test-automation-framework (TAF)

TAF is a test automation framework based on JUnit and Selenium

it can be used for Java Swing and Web Applications (HTML)

goals

improve efficiency in test automation
minimize manual intervention
maximize robustness
reusability of code

benefits

Tests can be executed with multiple data sets
Multiple scenarios can be tested quickly by varying the data, thereby reducing the number of scripts needed
Hard-coding data can be avoided so any changes to the test scripts do not affect the data being used and vice versa
You’ll save time by executing more tests faster

key ideas

separation of test data from code - use same code or script for different combinations of test input data
store test data in external data sources such as Excel

Filling and checking via generic methods fill() and check(). Whether and what to be filled is controlled via the data pool

value (fills an input field with the value of a specific excel-cell)
blank (empties the input field)
{skip} skips the field and leaves it in the state it is.

The check-method works similar to the fill-method:

value
{skip}

Within Excel, the formatting and formula-functionality can be used for defining test input or expected result-data. Dynamic data: an input date "=today()+30"

Certain convenience methods can be used

Object recognition (html) possible via

id
labels
xpath

built upon

Selenium JUnit before after

interface to Jira -> reporting of test case status