Practical Unit Testing with TestNG and Mockito is a book that is intended especially for those who would like to start unit testing their code, but are unsure about how to get started and what to focus on. It presents the unit testing domain with examples in the Java language using the TestNG and Mockito open source tools.
The increased complexity of browser-executed code has increased the need to write unit test cases for JavaScript code. This article describes some of the most common tools for unit testing JavaScript: QUnit, YUI Test and JSTestDriver. The learning curve can be steep if you do not typically write tests for client-side scripting and testing the user interface could require adjustments in your thought process. This article provides code examples that will walk you through sample test cases.
SpecsFor.Mvc is an open source tools that allows you to create automated acceptance tests using browser automation, meaning your entire application is tested from the UI all the way down to the database, exactly as a real user will use your application. However, unlike many other solutions which rely on recording actions or require you to learn a completely new framework and syntax, SpecsFor.Mvc uses familiar unit-testing tools and syntax.
In this blog post, Mark Barne shares some useful tips and techniques to challenge those attempting to adopt acceptance test driven development within a corporate environment. Amongst the tips that I liked the best I will mention “Don’t clean up after tests”. Leaving the data created by the test can help immensely when issues are found. “Create unique contexts for each test”. To prevent tests stepping on each other’s toes if they are run in parallel, create a unique context for the test. “Don’t write the test at all.” If the story doesn’t have much value, or the the systems you are using are not in your control and are not test friendly then stop just short of automating it.
Is your team distributed? Is the team split across different time zones? Are you facing challenges in evolving a high quality product? Is your testing phase in sync with the development of the product? This video shares thoughts, experiences and case studies on how to convert the principles for distributed testing into practices. It focuses on the practices of making testing effective on distributed teams by keeping things simple, yet effective.
In this blog post, Rob Stevenson-Leggett gives a detail presentation on how to start some simple Javascript unit tests using QUnit as the test framework and Sinon.js as a mocking framework. QUnit is a JavaScript test suite used by the jQuery project to test its code and plugins but is capable of testing any generic JavaScript code and even capable of testing JavaScript code on the server-side. Sinon.JS is a standalone test spies, stubs and mocks for JavaScript. It has no dependencies and works with any unit testing framework.
This video takes a detailed look at coded UI tests,which can be used to create fully automated UI tests for Microsoft Silverlight, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and web applications. Learn some techniques for creating robust coded UI tests which can be maintained over time along with your evolving application.
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