A web framework for test automation: user scenarios through user interaction diagrams

Abstract

This paper presents a web framework for test automation. This framework automates tests specified using the technique User Scenarios through User Interaction Diagrams (US-UID). US-UIDs represent customer requirements and are created a priori to the development of the application code. The goal of this proposal is the execution of US-UIDs as acceptance tests to check the application code in the context of Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD). The implementation of the proposed framework uses FitNesse as its base and adds an editor for creating and executing US-UIDs. The proposal is exemplified by US-UIDs of the 8-puzzle game and evaluates the code of a Web-based application. The results show that US-UID has an executable format as automated tests. In addition, the proposed web framework has the capability of indicating the success, error or failure of interaction between a US-UID and the application code.