Adding New Test Cases

There are test flows which are applied with different data sets, each data set simulating a specific use case. These data sets are applied via TestNG's @DataProvider mechanism.

See the TestNG Data Provider documentation for an explanation about this mechanism.

Adding New Test Flows

The tests should follow the given/when/then pattern:

• in the given steps we set up the System Under Test, e.g. hosts, flags, initial data in files or databases
• in the when steps we perform various actions on the System Under Test
• in the then steps we are verifying the previously performed actions yield the expected results

Adding New Fixtures, Actions, and/or Verifications

Sometimes it is necessary to add new steps in order to support a new technology, a new action, or a new verification.

See the JGiven documentation.

Sometimes it is required to pass some state between the steps. This should be done using JGiven State Injection mechanism.

In order to allow tests to be run in parallel, the state should be protected via ThreadLocal.

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