If you're considering creating your framework for testing automation be sure to reconsider your plans. Most likely, you'd be better off looking at one or more of the open-source alternatives available. Teams that take these advantages to the extreme by creating their own complex automatization framework from scratch, drive me mad. It's since they would have used existing open-source libraries and tools that could have met their needs without writing code, and in many cases more efficiently.
Although using open-source tools is generally a better choice rather than creating your framework from scratch, I'm certainly not suggesting that open-source tools for testing are the only thing you require. Once you've figured out how to pick the appropriate test automation tool for the function in your company it is possible to be left having the combination of open-source and commercial alternatives.
These are some of the best open-source testing frameworks and how to assess them.
Testing beyond GUI
Another aspect that people tend to forget to consider when searching for an automation framework for tests is the capability for testing APIs. I'm a firm believer in testing functionality that goes beyond that of the interface for users (UI) whenever it is possible. Because integration/API tests bypass the UI in most cases, they can be more efficient and robust than GUI tests.
It is crucial to have testing tools that test various components of the application. To do this, you'll need tools that can test both the UI as well as non-UI elements of your app.
Before you get caught in that "build yourself a framework" trap, make sure to look over these open-source test automated frameworks.
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Serenity
If you're looking for a Java-based framework that integrates with behavioral-driven development (BDD) tools like Cucumber as well as JBehave, Serenity BDD (formerly Thucydides) could be the perfect tool. It's created to assist in writing automated regression and acceptance tests more efficiently.
It lets you keep your testing scenarios at a higher quality while also allowing for lower-level specifics for your documents.
Serenity is an extension of Selenium WebDriver and BDD tools. It allows you to write BDD as well as Selenium tests simpler because it eliminates a lot of the boilerplate codes you might need to write to start.
Serenity provides a wealth of built-in features for handling WebDriver management and managing state between steps as well as taking photographs, running tests parallel, making it easier to integrate Jira integration, and so on without writing just one word of code.
Provides detailed reports
Serenity produces extremely thorough reports that are highly detailed. In the initial version it produces live documentation that you can utilize not just to look at results from your Selenium BDD test results and test results, but also to record your application.
Serenity recently introduced integration with REST Assured the most well-known open-source Java library used to test RESTful APIs. It provides a second wrapper to REST Assured, which makes Serenity Selenium tests run smoothly. Serenity's amazing reporting features also contains REST-related details, so you are able to easily view and verify all requests and responses in your test reports without needing to add any additional recording code.
Serenity handles a lot of things that you'd have to write from scratch when developing an entirely new BDD framework. Serenity is among the top open-source frameworks, though I may be biased since it's the tool I use to manage my personal day-to-day testing automation.
Serenity has also come up with an JavaScript version dubbed SerenityJS. Because the majority of front-end developers are in charge of testing their products, having an JavaScript Version of an automated testing tool is extremely useful.
Cypress
In comparison to the majority of other tools in this checklist, Cypress stands out as a focused on the needs of developers and is focused on making test-driven development (TDD) an achievable goal for developers. One of the key principles of its design was the ability combine and package everything to make the complete test experience enjoyable and easy.
It uses distinct architecture from Selenium; however, while Selenium WebDriver operates remotely outside its browser Cypress operates inside the browser.
This strategy provides better results because Cypress is able to comprehend everything that happens both inside and outside of the browser. It also provides the ability to access every object natively that doesn't require you to work with object serialization and over-the-wire protocols. In essence, you're pulling the applications into Cypress.
This means that it is able to notify you synchronously of all the things that happens within the browser to ensure you can have access to each distributed object model (DOM) element.
Cypress is also a great way to make it easy to add an debugger in an application. It helps you utilize the developer tools when you're working on.
Robot Framework
If you're looking to utilize Python to automate tests then you're in good company using Robot Framework. Robot Framework. This well-established product, designed specifically for testers, utilizes an approach based on keywords to make test documents understandable and simple to build. Additionally, it comes with a number of tests libraries as well as other tools to use.
The Robot Framework is Python-based, however, you can also make use of Jython (Java) and IronPython (.NET).
Although it is true that the Selenium WebDriver library is the most popular testing library that is not an external one, Robot Framework can test things that aren't websites including FTP, MongoDB, Android and Appium. Alongside the open-source goodness and features, Robot Framework has an array of APIs that ensure that it is as adaptable as it is.
The keyword approach employed to create HTML0 by Robot Framework is perfect for testers who are familiar with other vendors' keyword-driven testing software, making the move to open source much simpler for them.
When your workforce is primarily made by testers Robot Framework is a ideal choice to build an automation system.
TestProject.io
At the time of posting, Java as well as C# implementations of the SDK are accessible. I've heard the support of Python, JavaScript, and other programming languages is in development. The framework of TestProject was designed to allow more testers as well as companies to profit from two open-source automation tools: Selenium and Appium.
What's special what's unique TestProject can be found in the additions that allow testers across the world to utilize features that testers from other countries are sharing with TestProject. Consider them as elements that can be used by other testers.
It also has additional features such as an automated test recorder, an automation grid that is global, more.
If your team is comprised of mostly testers and QAs who aren't programmer-like, TestProject.io is a must-try.
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