[Gambas-user] Component Creation

[Tobias Boege]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, Leon Davis wrote:
> Gambas v3.9.2 GTK+3
> 
> I am trying to create a component using gambas. Is there a way to test the
> component during development? or is it necessary to complete the component
> and install it to test? You help is appreciated.

You can run your component like a normal Gambas application to test it.
Give your component project a startup class/module/form and write your
test code in there. Instead of setting a startup class, you can also use
the "Run this class" right-click menu item to execute any one of your
test classes.

Many of the official Gambas components do this. You can have a look at
gb.form, for example, which has a whole subdirectory "Test" of various
forms, which can be used to test the component during development.

Actually, in this regard a component is no different from a Gambas
application. Try *executing* the gb.form component:

  $ /usr/lib/gambas3/gb.form.gambas

Since a startup form is defined for it, the component is run like any
other Gambas application, currently showing a SliderBox test.

Regards,
Tobi

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