Hadoop Test Automation

This project is a collection of Test Automation requirements for the popular Apache Hadoop project.

Find out more about Apache Hadoop at wikipedia

A good starting point to get familiar with the topic is this post from Google enginers on testing challenges with distributed file system

What do you need to get started?

• Start by reviewing the testing projects listed at http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/ProjectSuggestions#test_projects . This list may grow over time. The best way to make progress is pick an issue and read the Jira post to get the context.
• Next get upto speed on required testing tools.
• Create a new issue under this project with details on what you propose to do as a solution and share it with the mentor/owner.
• Once the proposal is reviewed and finalized get kracking
• After completing a logical portion get it reviewed by mentor. This helps avoid surprises later on especially for the first issue that you are handling
• Once complete notify mentor and submit code as a patch (preferrable) with the issue
• Next step is for mentor to review the patch and accept or provide review comments

Of course before you get to the testing requirements you would need a Hadoop setup to test. Best place is to start with the Hadoop wiki

Tools you should be familiar with :

• Junit : Unit testing tool
• Jira : Issue tracking , patch submission etc

Also browse through the developer mailing list to get familiar with the current issues at http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-common-dev/