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=== Interactive Exercises === | === Interactive Exercises === | ||
Some APIs have effects | Some APIs have effects that cannot be verified through unattended automation. One example would be whether a microphone is open and receiving sound. Another example would be whether the phone is actually vibrating in response to an API call. These APIs must be verified interactively. | ||
It would be tempting to use Gaia to exercise the API, but Gaia apps cannot be guaranteed to be using the APIs in a controlled fashion; that would require inappropriately locking in their implementation. So for these APIs, it is best to test using code specifically designed to exercise the APIs in a known fashion. In addition, as CI automation cannot be currently run on a final target device, it may be useful to have exercises even for APIs we address primarily through CI. | It would be tempting to use Gaia to exercise the API, but Gaia apps cannot be guaranteed to be using the APIs in a controlled fashion; that would require inappropriately locking in their implementation. So for these APIs, it is best to test using code specifically designed to exercise the APIs in a known fashion. In addition, as CI automation cannot be currently run on a final target device, it may be useful to have exercises even for APIs we address primarily through CI. | ||