How to build an automation framework from scratch?

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How t oBui l dan Aut omat i on Fr amewor k f r om Scr at ch?

Ther ewi l lbes c enar i oswher et her ei sapos s i bi l i t yofaut omat i ont es t i ngpr oj ec t sf al l i ngapar t .Oneoft he r eas onsmi ghtbet eamsget t i ngi nt oobs t ac l est hati nvol vemai nt enanc e,r es our c esandc odepol i c y.Ont he c ont r ar y,i ft hewor ki ngofr es our c esandt es t si spr oper l ydefinedbyat eam f oras pec i ficpr oj ec t ,t hent het es t aut omat i on ac t i vi t yc an be c ar r i ed outr ewar di ngl y.To f ur t heropt i mi z et he t es taut omat i on pr oc es s ,an aut omat edt es t i ngf r amewor kc anbebui l tt hr oughwhi c ht het es t swi l l bedefinedandopt i mi z edi nor dert or un qui c kl yandaut onomous l y.I nt hi sar t i c l e,youwi l lgett oknow t hes t epsr equi r edt obui l dat es taut omat i on f r amewor kf r om s c r at c h.

Fol l owi ngar et hef ours t epsr equi r edt obui l dan aut omat i onf r amewor kf r om s cr at ch:

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I ni t i at ewi t hs et t i ngupa s t r at egi cpl anofact i on:

Adet ai l edpl anofac t i oni sneededt oc r eat eat es taut omat i on f r amewor k. I ni t i at e wi t h or gani z i ng and defini ng c odi ng l anguages and t ool s , r es our c es ,mai nt enanc e,r epor t i ng,er r or l oggi ngmec hani s ms ,r es our c esandt es ts c r i pts ec ur i t y.Dec i de on doc ument i ng t he aut omat ed t es t st hatwi l lbe devel oped, s t or edandexec ut edbyt het eam. Thec odi ngl anguaget hatwi l lbeus edaswel last heaut omat edt es t st hatar ewr i t t enbydevel oper sandt es t er s s houl dbepr oper l ydefined.Al t er nat i vel y, t oolort ool sc anbeus ed, s ot hatat es taut omat i onf r amewor kandt he s c r i pt sc anbec r eat ed.

02

Thet ool sandr es our ces s houl dbepr oper l y s t r eaml i ned:

The c ode ( par t i c ul ar l yt es ts c r i pt s )needst o be managed and devel opedandhenc et her i ghtt eam orpr of es s i onal ( s )needt obe i dent i fied.Pr oj ec tmanagementand or gani z at i onals ki l l s ar e expec t edoutoft het eam member s .Tes ts c r i ptc r eat i onc anbe enhanc ed by c odi ng s ki l l s ,but ,addi t i onalkey s ki l l s ar e al s o i mpor t ant .The t eam mus thave t he nec es s ar yexper t i s e and r es our c est oc ar r youtt het as kadequat el y.

Thet es t sneedt obeexec ut edf r equent l y.How f r equent l yt het es t sr unandt hedur at i onoft het es texec ut i on s houl dbet akeni nt oac c ountwhent hes t r uc t ur eoft es tc as esi naf r amewor ki sdet er mi ned.Thet i mes pentf or anal yz i ngf ai l edt es t ss houl dal s obet akeni nt oc ons i der at i on.Thes pec i fict ool sneedt obes el ec t edbyt het eam i ndevel opi ngat es taut omat i onf r amewor k.

03

Ther epor t i ng,l ogsand mai nt enanceact i vi t i ess houl d becar r i edouts t r at egi cal l y:

Theaut omat i ont es t i ngf r amewor ks houl di nc l udeer r orl oggi ng andr epor t i ngac t i vi t i es .Thr ought hi s ,t hef ai l ur esi naut omat ed t es ts c r i pt sc anbeanal yz edappr opr i at el ywi t houtwas t i ngmuc h t i meandr es our c es . Aus ef uler r orl ogc anbec r eat edbydevel oper st hatc anbeac c es s i bl et oanyone,ei t herwi t hi nt hes har edf ol der oranappl i c at i on.Sc r i pter r or sc anbefixedbyt es t er st hr oughr epor t sandl ogsandal s oappl i c at i oner r or sc anbe i dent i fiedf orr epai r .Thet eam c anqui c kl yandeas i l yfixt heer r ori ft hei nf or mat i oni st hor oughl yc ol l ec t ed. Adefinedmai nt enanc epl anc ons i s t soft wokeyc omponent sandt hos ear eer r orl oggi ngandr epor t i ng.When mai nt enanc ef ai l s , t hent es taut omat i oneffor t sar emos tl i kel yt of ai l . Themai nt enanc ewor ks houl dhaveapr oper s t r uc t ur eandt her i ghtpr of es s i onals ot hatt het es tupdat esc anbepr oper l yc ar r i edoutbyt het eam.

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Runt hef r amewor ki n or dert ot es ti t :

At r i alr uns houl dbedoneonat es taut omat i onf r amewor kt hat hasbeens uc c es s f ul l ybui l t .Fort hi s ,t het es tf r amewor ks houl d be t es t ed.A s mal ls ui t e ofaut omat ed s moke t es t sc an be devel opeds ot hatanappl i c at i on’ sc r i t i c alf unc t i onal i t yc anbe ver i fiedi nadefinedar ea.

As er i esofaut omat edt es ts ui t est hatar eval i dc anbebui l tt ot es tt hef r amewor k. Spec i ficc hangesi fr equi r edc an bemadeear l yon i nt hepr oc es s ,s ot hatgr adual l yval i d aut omat ed t es ts ui t esc an beobt ai ned and t husa s uc c es s f ult es taut omat i oni mpl ement at i onc anbeexpec t ed.

Concl usi on I fyou ar el ooki ng f or war dt oi mpl ement i ng t estaut omat i on act i vi t i esf oryour speci f i cpr oj ect ,t hen do getconnect ed wi t h a wel l -est abl i shed sof t war et est i ng ser vi ces company t hatwi l lpr ovi de you wi t haf easi bl et est i ng st r at egy and pr of essi onalsuppor tt hati si nl i newi t hyourpr oj ectspeci f i cr equi r ement s.

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