt Creator -Qt provides many facilities to assist with debugging: +Qt Creator's full debugging workflow supports debugging both C++ and QML code +as well as the ability to profile code. +For more information, consult the \l{Qt Creator Manual}: \list -\li \l {Debugging Techniques} for Qt C++ code +\li \l{Qt Creator: Debugging}{Debugging} +\li \l{Qt Creator: Analyzing Code}{Analyzing Code} +\endlist + +\section1 Debugging Techniques + +These pages contain suggestions for debugging under various circumstances: +\list +\li \l {Debugging Techniques} - for C++ code \li \l {Debugging QML Applications} -\li The "Debugging Plugins" section of the \l {Deploying Plugins} overview -\li The "Debugging" chapter of the Qt Creator Manual +\li \l {Debugging Plugins} \endlist */ - |