TtxtPetraDate specification and testing

requirements

• always display the date in this format: dd-MMM-yyyy
• allow entering the date by digits only, eg. 311212 becomes 31-dec-2012
• allow entering = for todays date
• allow entering +3 for three days from today
• if an invalid date is entered, show a message. do not delete the input
• only throw a DateChanged event if there is a new valid date, or the date has been deleted

code

• there is a NUnit test: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~openpetracore/openpetraorg/trunkhosted/view/head:/csharp/ICT/Testing/lib/Common/Controls/txtPetraDate.cs
• there is a test application: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~openpetracore/openpetraorg/trunkhosted/files/head:/csharp/ICT/Testing/exe/Controls/txtPetraDate/

events

DateChanged

• used in csharp\ICT\Petra\Client\MFinance\Gui\Gift\UC_GiftBatches-generated.Designer.cs, calling UpdateBatchPeriod

problems

• event LostFocused is only triggered on the screen, but not when the text property is changed, in the unit test
  • Solution: test application with a screen
• enter 30: messagebox, invalid date. but enter some text, no message box
  • fixed
• UK culture: can parse 20-MARCH-2012, but not 20-NOVEMBER-2012
  • cannot reproduce