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    dev-info
    sys-info
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 Reference Documentation
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+Tests scenarios for client
+==========================
+
+Scenarios for HAL- on HAL's platform
+------------------------------------
+
+The same procedure is used for all tests:
+
+Software Author:
+
+#. prepare content
+#. fill out form
+#. submit
+
+HAL moderator:
+
+#. review content submitted
+#. check metadata fields on HAL
+#. validate submission
+
+SWH side:
+
+1. check content in SWH:
+
+  - directory was created
+  - revision was created
+  - release was created when releaseNotes and softwareVersion was included (new feature!)
+  - origin corresponds to HAL url
+
+2. check metadata fields on SWH (in revision)
+3. check directory
+4. check swh-id on HAL
+5. check browsability when entering SWH artifact from HAL
+6. check vault artifact recreation
+7. access deposit's origin from SWH
+
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|scenario   |test case                                 |data      |result |exceptions or specific checks            |
++===========+==========================================+==========+=======+=========================================+
+|submit code|content: .tar.gz                          |.zip      |success|                                         |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code|content: .zip                             |.tar.gz   |success|                                         |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code|content: no content                       |empty     |fail   |blocked on HAL                           |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code|content: double compression (.zip in .zip)|.zip x 2  |fail   |status `failed` on SWH                   |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code|all metadata-single entry                 |metadata  |success|check that all metadata is transmitted   |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code|multiple entries                          |metadata  |success|languages / authors / descriptions       |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|new version|new content- same metadata                |content   |success|check new swh-id in SWH and HAL          |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|new version|same content- new metadata                |metadata  | ?     |dead angle- doesn't arrives to SWH       |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|new version|new content-new metadata                  | C & M    |success|check artifacts history in revisions     |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+|submit code+ deposit on another hal platform          + C & M    +success+                                         |
++-----------+------------------------------------------+----------+-------+-----------------------------------------+
+
+Past known bugs:
+
+- v2 problem keeps swh-id from first version
+- when deposit workers are down- error 500 is returned on HAL without real
+  explanation (because there is no error on SWH- deposit status stays `deposited`)