initial thoughts on framework

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initial thoughts on framework

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+Construction
+Validation
+Testing
+
+Construction will generate some state
+Validation will ensure that everything is kosher
+Tests use combinations of the above to check things
+
+##### Example:
+parent = gst_object_get_parent(object);
+
+setup:
+	create: new object
+		action: object = gst_object_new();
+		validation: object != NULL, object->parent == NULL, etc
+		[cleanup: gst_object_destroy(object);]
+	create: new parent
+		action: parent = gst_object_new();
+		validation: parent != NULL, parent->parent == NULL, etc
+		[cleanup: gst_object_destroy(parent);]
+	create: set object's parent
+		precondition: object->parent == NULL
+		action: gst_object_set_parent(object,parent);
+		validation: object->parent = parent
+preconditions:
+	nothing
+action:
+	curparent = gst_element_get_parent(object);
+validaton:
+	curparent == object->parent
+	curparent == parent
+cleanup:
+	nothing
+
+
+##### Resulting code:
+
+///// setup
+// new object
+object = gst_object_new();
+ASSERT(object != NULL);
+ASSERT(object->parent == NULL);
+// new object
+parent = gst_object_new();
+ASSERT(parent != NULL);
+ASSERT(parent->parent == NULL);
+// set object parent
+ASSERT(object->parent == NULL);
+gst_object_set_parent(object,parent);
+ASSERT(object->parent != NULL);
+
+///// preconditions
+
+///// action
+curparent = gst_element_get_parent(object);
+
+///// validation
+ASSERT(object->parent == parent);
+
+///// cleanup
+gst_object_destroy(parent);
+gst_object_destroy(object);
+
+
+
+##### XML descriptions
+
+<setup name="new object">
+  <variable>
+    GstObject *object;
+  </variabls>
+  <action>
+    object = gst_object_new();
+  </action>
+  <validation>
+    <assert>
+      object != NULL
+    </assert>
+    <assert>
+      GST_IS_OBJECT(object)
+    <assert>
+      object->parent == NULL
+    </assert>
+  </validation>
+  <cleanup>
+    <validation>
+      <assert>
+        object != NULL
+      </assert>
+      <assert>
+        GST_IS_OBJECT(object)
+      </assert>
+    </validation>
+    <action>
+      gst_object_destroy(object);
+    </action>
+  </cleanup>
+</setup>
+
+. . .