Re: unmaintained package Net_IDNA

> > > I'd like to maintain the package Net_IDNA, I think it's a vital > > component and can no longer stay unmaintained. Also there are other > > packages depending on it (validate). > > > > With the focus on webhosting and domain services I used the package > > Net_IDNA for a while now and feel the need to improve and maintain the > > package - if you let me :) > Welcome :D A great place to add some value to the package would be to implement some basic unit test coverage. http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=16466 The great thing about this package is you can pretty simply make a few core test cases in phpunit, and use a data provider to feed in the in/out/etc. IE: class Net_IDNATest { public function readCSV() { // load and parse a CSV containing lots of test cases from // http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/draft-josefsson-idn-test-vectors.html#anchor6 } /** @dataprovider readCSV */ public function testShouldConvertStringToIDNA($in, $expected) { $result = Net_IDNA::doStuff($in); $this->assertSame($expected, $result); } } You can read more about the specifics of this with: 1. Test data http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/draft-josefsson-idn-test-vectors.html#anchor6 2. http://www.phpunit.de/manual/3.2/en/writing-tests-for-phpunit.html Come chat on IRC (efnet.org #pear) if you like :)