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Learn how to write automated unit and integration tests for Dynamics CRM to improve quality of CRM solutions. This include testing plug-ins, custom workflow activities and workflows.
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- 1. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Testing & Dynamics CRM 2011 Wael Hamze CRM Architect
- 2. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Agenda • Scope • Current Reality of Testing • Objectives • How? • Future Considerations • Summary, Next Steps & Conclusion • Questions
- 3. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Current Reality of Testing • No Testing • Manual Testing in the end • It works for me • Testing using one client only • Testing using no real data • Assume all data is correct • Difficult to test Dynamics in general
- 4. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Objectives • Show how to easily test Plug-ins & Custom Workflow Activities • Provide best practices for testing Plug-ins & Custom Workflow Activities • Encourage testing practices in CRM Projects • Improve Quality & Reliability of CRM Projects without impacting Timescales
- 5. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers How?
- 6. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Tools & Patterns • Tools – CRM Developer Toolkit – Unit Test Framework (MSTest) – Mocking Framework (MOQ) • Patterns – Dependency Injection
- 7. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Planning • Plan for Testing from the beginning – Decide on Tools & Framework • CRM Developer Toolkit – Provide a Testable Architecture – Write Testable Code
- 8. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Component Design/Architecture CRM SDK/Platform Framework Common Plug-ins WF Activities Testing
- 9. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Visual Studio Solution
- 10. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Common & Framework Deployment Framework Common Plug-ins Merged Plug-in Framework Common Plug-ins ILMerge CRMDeploy
- 11. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers How to Merge?
- 12. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers How to Deploy?
- 13. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Solution Design Benefits • Reusable Logic (Framework & Common) • No Code Duplication • Framework & Common can be Tested in Isolation • CRM Developer Toolkit – Speed Up Development – Easy Deployment – Consistency
- 14. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Write Testable Code • Use Interfaces • Use Dependency Injection • De-couple Business & Data Access logic
- 15. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Unit Testing Dependency 1 Component Dependency 2 Unit Tests Mock 1 Mock 2
- 16. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Why Write Unit Tests? • Ability to Test Plug-ins & Custom Workflow Activities without CRM Environment • Ability to Test without Deployment • Tests run much quicker • Detect bugs very early and fix quickly • No Remote Debugging means Easier Development by Debugging in Visual Studio
- 17. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Testable Code Dependency Injection ClassA ServiceA Uses Builder Container ServiceA Creates IServiceAClassA Uses Implements Create ClassA + Inject IServiceA
- 18. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Dependency Injection • Types of Injection – Constructor Injection – Property Injection – Method Injection • Execute (IServiceProvider) • Resolves Dependencies using Factory or Container – Plugins & Custom Workflow Activities
- 19. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers XrmContainer • Light Weight Dependency Injection Container • Runs inside the Sandbox • Resolves Components based on Interfaces – By Conventions – By Registering Dependencies • Use in Plug-ins & Custom Workflows • Comes with the Framework
- 20. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers XrmContainer
- 21. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Code Design Benefits • Mock Components behind Interfaces – Dependencies – Data Access Layer • Unit Testing of Components in Isolation – Testing with Mocked Dependencies • Easily Resolve Dependencies using the XrmContainer
- 22. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Mocking With Moq • Create a Mock Implementation of a component using the Interface • Setup the behavior of the Methods or Properties you want to Mock • Invoke the Methods or Properties on the Mocked Object • Verify that your Methods were called on the Mocked Object
- 23. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Moq Sample
- 24. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers How to Unit Test Plug-ins?
- 25. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample Plug-in
- 26. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Unit Test Mock<IServiceProvider> Plugin Create Setup Mocks Create Execute Call Verify
- 27. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Steps • Create a Unit Test • Create a Mock for the IPluginExecutionContext • Setup Mock Implementations for the Methods and Properties you will call • Call the Execute Method with Mocked Object • Examine the Mocked Object or Catch any Exceptions • Perform your Asserts
- 28. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Seems like too much Effort?
- 29. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Plug-in Unit Test Framework
- 30. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample Plug-in Unit Test
- 31. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Setup Mocks required by Plug-in
- 32. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Verify & Assert
- 33. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers How to Unit Test Custom Workflow Activities?
- 34. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample WF Activity
- 35. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Extract Services From Activity Context
- 36. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Perform Custom Logic
- 37. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Unit Test Mock<Extensions> Workflow Runtime Create Setup Mocks Create + Inputs Create + Inject Activity + Extensions Execute Workflow Activity Invoke Call Verify Outputs
- 38. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Steps • Create a Unit Test • Mock any Workflow Services extracted from CodeActivityContext (ITracingService, IWorkflowContext, IOrganizationServiceFactory) • Create a Sandbox Workflow Runtime using the Mocked Services to Test the activity • Verify the Mocked Objects, Catch any Exceptions & Check Activity Outputs • Perform your Asserts
- 39. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers WF Activity Unit Test Framework
- 40. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample WF Activity Unit Test
- 41. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Setup Organization Service
- 42. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Setup Credit Check Service
- 43. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Verify
- 44. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Demo – Debugging…
- 45. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Unit Testing Tips • Write as less code as possible – Move common code to Common Library – Test common code in Common Library • Mock Logic in Common Library – Logic already tested – Focus testing on the plug-in • Use the Unit Test Base Classes – Speed Up your testing – Make it easier • Mock only methods you need in your test
- 46. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Integration Testing Dependency 1 Component Dependency 2 Integration Tests Dependency 3 S c o p e
- 47. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Why Write Integration Tests? • Make sure Plug-ins & Custom Workflow Activities work within the CRM Environment • Make sure Deployment process works • Create Automated Tests that be re-run to detect Integration Issues between different components in the same solution or other solutions
- 48. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Plug-insIntegration Test Organization Service Pre-Validate Plug-in Pre-Operation Plug-in Platform Post- Operation Plug-in Asynchronous Plug-inDB
- 49. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Steps • Make sure all Unit Tests Pass • Deploy Plug-in to Target CRM Environment • Write Integration Tests that will test the functionality of plug-ins by Invoking the CRM Platform Services • Query CRM or Check Return Values to Assert • If tests fail look at diagnostics before attempting any Remote Debugging • Use Plug-in Profiler if needed
- 50. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Plug-in Integration Test Framework
- 51. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample Plugin Integration Test
- 52. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Setup, Do & Verify
- 53. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Custom Workflow Activities Integration Test Integration Test Workflow Inputs Workflow Activity Assert Pass Fail Trigger Check Status
- 54. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Steps • Make sure all Unit Tests Pass • Deploy Activity to Target CRM Environment • Create a Test Workflow Integration Test in Dynamics – Add Custom Workflow Activity – Set Input Parameters – Add steps to verify output parameters • Create an Integration Test in your Visual Studio Integration Project – Create a test entity – Invoke the Workflow on the entity – Wait until Workflow Pass or Fails – Report Feedback to Integration Test
- 55. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Test Workflow Settings
- 56. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Test Workflow Logic
- 57. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers WF Activity Integration Test Framework
- 58. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Sample WF Activity Integration Test
- 59. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Setup & Verify
- 60. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Integration Testing Tips • Use Base Classes for your tests • Think about clean ups before or after Tests • Impersonate the user with the correct privileges • Run your Integration Tests on your DEV, SIT & UAT environments • Run your Integration Tests often
- 61. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Demo – Integration Testing
- 62. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Future Considerations • JavaScript Testing • End to End Tests – Coded UI Tests • Load & Performance Testing • Testing from different geographical locations • Continuous Integration • Test Driven Development • Multi-Browser Testing
- 63. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Summary • Visual Studio Solution Design – CRM Developer Toolkit – Framework & Common Libraries – ILMerge for Plug-ins & Workflow Assemblies • Code Design – Interfaces & Dependency Injection – XrmContainer • XRM Testing Framework – Unit & Integration Tests
- 64. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Next Steps • XRM Developer Framework – Built on top of the CRM Developer Toolkit – Productivity Tools for XRM Developers – Code Generation Extensions – Silverlight Framework – Testing Framework • Coming to CodePlex Soon !!! – http://xrmdevframework.codeplex.com/
- 65. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Conclusion • Plan for Testing from Beginning • Test as Early as Possible – Increased Confidence – Detect Bugs Early -> Easier to Fix – Improve Quality – Happy Users • Automate your Testing • Use XRM Testing Framework to Improve Productivity
- 66. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Questions
- 67. For Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partners and Customers Wael Hamze Thank You to all of our Sponsors And Thank YOU for Attending eXtremeCRM 2012 Berlin! Please remember to fill out your session evaluation form.