While the importance of testing every single application before it is released cannot be denied, the fact is that in today’s fast-paced world it is often impractical to do so manually. Test automation comes to the rescue here by allowing multiple tests to be executed in a shorter time. This is a boon in cases where such as cross-browser and cross-device compatibility wherein the same code needs to be executed repeatedly. By increasing coverage, test automation comes in handy in the case of codes that are a part of a partial or full regression suite.
Selenium is one of the most popular portable frameworks used for testing web applications. The biggest advantage of opting for it is it lets you test codes written in multiple languages such as C#, Groovy, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Scala. Selenium framework is a test automation framework which can be used for effectively for automated regression testing.
QTP brings down the complexities of functional testing thereby saving you both cost as well as time. Micro Focus UFT provides comprehensive automated testing of web, mobile, API, hybrid, RPA, and enterprise apps.
One of the few testing frameworks to support Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber lets the user decide the application behaviour in Gherkin. Gherkin is plain, meaningful English with a few additional grammar dictates. Cucumber Framework is an end-to-end testing framework unlike its other peers.
GRhombus pioneers in mobile automation testing using Appium testing. Appium, the open-source tool has redefined the way by which Mobile Testing is done as it facilitates automation of test cases, test results can be consolidated quickly by running it across various platforms. Android app testing and iOS automation testing happens seamlessly using such tools.
An object repository design pattern in Selenium WebDriver, POM facilitates the easy maintenance of testing codes. Page Factory is an optimized way to create an object repository in the POM concept.
Like TDD, BDD also gives the tester the luxury of writing the tests first and then adding the application code as and when required. Here, the tests are more user-centric and are explained as the behaviour of the application in question. Plain descriptive type English grammar is used along with multiple examples to clarify the requirements.
Making the best of both worlds, hybrid frameworks are a combination of data-driven and keyword-driven Selenium frameworks.