TABLE of CONTENTS

Overview

As a beta test we are trying out having members create test cases for a component instead of the review board. The first component to try this is the Side Menu Component.

Technologies

• Java
• Swing

Testing

• JUnit

  Important Note: Any additional testing frameworks or jars must be approved by Topcoder before being used.

  
  

Documentation

Please review the Requirement Specification Document

Submission Deliverables

The competitors will submit the complete list of JUnit tests compatible with the given design for the Side Menu component. The winner will be chosen based on accuracy of test cases.

Payment

TopCoder will compensate members with first and second place submissions that have scored at least 75.

Winning Test Solution

Total Payment - $800

Second Place Test Solution

Total Payment - $400

Eligibility

You must be a TopCoder member, at least 18 years of age, and meet all of the membership requirements. In addition, you must fit into one of the following categories:

If you reside in the United States, you must be either:

• A US Citizen
• A Lawful Permanent Resident of the US
• A temporary resident, asylee, refugee of the U.S., or have a lawfully issued work authorization card permitting unrestricted employment in the U.S.

If you do not reside in the United States:

• You must be authorized to perform services as an independent contractor. (Note: In most cases you will not need to do anything to become authorized.)

Timeline

All submissions are required to be submitted by the end of Competition Phase. The end of each phase is at 5:00 AM EDT.

Phase	Start	End	Days
Registration	04.10.2008 09:00 AM	04.12.2008 09:00 AM	2
Submission	04.10.2008 09:00 AM	04.15.2008 09:00 AM	5
Screening	04.15.2008 09:00 aM	04.15.2008 11:00 AM	2 hr.
Review	04.15.2008 11:00 AM	04.16.2008 11:00 AM	1
Appeals	04.16.2008 11:00 AM	04.16.2008 11:00 PM	1/2
Appeals Response	04.16.2008 11:00 PM	04.17.2008 11:00 PM	1/2
Final Fix	04.17.2008 11:00 AM	04.18.2008 11:00 PM	1
Final Review	04.18.2008 11:00 AM	04.19.2008 11:00 AM	1

Forum Link

Ask questions, get answers and discuss issues in the Developer Forum. You will also find all the supporting documentation and test artifacts here as well.

Submission

Once you have test code you are ready to submit:

1. ZIP up your deliverables
2. Access the Online Review tool by the submission deadline
3. Submit your ZIP file using Online Review

Once a submission is received, it will be screened according to the Testing Competition Screening Scorecard v1.1 . All code that passes screening will then be reviewed.