Automation Testing Courses

A test automation framework includes all the tools and processes needed to execute the same test scripts repeatedly or share the process among many different operators. Every test automation framework has its own architecture designed to carry out a specific type of testing. Common types include modular-driven frameworks, which break down an application into smaller modules that are tested individually. Behavior-driven development frameworks, on the other hand, create a collaborative platform where everyone in the development process can participate. There are also linear automation frameworks, often used to test small applications where no custom code is needed. As their respective names imply, keyword-driven testing frameworks test scripts based on specified keywords, and data-driven testing frameworks use test data extracted from external files. (Think Excel or CSV files.) Hybrid test automation frameworks combine aspects of data-driven and keyword-driven testing frameworks.

A complete automation testing sequence typically includes functional and non-functional automation, but these two testing types focus on different goals. Functional testing is used to verify what the software or application is designed to do. For example, functional testing validates whether a login function operates correctly to let users into a website. Non-functional testing validates how well the software performs those functions, such as verifying that the login function loads quickly enough to satisfy users' expectations. These two types of testing are part of all kinds of testing frameworks, and in all of them, functional testing is usually completed before non-functional testing.