This is example (but working) code for the algorithm for the
transition from CC-BY-SA to ODbL data. At this stage all the methods
are mocked out, but future development will add the ability to run
this against an apidb format database, or possibly a live API.
To run this, you'll need Ruby (probably >=1.9.3) and the 'text' gem. Then you'll be able to run:
ruby test.rb
which will run the full range of unit tests. The test files can also be individually run to concentrate on some aspects of the suite.
This code is intended to be read as a test-driven development. It's very hard to read most code when it implements a complex algorithm, especially when it is expected to be read by anyone not fluent in the language of choice (i.e: Ruby). In order to improve the understandability of the code, this project is intended to be test-driven, with well-commented tests to define the functionality. Hopefully these tests are quite easy to read, without being a ruby expert.
Tests can be found in the various files prefixed 'test_'. For example tests_node.rb contains a set of tests to run just involving nodes, and this is a good place to start. You'll find tests which describe nodes being created, moved, and having tags changed by various users (license change agreers and disagreers in various combinations). A test then the gives the expected resulting actions which a bot should be deciding upon, to put the node in a clean state, and to redact versions from the editing history.