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Patch Tester Options

Description

The Joomla! Patch Tester is used by Testers to check that code patches produced by Developers actually do what they are supposed to do without unwanted side effects. The Options page is used to set up the Github connection.

More Information:

Common Elements

Some elements of this page are covered in separate Help articles:

How to Access

  • Select Components → Patch Tester from the Administrator menu.
    • Click the Options button on the Toolbar.

Screenshot

Component Patch Tester Options screenshot

Form Fields

GitHub Repository Tab

  • GitHub Repository The default is Joomla! CMS. Use it.

Github Authentication Tab

You need a Github account and a Github Token. All free - see the GitHub Authentication Tab for details.

Component Patch Tester Options github authentication subscreen

  • GitHub Authentication Method Choose the Token method. The Credentials method will not work from September 2020.
  • GitHub Token Paste in the Token obtained from GitHub.

CI Server Settings Tab

These settings are used for automated testing. Use the defaults for manual testing

Component Patch Tester Options ci server settings subscreen