Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of DeveloperGuidelines/Testing/EdenTest/WriteTestcase

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05/22/14 17:52:56 (12 years ago)

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Arnav Sharma

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DeveloperGuidelines/Testing/EdenTest/WriteTestcase

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+= Writing testcases for !EdenTest =
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+== The F.I.R.S.T principle of Test Driven Development ==
+* '''Fast''': run (subset of) tests quickly (since you'll be running them all the time)
+* '''Independent''': no tests depend on others, so can run any subset in any order
+* '''Repeatable''': run N times, get same result (to help isolate bugs and enable automation)
+* '''Self-checking''': test can automatically detect if passed (no human checking of output)
+* '''Timely''': written before writing the code
+
+!EdenTest has been written using these principles. Whenever using EdenTest to create a new testcase, it is imperative to make sure that '''F.I.R.S.T''' mantra is followed. 
+
+== How to write good testcases? ==
+Before beginning to write a testcase, please go through the article [https://code.google.com/p/robotframework/wiki/HowToWriteGoodTestCases How to write good testcases for Robot Framework?]. It is a short and descriptive article that will help you a great deal to write precise and useful testcases.
+
+== Writing a testcase for !EdenTest ==
+
+Before writing your first testcase, please make sure that you have !EdenTest set up, you understand the directory structure and the know-how of how to run !EdenTest and see its results. If not, go through [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/DeveloperGuidelines/EdenTest EdenTest].
+
+Here is a description of how to write a testcase in !EdenTest. Say for example, we want to test if a new staff member can be added or not. As the functionality is under hrm, open the testsuite file ''/tests/implementation/testsuites/hrm/human_resource.txt''. If the functionality to be tested does not fall under any  of the existing testsuites (eg hrm, projects etc), create a new folder/file under '''/tests/implementation/testsuites'''
+
+=== What we have to do? ===
+
+So, our testcase needs to do the following
+
+1. Go to ''eden/hrm/staff/create''
+2. Select an organisation from dropdown list National Society / Branch.
+3. Input text into the person name field 
+4. Input text into the person email field
+5. Submit the CRUD form
+6. Check for confirmation message
+
+=== Adding variables ===
+
+Before we write the testcase, we should assign variables to the link we are going to visit, ids we are going to use etc.
+
+Inside the variables section of the testsuite file, indicated by `*** Variables ***` add the variables as 
+[[BR]]
+
+''' variable name [delimited by two tabs/8 spaces] id/url/etc '''. 
+[[BR]]
+For ex:
+{{{
+${StaffCreateUrl}       ${STAFF URL}/create  #${STAFF URL} already exists
+${HrmOrgSelector}       hrm_human_resource_organisation_id  #Selector for the dropdown list National Society / Branch.
+${PersonNameField}      hrm_human_resource_person_id_full_name #ID of Name field
+${PersonEmailField}     hrm_human_resource_person_id_email #ID of email field
+}}}
+
+=== Writing the test case ===
+
+Add this to the `*** Test Cases ***` section of the testsuite file.
+
+{{{
+Create Staff
+    Go To  ${StaffCreateUrl}
+    Select From List By Label  ${HrmOrgSelector}  Indian Red Cross Society
+    Input Text  ${PersonNameField}  Fname Lname
+    Input Text  ${PersonEmailField}  flname@email.com
+    Submit CRUD Form
+    Should Show Confirmation
+}}}
+
+Note: Please make sure that the various arguments are separated by two spaces.
+[[BR]]
+[[BR]]
+
+Compare the section '''What we have to do?''' and the testcase written above and marvel the beauty of Robot Framework. Run the testcase using the command
+
+{{{
+pybot tests/implementation/testsuites
+}}}
+
+Open '''report.html''' to see the outcome.
+
+
+`Go To`, `Select From List By Label`, `Input Text`, `Submit CRUD Form` and `Should Show Confirmation` are all keywords imported using '''main.txt''' in the `*** Settings ***` section which in turn imports all the keyword files. If your use case requires a keyword that does not exist, create one under  '''/tests/implementation/resources''
+
+
+To understand the selenium keywords visit [http://rtomac.github.io/robotframework-selenium2library/doc/Selenium2Library.html Selenium2Library Keyword Documentation] and the documentation of keywords implemented under !EdenTest in '''tests/docs'''