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By: Chris Mauck

Principal Software Engineer in Test

Reduce Third-Party Tool

Dependencies in Your Test

Framework

Third-Party Tools

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» Winrunner (1995)

» Test Complete (1999)

» QuickTest -> QTP (1999)

» IBM Rational Functional Tester –orig. RobotJ (2002)

» Selenium - RC (2004)

» UIAutomation – Coded UI (2005)

» Tricentis Tosca (2007)

» Selenium – WebDriver (2009)

» Unified Functional Testing (UFT) – prev QTP (2012)

» And many more;

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Third-Party Tools

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» Winrunner (1995)

» Test Complete (1999)

» QuickTest -> QTP (1999)

» IBM Rational Functional Tester –orig. RobotJ (2002)

» Selenium - RC (2004)

» UIAutomation – Coded UI (2005)

» Tricentis Tosca (2007)

» Selenium – WebDriver (2009)

» Unified Functional Testing (UFT) – prev QTP (2012)

» And many more;

The issue

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Test Planning

Test Strategy

Test Case Development

Test Framework

Design

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Solution

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» Solid Foundation

» Build with the future in mind

» Proper Test Layout

» Common Methods

» Configuration / Reusability

» System Level

» Test Level

» Locators

» Data

» Hardcoded / Import File / Database / Data Generator

Disclaimer�

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» Pros

» Common Terminology

» Reliable

» Reduce Technical Debt

» Keep up with Changing Technologies

» Could prevent the need for third-party tool knowledge for end

user

» Cons

» Does not guarantee port (bridge) between languages

» Could prevent learning third-party tool knowledge for end user

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“10-codes”

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What are 10-codes?

Common terminology used by emergency personnel

Reduce the volume of radio traffic and add a layer of privacy

Issue: “10-88” for one jurisdiction could mean something completelydifferent in another jurisdiction

Same goes for coding

Enter Text into a TextBox

RFT :: rft.find(;).setText(text);

Selenium :: driver.findElement(;).sendKeys(text);

More on that soon

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Dispatch

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RFT

Selenium

Ui Common

Interface

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Or this

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Another Perspective

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biz.neustar.xxx.codeRequests

CodeDisconnect.java

CodeModify.java

CodePart3CodeDisconnect.java

CodePart3CodeModify.java

biz.neustar.xxx.blockRequest

AssignCancelBlockReservation.java

BlockRequests.java

CreateNewBlockReservations.java

CreatePart3AssignCancelBlockReservation.java

biz.neustar.xxx.pageobjects

CodeDisconnnectObject.java

CommonPageObject.java

biz.neustar.xxx.codeRequests

CodeDisconnect.java

CodeModify.java

CodePart3CodeDisconnect.java

CodePart3CodeModify.java

biz.neustar.xxx.blockRequest

AssignCancelBlockReservation.java

BlockRequests.java

CreateNewBlockReservations.java

CreatePart3AssignCancelBlockReservation.java

biz.neustar.xxx.pageobjects

CodeDisconnnectObject.java

CommonPageObject.java

ObjectInteraction.java

AutomatonFramework.Jar

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Our Framework

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Benefits

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» Common Keywords

» Reliability

» Reduced Technical Debt

» Keep up with Changing Technologies

Questions?

“If you have to do something more than once, then chances

are you should automate it.“