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A Testing Partner You Can Trust Open Source Test Automation: Riding the Second Wave StarEast 2016 Presented By: David Dang
Overview What is an open source test automation framework/tool? Why is it gaining in popularity? First wave of open source frameworks/tools Current open source frameworks/tools Strategies for success Should you catch the second wave? Q & A
What is Open Source? Software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified Open source code is meant to be shared within the community. Enhancements, bug fixes, branching of the code are made by the community Currently on www.opensourcetesting.org/functional.php, there are around 135 open source test automation tools/frameworks
Why is Open Source Test Automation Gaining Popularity? FREE! Companies have to do more with less More applications are being converted to web-based Development teams are pushing for open source test automation Industry trends include more open source in all areas (Eclipse, Java, Jenkins, OpenStack, Drupel, etc.)
First Wave of Open Source Test Automation Tools/Frameworks FitNesse: Operates below the user interface level. The user provides various inputs to the application and determines if the correct results are returned Ruby Watir: Ruby libraries used to automate web browsers. It allows users to automate clicks, fill in forms, press buttons, etc. Selenium RC: Writes automated web application UI tests. RC comes in two parts: server acts as an HTTP proxy for web, and client libraries interact with the web elements
Why the First Wave Tapered Off Tools were too fragmented, difficult to integrate into complete solutions. Level of instrumentation increased the technical challenge and decreased reliability Learning curve tended to be higher due to overly complex and less refined solutions IT landscape wasn t ready to embrace open source at the time
Why the First Wave Tapered Off FitNesse Does not run at the UI level; runs at the source code level Fixtures must directly access the source code Watir Only available for Ruby Each browser had a different library Selenium RC: Required heavy instrumentation Had a large, clunky API Effectiveness and reliability limited by use of Javascript injection
Current Open Source Test Automation Tools/Frameworks Selenium WebDriver: Drives a browser directly using its built in support for automation Cucumber: Runs automated acceptance tests written in a behaviordriven development (BDD) style. It uses Ruby to create step definition Robot Framework: Generic test automation framework based on keyword-driven testing approach. The core framework is implemented using Python
Sample of Selenium WebDriver
Sample of Cucumber
Sample of Robot Framework
Why Second Wave Tools are More Popular WebDriver laid foundation for numerous additional tools Increased support from well-known organizations WebDriver Developed by Thought Works Microsoft is developing a driver for their new Edge browser W3C has adopted it as the standard for browser automation Appium Sauce Labs Supports popular methodologies (Ex. Cucumber BDD) Cleaner abstractions and more concise APIs Less instrumentation required Better integration
Selenium RC vs Selenium WebDriver: Architecture Selenium RC Selenium RC Server Web Browser Test Code (e.g. Java, C#, Python, etc.) 1 Browser Launcher 2 Selenium Core 3 HTTP Proxy 4 Application Client 5 Selenium WebDriver Application Server Test Code (e.g. Java, C#, Python, etc.) Selenium WebDriver Web Browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) Application Server
Selenium RC vs Selenium WebDriver: API Selenium RC Selenium WebDriver
WebDriver: The Foundation of the Second Wave As the industry standard tool for browser automation, countless tools are being created that extend or integrate with Selenium WebDriver Selenium WebDriver Application Under Test Tools like Appium and Protractor extend WebDriver for use in other technologies Tools like Cucumber integrate with WebDriver so it can be used with methodologies such as BDD
Selenium vs Packaged Tools: Feature Comparison Feature Packaged Tools Selenium Environment Integrated Development IDE (Eclipse, IntelliJ, RubyMine) Browser Compatibility Language support Limited (e.g., Firefox, IE, Chrome) Limited (e.g., VBScript only or.net only) Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Edge, HtmlUnit, PhantomJS, and others Java, Javascript, C#, Python, Ruby, and others Reporting Included Separate package (ReportNG, Allure) or custom Test Management Integrated Custom
Selenium vs Packaged Tools: Feature Comparison Feature Packaged Tools Selenium Continuous Integration Integrated Separate package (Jenkins, Bamboo) Support 800 number The Community Object Management Included Separate package or custom Test Control Included Separate package (TestNG, phpunit, RSpec)
Strategies for Success People Requires more technical resources Resources must be comfortable with object-oriented programming Resources must understand framework/tool configuration and environment setup Resources must be able to diagnose and fix technical issues without vendor support May have to identify and even fix bugs in the tool May need to contribute to the community with new features May need to work more closely with development team
Strategies for Success Technology Open source requires more time and effort to get started and maintain No official support, only the community Components are not built-in; they must use other libraries or be developed from scratch Some technologies are not well supported by open source tools Some technologies have features that lack support from otherwise useful open source tools
Strategies for Success Process Requires more dedicated resources Tool should fit into your existing process For e.g., if you are a.net shop, you will often find less of a learning curve with a tool that offers.net as an option A tool like Cucumber will have a greater return if it is adopted early in the SDLC Requires a detailed plan for implementation and maintenance Framework will be required including standards and page object models
Framework Development Process Gather Information Architecture Design Core Framework Implementation Ongoing Development Ongoing Maintenance
Should You Catch the Second Wave? People Is your team comfortable with object-oriented programming? Are they comfortable dealing with technical challenges with minimal support? Are they able to contribute to the tool with bug fixes and enhancements? Do you have a plan in place for training and mentoring?
Should You Catch the Second Wave? Process Do you have the resources to dedicate toward ensuring automation is successful? Do you have a plan for creating a stable, maintainable framework? Does open source make sense from a budget standpoint? Is open source a good fit for your overall IT strategy?
Should you Catch the Second Wave? Technology Have you chosen a tool that is appropriate for your platform? How active is the community? Is there somewhere to turn for help? Is the tool updated frequently and responsive to platform changes? Does investing in open source fit into your organization s technology road map? Are you comfortable supporting multiple tools sets?
Summary WebDriver is the foundation of the current wave of open source automation People, process and technology are the keys to success Moving to open source is not a decision to take lightly
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