Questions tagged [best-practices]
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One Tests or Multiple Separate Test Automation BDD
How the system works (UI)
Registration Form > Redirect to Another Page with Products (based on the submitted in the registration form)
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API will check the validity > Valid or not it ...
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Unit testing function that reads from pdf - Having dedicated external files?
I am relatively new to automated testing and although I understand the basics to be able to "do it" I don't know much about what are best practices and why.
Specifically I am trying to ...
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Best practice for UI testing an app in kiosk mode
I have a Windows 10 UWP app that runs in kiosk mode in production, and I'm wondering what the best practice would be if I want to create automated UI tests for it. Like, how necessary would it be to ...
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Whats the best approach to select elements for automated testing?
I read following in cypress's best practices.
Anti-Pattern: Using highly brittle selectors that are subject to change.
Best Practice: Use data-* attributes to provide context to your selectors and ...
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Automate the stable build only
I have the understanding that Automation Scripts need to be built on a stable build (application). I mean once manual QA signs off, to reduce their burden on regression/repeated testing, we Automate ...
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Assertion on static value or calculated one
This may be more of a theoretical question than a practical one, but I'd like to know the community's opinion.
Some context:
On some integration UI test, in which we are testing that a field ...
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Strategies for discovering undocumented API
Inspired by this question: How to approach API testing.
The first point of a checklist in the above question is "API Endpoints".
But, what to do when you don't have the endpoints documented because ...
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Number of actors in E2E tests
We have roughly 30 Cucumber tests and a few actors that run these tests that have been created based on our service's personas.
Exemplifying this:
We have a C2C ecommerce platform and an user. Users ...
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Is there a better way to code-review JMeter test-plans?
TLDR - What is the best way to review JMeter Test-Plans stored in a GitHub repo?
Currently, the code-review process that my performance-test team uses is somewhat cumbersome and of questionable ...
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How to inspect elements on pages with 'loading' spinners?
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This is intended as a Q and A post for sharing successful strategies. Please, feel free to add more solutions!
Problem background:
Automating a web application
Tester with limited access to ...
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Do you test methods that return queries from the database?
I just want to know if you test the output of a query with unit testing. Is this considered good practice?
For example you have a method getUsers()
getUsers(){
// Overly simplified
return ...
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Is it possible to write good Code (create a good code framework) AND use Cucumber (or another Gherkin tool)?
When I look at the code Cucumber outputs, it does not seem to follow best practices (or any moderately good practices) for writing a testing framework.
Question: Is there a way to use Cucumber and ...
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How often should system tests be run?
As soon as a developer pushes a commit, our Jenkins run unit tests, then integration tests (e.g. just backend) and finally system tests (e.g the whole app: backend, frontend, platforms, etc). The ...
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What are important rules of static analysis to use in our automated scripts?
I am fan of improving the quality not only of the product I test but also for the test itself.
I want to create other customized rules for integrating with sonarqube that does not exist in classic ...
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Is it a good idea for a Developer to review a tester's code
Background : Currently working in a firm which follows a practice where the QA's e2e and API automation suites are mandated to be reviewed before being pushed in a CI pipeline. It's a practice that is ...
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Best guidelines for bug reporting?
Nothing can ruin your day like a poorly-written bug report.
I've seen several sets of guidelines for bug reporting in different organizations. In your opinion, what guidelines/steps are most ...
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