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Automation of Software Test, Second International Workshop on

BlackHorse: Creating smart test cases from brittle recorded tests

Year: 2012, Pages: 89-95

Authors

Santo Carino, Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5B7  
James H. Andrews, Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada N6A 5B7  
Sheldon Goulding, Handheld Testing, Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  
Pradeepan Arunthavarajah, Handheld Testing, Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  
Tony Florio, Handheld Testing, Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  
Jakub Hertyk, Handheld Testing, Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

Testing software with a GUI is difficult. Manual testing is costly and error-prone, but recorded test cases frequently “break” due to changes in the GUI. Test cases intended to test business logic must therefore be converted to a less “brittle” form to lengthen their useful lifespan. In this paper, we describe BlackHorse, an approach to doing this that converts a recorded test case to Java code that bypasses the GUI. The approach was implemented within the testing environment of Research In Motion. We describe the design of the toolset and discuss lessons learned during the course of the project.
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