# # test/unit/bio/db/test_medline.rb - Unit test for Bio::MEDLINE # # Copyright:: Copyright (C) 2008 Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. # License:: The Ruby License # # loading helper routine for testing bioruby require 'pathname' load Pathname.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), ['..'] * 3, 'bioruby_test_helper.rb')).cleanpath.to_s # libraries needed for the tests require 'test/unit' require 'bio/db/medline' module Bio class TestMEDLINE < Test::Unit::TestCase def test_authors assert_equal(["Kane, D. W.", "Hohman, M. M.", "Cerami, E. G.", "McCormick, M. W.", "Kuhlmann, K. F.", "Byrd, J. A."], Bio::MEDLINE.new(AGILE).authors) end def test_authors_with_suffix assert_equal(["Jenkins, F. A. Jr"], Bio::MEDLINE.new("AU - Jenkins FA Jr").authors) end def test_authors_with_last_name_all_caps assert_equal(["GARTLER, S. M."], Bio::MEDLINE.new("AU - GARTLER SM").authors) end AGILE = <<-EOMED PMID- 16734914 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DA - 20060811 DCOM- 20060928 LR - 20081120 IS - 1471-2105 (Electronic) VI - 7 DP - 2006 TI - Agile methods in biomedical software development: a multi-site experience report. PG - 273 AB - BACKGROUND: Agile is an iterative approach to software development that relies on strong collaboration and automation to keep pace with dynamic environments. We have successfully used agile development approaches to create and maintain biomedical software, including software for bioinformatics. This paper reports on a qualitative study of our experiences using these methods. RESULTS: We have found that agile methods are well suited to the exploratory and iterative nature of scientific inquiry. They provide a robust framework for reproducing scientific results and for developing clinical support systems. The agile development approach also provides a model for collaboration between software engineers and researchers. We present our experience using agile methodologies in projects at six different biomedical software development organizations. The organizations include academic, commercial and government development teams, and included both bioinformatics and clinical support applications. We found that agile practices were a match for the needs of our biomedical projects and contributed to the success of our organizations. CONCLUSION: We found that the agile development approach was a good fit for our organizations, and that these practices should be applicable and valuable to other biomedical software development efforts. Although we found differences in how agile methods were used, we were also able to identify a set of core practices that were common to all of the groups, and that could be a focus for others seeking to adopt these methods. AD - SRA International, 4300 Fair Lakes Court, Fairfax, VA 22033, USA. david_kane@sra.com FAU - Kane, David W AU - Kane DW FAU - Hohman, Moses M AU - Hohman MM FAU - Cerami, Ethan G AU - Cerami EG FAU - McCormick, Michael W AU - McCormick MW FAU - Kuhlmann, Karl F AU - Kuhlmann KF FAU - Byrd, Jeff A AU - Byrd JA LA - eng GR - U01 MH061915-03/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 MH061915-04/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 MH61915/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20060530 PL - England TA - BMC Bioinformatics JT - BMC bioinformatics JID - 100965194 SB - IM MH - Algorithms MH - Automation MH - Computational Biology/*methods MH - Computers MH - Database Management Systems MH - Databases, Genetic MH - Diffusion of Innovation MH - Hospital Information Systems MH - Hospitals MH - Humans MH - Medical Informatics MH - Multicenter Studies as Topic MH - Programming Languages MH - Software MH - *Software Design MH - Systems Integration PMC - PMC1539031 OID - NLM: PMC1539031 EDAT- 2006/06/01 09:00 MHDA- 2006/09/29 09:00 CRDT- 2006/06/01 09:00 PHST- 2005/11/17 [received] PHST- 2006/05/30 [accepted] PHST- 2006/05/30 [aheadofprint] AID - 1471-2105-7-273 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1471-2105-7-273 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Bioinformatics. 2006 May 30;7:273. EOMED end end