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Preventing B ananaware –Tes t Automation From A Us er‘s
Pers pec tive For RC P Applic ationsMartin Mos er
Martin.Mos er@qfs .de
+49 8174 386 48 0
Professional GUI-Testing for Java & Web
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Bananaw are?
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Our Goal – Preventing Bananaw are
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• Well-tested and stable product• Bugs found at customer site cause
• high costs• bad image
• Create confidence with the application• Meet functional requirements• Meet non-functional requirements
• Behavior under stress and high load; usability
What do w e ac tua lly w ant?
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• Unit tests
• Integration tests • with specific drivers• specific setup
• System tests• From user’s perspective• Mostly manual due to complexity
What do w e have?
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• Unit tests
• Integration tests • with specific drivers• specific setup
• System tests• From user’s perspective• Mostly manual due to complexity
What do w e have?
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• Complexity• GUI• Scenarios• Environment
• Dealing with changes• Getting GUI tests stable• Creation of tests
• Mostly Capture & Replay together with Copy & Paste
C ha llenges for GUI Tes ts
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• Fast and comfortable test creation• Unattended test execution and reporting• Stable and robust tests• Extensibility (e.g. custom objects)• Good analyzing features• Reporting
What w ould w e like to have?
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Fast and comfortable test creationUnattended test execution and reportingStable and robust testsExtensibility (e.g. custom objects)Good analyzing featuresReporting
Creating automated GUI tests is a complex job.
It‘s pos s ible , but not w ithout efforts
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Is s ues for Tes ting RC P Applic ations
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• Commitment to perform GUI testing• Test strategy / planning• Resources• Appropriate tool• Modularization of test steps• Teamwork
S ummary
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Does it rea lly w ork?
Customers
Opensource Projects using QF-Test
My Tourbook (Eclipse Community Award Winner 2008)
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It w orks for over 500 c us tomers in the w orld!
QF-Test – THE GUI Test tool for Java and Web – Experience since 2001
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Good riddanc e B ananaw are!
Preventing Bananaware – Test Automation From A User‘s Perspective For RCP ApplicationsBananaware?Our Goal – Preventing BananawareWhat do we actually want?What do we have?Folie 6Challenges for GUI TestsWhat would we like to have?It‘s possible, but not without effortsIssues for Testing RCP ApplicationsSummaryDoes it really work?It works for over 500 customers in the world!Good riddance Bananaware!