Automated GUI Test creation before application availability

Achim Brede 12.03.2008
Automated GUI Test creation
before application availability
GUIdancer Tutorial
Hans. Brede/Achim Lörke
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Agenda
Background / automated testing
Introduction to GUIdancer
Explanation of concepts
Example test
Test automation with GUIdancer
Testing the Eclipse framework
Summary and questions
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Background – The road to test automation
Manual tests
Can’t deal with continuous testing
What should automatic tests achieve?
Consistent quality monitoring (nightly/weekly regressions)
More tests for less effort compared with manual tests
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Automated testing – the ideal
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Background – Problems with test automation
Test automation effort
Too much time needed to automate tests
Test automation time
Test automation starts on delivery of application
Maintenance effort
Test automation scripts have to be maintained
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GUIdancer – features
Independence from application under test (AUT)
Early start with automation
Integration tests in synch with development
Coderee automation
Reduces effort for test automation and maintenance
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Test process overview
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