Category Archives: Sprint-3

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective

 


In Sprint 3 I worked on finishing the checkinventoryfrontend. With the
shorter time of the sprint, I went to work on fixing an issue I encountered
in the previous sprint where the frontend would only display an error
message saying that there was some problem in the html. At the same time I
was trying to figure out how to get npm to work in the new file structure,
since when I try calling npm in the terminal it kept failing. For the
longest time I couldn’t figure out how to get the frontend to display
correctly, trying all sorts of solutions from moving the package.json file
around to deleting the deprecated yarnlock file. Eventually, I settled on
figuring out how to change the npm files to allow npm to reach the new
frontend folder I made. At some point, Jason asked if there was anything the
rest of the team could work on in checkinventoryfrontend, and I said the
documentation needed to be updated and that nodemon needed to be
implemented. Jason then created a separate branch based on mine called implementing-nodemon, where he changed the package.json and gitpod.yaml files to have nodemon
and other dependencies. 

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/tree/implementing-nodemon?ref_type=heads


Somehow, over the course of these dependencies being added, the frontend
started working again. The error must have been rooted in one of the
dependencies not working properly, or something to that effect. I looked int
o the changes Jason made, and he added a section to the gitpod.yaml that
would of implemented certain npm dependencies.


https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/997bd2bd2197def31c8ae29efea071f9d07e077f


 Either way I’m just happy to be able to finish up the work in the
frontend. I went into Jason’s branch and cleaned up some of the shell files
so that they work as intended. The frontend-dev-up.sh file needed to use
frontend-dev instead of dev since that is what npm recognises in this repo.
Also, frontend restart needed to use the proper name of frontend-prod-down
and up.

https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkinventoryfrontend/-/commit/480596810546e3286f8821d24cafe68bcd0fc1df

Then I started on cleaning up my own work for the next semester. I removed
the branches I had created since they either were redundant or straight up
didn’t work. Then I cleaned some deprecated files out of the implementing
nodemon branch while I was fixing the shell files, like an extra package
json file that was created in the base repo. 

I learned a lot about working with the frontend throughout this sprint, and
the entirety of the semester for that matter. I definitely want to brush up
on how npm works and functions, because I feel like most of my problems stem
from a lack of understanding. I also want to give credit to my team, who
have helped me out more than they realize, especially since I have been
balancing my work and school life. Hopefully the final presentation
represents all of our efforts over the semester.

From the blog CS@Worcester Alejandro Professional Blog by amontesdeoca and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Sprint 3 Retrospective Blog

As we conclude Sprint 3, it’s essential to take a moment to reflect on our experiences, the hurdles we overcame, and the knowledge we’ve gathered. This sprint has been a time of significant learning and adjustment, marked by both challenges and achievements that have contributed to our team’s development and cohesion. In this retrospective, we will explore the difficulties we encountered, the lessons we learned, and outline our strategies for future improvement.

One of the primary challenges this sprint was writing test cases for the frontend using Vue.js and Jest. What we anticipated as a routine task turned into a more complex issue due to the nuanced behaviors of Vue components and their interaction with Jest. Initially, our team struggled with the integration of Jest into our existing Vue projects, facing issues with mock dependencies and asynchronous data handling. However, this challenge provided a profound learning opportunity. We dedicated time to in-depth research and team discussions, which enhanced our understanding of both Vue and Jest. This ordeal not only improved our technical skills but also highlighted the importance of persistence and in-depth understanding in tackling software testing.

Another significant aspect that defined Sprint 3 was our collaboration with another team regarding testing strategies. Initially, communication gaps and differing expectations on testing methodologies posed substantial challenges. These issues were exacerbated by our remote working arrangements, which sometimes led to misunderstandings and delays. To address these issues, we implemented more structured communication protocols, including regular joint meetings and shared documentation. This approach not only smoothed out the wrinkles in cooperation but also fostered a stronger relationship between the teams, setting a foundation for more efficient and effective collaboration in future projects.

Despite the hurdles, Sprint 3 has been pivotal for our team’s growth. We’ve sharpened our skills in frontend testing, deepened our understanding of effective cross-team collaboration, and strengthened our adaptability to new tools and environments. Open communication has once again proved to be the bedrock of our success, ensuring that every team member was engaged and that issues were addressed promptly and transparently.

Moving forward, we aim to build on the lessons learned during this sprint. Our focus will be on refining our testing practices further and enhancing our communication strategies with other teams. We plan to conduct workshops to share knowledge and best practices on Vue and Jest, aiming to elevate our collective expertise. Additionally, the establishment of a cross-team “best practices” repository for testing is in the pipeline, which will serve as a central resource to aid in future testing endeavors.

In conclusion, Sprint 3 was a testament to our team’s resilience and capability to adapt to new challenges. We’ve not only navigated through complex technical issues but also improved our collaborative processes, setting a robust precedent for future sprints. With a commitment to continuous improvement and a supportive team environment, we are well-equipped to tackle upcoming challenges and work towards our collective goals. The road ahead is promising, and with our team’s shared dedication, we are poised to continue our journey of growth and success.

Issues addressed during this sprint:
Write test cases for Header.vue
https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkoutguestfrontend/-/issues/51

Get in touch with Team: 01-2 and discuss Frontend Tests and their findings
https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/guestinfosystem/guestinfofrontend/-/issues/92

From the blog CS@Worcester – Kadriu's Blog by Arber Kadriu and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

CS448 – Sprint 3 Retrospective

Last Tuesday, we concluded our final of three sprints for CS448 – Software Development Capstone marking the end of the semester/course aside from our final presentations and the ‘capstone’ to my undergraduate Comp. Sci. degree. This sprint and throughout the semester, my team demonstrated exceptional cohesion and proficiency as we learned new skills and frameworks, tackled challenges, and grew together. At the end of last sprint, we still had a few issues with some of the configuration files in the frontend repo we’ve been focusing on: CheckoutGuestFrontend which were causing Pipeline failures. So, we began this sprint by focusing on getting the pipeline straightened out and then moved into strategizing front-end testing frameworks and implementation after having discussed these topics last sprint with

Team 2.

As a team, we managed to finish all of our tasks for this sprint and come to a tidy/clean close to the semester and Thea’s Pantry project. We split the four .vue files which we needed tests developed for up by person, but all helped each other get the first one/configurations sorted:

‘Fix Pipeline for Frontend’ – As mentioned, there were some issues with the pipeline from our additions and designing of the .vue frontend files for CheckoutGuestFrontend in merging our additions. So, we started off this sprint by focusing on this; we did a group code review sharing screen and we were able to work as a team to identify and resolve the problems, passing the pipeline when we finished. https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkoutguestfrontend/-/issues/49

‘After discussing with Team: 01-02, strategize Front-end test implementation’ – After resolving the pipeline issues (and having met with Team 2 to discuss frontend testing), we came back together as a group to strategize how we will go about implementing tests for the various components of CheckoutGuestFrontend. This resulted in creation of four new issues for our board, each representing the task of coding and implementing tests for one of the four .vue files in our repo – planning for one to be addressed by each team member. https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/guestinfosystem/guestinfofrontend/-/issues/93

‘Test Layout.vue (most cases)’ – The .vue file which I worked on from our repo was Layout.vue. This is arguably the largest/most complicated of our files containing code for most of the objects on the screen and as the name suggests, assigning their layout on-screen to be cohesive and according to specifications. This also translated to having many components requiring testing, so I assisted in strategizing tests for some of the other files with my teammates so I could be a bit more familiar when designing my tests.  https://gitlab.com/LibreFoodPantry/client-solutions/theas-pantry/inventorysystem/checkoutguestfrontend/-/issues/52

Being a part of this team has been an amazing and enriching learning experience. My group was cohesive and helped each other out when they could, contributing to an enjoyable team environment. Through thorough analysis and collaborative problem-solving sessions, we unearthed and swiftly addressed the root causes of inefficiencies, ensuring a streamlined development process going forward. One of the most significant accomplishments of this sprint was our concerted effort to fortify our codebase with robust frontend tests. Recognizing the importance of software reliability, we dedicated time and resources to meticulously design and implement a suite of tests tailored to our repository’s specific needs. This proactive approach not only bolsters our confidence in the integrity of our code but also enhances our ability to catch and rectify potential issues early in the development cycle. As I look back on the sprint and semester, it’s clear that our team’s collective expertise and collaborative spirit were instrumental in achieving these milestones. By prioritizing quality and teamwork, we’ve not only overcome immediate challenges but also laid a solid groundwork for continued success in future endeavors.

From the blog CS@Worcester – Tech. Worth Talking About by jelbirt and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.