Title: Open Source in Automated Testing. By using Open Source Projects as the foundation of our internal Test Framework, it is possible to avoid vendor tool lock-in. Since the same language is spoken as the testing teams and by better understand their problems, as well as being closer to them, it is posisble to deliver more value. This talk is all about how to built a Framework that helps teams create whole automated test suits in a simple and easy way.

1. Opensource in
Automated Testing
Luís Correia

2. Opensource in automated testing
Who am I?
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Former Linux kernel developer and sysadmin
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Now doing automated software testing
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Maker, breaker, fixer, geek and everything in between

3. This presentation is about my work at
Instituto de Informática, I.P.
Some views are my own
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4. Question, are you doing...
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automated tests?
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manual tests?
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tests, what tests?
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5. What the heck are automated tests anyway?
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6. Automated tests are:
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code (and human readable scripts)
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a software project for testing business code
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tests you don’t do manually
They avoid human mistakes & improve reliability
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7. No code is really complete without tests
More (working) tests means more code coverage
Yes, regression testing is a thing
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8. In 2018 we had 1958 software releases to test.
This means, on average, eight (8) releases per
working day
Test automation is a must
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9. Our choices for automated tests were:
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buy a licence/subscription for a vendor tool
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build our own
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none of the above
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10. We could have spent taxpayers’ money on:
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buy a licence/subscription for a vendor tool
(and be tied to it for eternity)
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11. But instead we chose:
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build our own
(and promise to fix all bugs forever)
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12. These are the main
open source projects
we are currently using
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13. We also use
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14. Apache Maven
https://maven.apache.org/
(and lot of plugins)
Manages dependencies,
builds and tests software
projects
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15. Cucumber
https://cucumber.io
(includes Gherkin)
Allows creation of
executable specifications
Given, When, Then
(human readable scripts)
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16. Selenium Webdriver
https://seleniumhw.org
(web browser automation)
Provides interfaces for
browser manipulation and
interaction
Selenium Grid
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17. Citrus Framework
https://citrusframework.org
(integration testing)
We use it for dependency
injection (Spring based)
and webservice testing
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18. Codehaus Cargo
https://github.com/codehaus-cargo/cargo
(GlassFish deployer)
We have contributed with
code to provide missing
functionalities for
GlassFish property
configuration
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19. Tests are part of the Project source tree
Build pipeline compiles business and test code
Build becomes unstable if test fails
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20. Opensource in automated testing

21. It all starts with a Cucumber script
Given a certain precondition
When an action is made
Then results are verified
And a report is generated
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22. Real world example:
@opensourcelisbon @logintest @smoke @availability
Cenário: Validar o login da aplicação
Dado que os sistemas estão disponíveis
Quando efectuamos o acesso com um utilizador interno
Então obtemos acesso aos sistemas
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23. @Dado("^que os sistemas estão disponíveis$")
public void que_os_sistemas_estao_disponiveis() {
Navigate.to(SERVER_URL, LOGOUT_PAGE);
}
@Quando("^efectuamos o acesso com um utilizador interno$")
public void efectuamos_o_acesso_com_um_utilizador_interno() {
Navigate.withLogin(USERNAME, PASSWORD, SERVER_URL, LOGIN_PAGE);
Screenshot.take();
}
@Então("^obtemos acesso aos sistemas$")
public void obtemos_acesso_aos_sistemas() {
FindElements.byCssSelector(LOGIN_MSG);
}
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24. DEMO
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25. Conclusion
You CAN create a framework like we did
Be prepared to work on it permanently
Listen to feedback for further improvement
Contribute your work upstream (when possible)
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