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Evolving Web-Based Test Automation into Agile Business Specifications

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  • Rick Mugridge

    (Rimu Research, 271 Ararimu Valley Road, RD 2 Waimauku , Auckland 0882, New Zealand)

  • Mark Utting

    (Rimu Research, 271 Ararimu Valley Road, RD 2 Waimauku , Auckland 0882, New Zealand)

  • David Streader

    (Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand)

Abstract

Usually, test automation scripts for a web application directly mirror the actions that the tester carries out in the browser, but they tend to be verbose and repetitive, making them expensive to maintain and ineffective in an agile setting. Our research has focussed on providing tool-support for business-level, example-based specifications that are mapped to the browser level for automatic verification. We provide refactoring support for the evolution of existing browser-level tests into business-level specifications. As resulting business rule tables may be incomplete, redundant or contradictory, our tool provides feedback on coverage.

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  • Rick Mugridge & Mark Utting & David Streader, 2011. "Evolving Web-Based Test Automation into Agile Business Specifications," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:3:y:2011:i:2:p:159-174:d:12613
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