[qmtest] Display order of session results in QMTest

[Stefan Seefeld]

Nudelman Evgeni wrote:
> Hello. Our team is developing a testing tool based on QMTest.
> We have several questions:
> 1) What is display order of tests results on results display page which
> is seen after all tests in the session have been executed?

I believe the order simply reflects the order in which execution of the
respective tests terminates, which may vary depending on how you run them
(In parallel ? With --random option ?).

> 2) What determines display order of tests results in Reports?

That's a good question. The 'tree' format uses the ordering the
actual test database reports when queried. The 'flat' format simply
reflects the order in the results file(s).

> 3) Is there any way to change order in which tests are displayed in
> Reports - for example, sort tests by name, or execution order?

There isn't right now. The idea is that the report file isn't something
users are expected to look at directly. Instead, it is expected to be
post-processed into some output format, such as an online html report.

This post-processing may be a simple matter of running an xslt stylesheet
over the report, but it may also involve an arbitrary number of other,
more involved, steps. However, I admit that the report format isn't
very well documented / specified right now. Would you mind filing an
enhancement request ?

Thanks,
		Stefan