Gold Star Quality Assurance Check

GeoTools Modules makes use of a gold star system, 3 stars or more is great, an X is used to indicate non working modules.

Check each module for a README.md for developer notes.

This test is something quick, accessible and visible to end users.

Module QA Test

Here is how a library (aka part of the GeoTools library API) may earn a star:

• Passes IP check documented in review.txt file, basically has correct headers

• Releasable - has no non blocking bugs in jira

• Quality Assurance - Test Case coverage

• Stability - based on stable / reviewed interfaces (org.geotools.api) representing collaboration or ISO/OGC specification

• Supported - user docs, module maintainer watches user list, answers email etc.. (example referencing)

Plugin QA Test

Here is how a plugin (aka hooks into the geotools library) may earn a star:

• Passes IP check, basically has correct headers

• Releasable - has no non blocking bugs in jira

• Used in anger - Used by GeoServer or uDig or Geomajas (i.e. some kind of large real world datasets)

• Optimised - has been tuned to meet hard performance requirements (example shapefile)

• Supported - user docs, module maintainer watches user list, answers email etc.. (example referencing)

Extension QA Test

Here is how a extension (aka build on top of the GeoTools library) may earn a star:

• Passes IP check, basically has correct headers

• Releasable - has no non blocking bugs in jira

• Quality Assurance - Test Case coverage

• Stability - based on appropriate interfaces or base classes

• Supported - user docs, module maintainer watches user list, answers email etc..