Question

I have hundreds of scripts for testing a component. Each of these scripts contain a set of subscripts and individual records.

Subscripts can be used in multiple TC_Level scripts and even in other subscripts.
Every script has a unique name.

Example:

TC_1
  |  
 (1) Subscript_a  
  |  |  
  | (1) Record  i
  |  |  
  | (2) Record  ii
  |  
 (2) Subscript_b  
  |  |  
  | (1) Subscript_c
  |  |  |
  |  | (1) Record_i  
  |  |  |  
  |  | (2) Record_iii  
  |  |
  | (2) Record_ii  
  |  
 (3) Record_iv  
  |  
 (4) Record_v  
  |  
  ...  

I would like to

• store my scripts in a container.
• read them into a tree view within my script engine.

What type of container should I use?

Possible containers (but not limited to) : directory, database, XML file, spreadsheet, flat file, …

Please, when making suggestions, also include a short sample (not necessarily code) of storage structure.

I have seen c# examples of populating treeviews form databases but I do not think I can use a reference to a parentID (for the subscripts) since a subscript can have more than one parentID.

Answer 1

I would recommend to rely on a directory structure + version control system.

It has many advantages:

• version control helps you to keep your revisions and improves security
• it is still accessible for you without any fancy tools
• it’s simple
• it’s pretty fast