Selenium + Wiki = Executable Specification

Selenium + Wiki = “Live Requirements”
Mikalai Alimenkou
http://xpinjection.com
26.02.2011

Background
Java Technical Lead/Scrum Master at Zoral Labs
6+ years in software development
4+ years of working by Agile methodologies
Expert in Agile engineering practices
Agile coach (TDD, Testing, Planning, etc.)at XP Injection (http://xpinjection.com)

Agenda
Wiki for requirements
FitNesse
Selenium role
Existing solutions
Benefits

What is Wiki?
Groupware
No HTML
Simple
Communication
Open
Reliable
Knowledge Base
Organic
Easy Access

How Wiki Works?

Wiki is Ideal for Requirements
Whole team can collaborate and make changes
Accessible by web
All historical changes are available
Authorized access
Single observable requirements knowledge base
No technical skills required
File attachments and images available
Event notifications

Wiki Success

What is the Source of Tests?

Where is Right Place for Selenium?
Delivery Pipeline
?

Test Components
Application Driver
Test Data
Test
Logic

What is the Primary Goal?
To enable reliable stable tests we need to separate all parts as much as possible

Ideal Testing Framework
Test Data Storage
Technical Data Storage

FitNesse Overview
Standalone Wiki server
No configuration or setup
Different programming languages support
Software acceptance testing tool
Run tests inside requirements pages
Support RTF (Running Tested Features) metric

FitNesse Sample
Ignored
Executed

FitNesse Architecture

Roles and Responsibilities
Customer writes text
document with
examples in tables
Technical staff enhance
tables to provide FIT data
Test document
(HTML or text)
with sketch
tables
Test document
(HTML)
with sanitized
tables
Feedback
Test document
(HTML) and
backing code
EXECUTABLE TEST
Technical staff implements
fixtures in programming
language to process
FIT tables

Fitnium
100% FitNesse
Fixtures for Selenium commands
Selenium RC run separately
Tiny integration layer
Supported by GojkoAdzic and Jeremy D. Miller

Fitnium Demo

Selenesse
Most fresh Selenium and FitNesse integration framework
Doesn’t include Selenium RC in installation
Support main set of Selenium commands
Growing set of helpful utility commands

Selenesse Demo

StoryTestIQ
Mix of Selenium Core with FitNesse
All features of FitNesse
Extended test management (tagging, suites, virtual directories, refactoring)
IDE for writing and debugging tests
Reusable components support
Database related actions
Helpful documentation
Quick start

StoryTestIQ Demo

Selenium + FitNesse: Benefits
Tests may be created by nontechnical people
Tests are run directly from requirements
Large set of supported commands
FitNesse provide test management Wiki server
Selenium tests may be mixed with acceptance tests
Acceptance tests may use Selenium commands
Selenium RC executes all tests
Remote server is started and controlled separately

Any Questions?

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Selenium + Wiki = Executable Specification

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