[webkit-dev] Rename LayoutTests

[Ryosuke Niwa]

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:14 AM, Ryosuke Niwa <rniwa at webkit.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:02 AM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> IntegrationTests doesn't distinguish them from performance tests, or API
>> tests. And most test integration only incidentally. FunctionalTests doesn't
>> distinguish them from any of the other kinds of tests besides performance
>> tests.
>>
>> I think just plain Tests is better than calling out a characteristic that
>> isn't actually unique. It's by far the most common type of test we have, so
>> it's ok for it to be the unmarked category.
>
> The problem with Tests is that it competes with Tools.
> (Renaming Tools is a lot harder not to mention it's a pretty
> descriptive name already).
>
> How about CorrectnessTests or CoreTests then?

I guess another name along this line would be RegressionTests.

>> I think the only names that are both accurate and unique are likely to be
>> bad for autocomplete (WebTests, WebContentTests, etc).
>
> I guess we can also move WebKit.xcworkspace into Source, and rename
> WebKitLibraries to SystemInterfaceLibraries (and maybe move into
> Source), and then move Websites into Tools.
>
> - R. Niwa