Introduction

"DevHelper" is a simple Squirrelmail plugin that intends to aid the Squirrelmail core or plugin developer.

The features and functionality are summarized as follows:

• Variable dump shows the various session variables, such as cached preferences, mailbox lists and namespace information, that are available at any time during a session.

• Test framework, which allows developers to issue commands and display the result.
• Bundling with the SimpleTest Unit Test framework, which allows programmers to construct automated tests and reports, by issuing the proper assertions.

• A toolbox with forms for some handy encoding or automated operations; possibly needed for manual tests when using telnet to issue commands to the IMAP server.

The DevHelper plugin is a work in progress; the actual tests might not be available right now, but can be written when the need arises by Squirrelmail core or plugin developers.

Any ideas and contributions for DevHelper are welcome by the author. Please communicate these over to the Squirrelmail-Plugins mailing list.