Configuration file management

Question

I want to automate around 1000 odd test cases using labview. I have a configuration file to set the hardware channels for my inputs.
for e.g Input A = 1!CH1 
What is the best way to manage configuration file.The information will be used by all the test cases.I am planning to have OOP design pattern.

Answer 1

uttara wrote:
I want to automate around 1000 odd test cases using labview. I have a configuration file to set the hardware channels for my inputs.
for e.g Input A = 1!CH1 
What is the best way to manage configuration file.The information will be used by all the test cases.I am planning to have OOP design pattern.
Could you share your domain model with us so we can comment appropriately?
Even some SSD's will help.
Lacking that, I believe the "Information Expert" design pattern says the class that aggregates the I/O realted classes should now about the config so implementing an I/O class hierachy where the Parrent class has a "Get config from file" method, you could implement over-ride VI's such that they each know how to get their config based on what the aggregate desides is appropriate for each instance. In the interest of "Low Coupling" the more you can handle with the over-ride VI's the better.
Trying to speak LVOOP so correct my if that is wrong.
Ben
PS For those interested in learning OOP/D, I recomend Craig Larman's book "Applying UML and Paterns" ! Maybe someday I will write a LVOOP adendum for that book... after I get the model railroad running on live steam.
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