[tor-bugs] #9874 [BridgeDB]: Research/design a way to automate testing of BridgeDB's HTTPS and email distributors

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#9874: Research/design a way to automate testing of BridgeDB's HTTPS and email
distributors
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     Reporter:  isis         |      Owner:  isis
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  BridgeDB     |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  bridgedb-unittests
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:  #9865
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Comment (by isis):

 There is also [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1020524/browser-
 automation-python-firefox-using-pyxpcom a PyXPCOM module], which may be
 useful, however that SE page says Windmill is the better way to go, and
 also mentions [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mozmill Mozmill] (Mozilla's
 fork of Windmill). There appears to be some chance that we could get
 Windmill/Mozmill working on a remote server (which seems more appealing to
 me because then it could double for testing TBB builds).

 Also, [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/zope.testbrowser/ zope.testbrowser]
 looks simple to use, works with Zope (what Twisted is built on top of),
 and only does browser simulation so it should run fine on a Travis CI
 machine or any other remote test server.

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