Sync validation procedure

Table of contents

• Purpose
• Prerequisites
• Test procedure
• Results

Purpose

User acceptance test to validate that SyncUpdate entries created by the wrapper appear in the HomeBudget apps.

Prerequisites

• HomeBudget Windows app installed and running
• HomeBudget mobile app available for sync checks
• Live HomeBudget database configured and connected to the apps
• Copy config/hb-config.json.sample to %USERPROFILE%/OneDrive/Documents/HomeBudgetData/hb-config.json
• Edit the config file to set db_path to your operational homebudget.db

• Or use --db flag to specify your operational database path

• Wrapper environment activated

Test procedure

1. User action: record the current transaction count in the Windows app
2. Automated: add a test expense with the wrapper
3. Automated: verify a new SyncUpdate entry exists
4. User action: confirm the new expense appears in the Windows app
5. User action: wait for sync and confirm the expense appears in the mobile app
6. Record results and any notes

Results

• Result status
• Notes
• Timestamp