Test Scenario: Batch Processing

[jkva]

When a plugin has a working configuration, batch processing becomes available. The plugin should:

• process posts and pages;
  • in batches;
  • tracking progress using transients;
  • allow status updates and cancellation of a running job;
• use an optional process batch size parameter;
• process unpublished content based on a plugin setting; and
• ideally not use a remote processor as tracked by Find Alternative for NodeJS Batch Processor #95.

[Pen-a11y]

After running through each of the Test Scenarios for Batch Processing there are 2 of the scenarios that work fully and the rest will still need to be worked on for full functionality of the batch processor.
The following work correctly:

• use an optional process batch size parameter
• process unpublished content based on a plugin setting
• process posts and pages;
  • in batches;

The following functionality doesn't work correctly:

• process posts and pages;
  • tracking progress using transients: Currently, the tracking goes from 0% to 100%, and after testing with large numbers to import it does not seem to gradually increase the percentage while processing a batch.
  • allow status updates and cancellation of a running job: The cancellation of a running job works correctly, but the status update that is given is not very descriptive and when an error seems to occur the only message that is given is 'error'
    I think we should try to give a more descriptive error to the user, to tell the user what the issue could possibly be.
• ideally not use a remote processor as tracked by Find Alternative for NodeJS Batch Processor #95.
  This issue has already been added earlier and will need to be addressed and talked about in there