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RDTA – Repository Driven Test Automation A new look into reuse of test automation artifacts

Authors:
Dani Almog
Hadas Chassidim
Shlomo Mark
Yaron Tsubary

Keywords: testing; test automation; software reuse; repository driven automation

Abstract:
Abstract— Repository Driven Test Automation (RDTA) is an approach to the buildup process of test automation infrastructure which proposes reuse of testing artifacts as a fundamental principle for the creation of test automation. Our research was motivated by a two-fold inquiry: Can testing automation artifacts be reused? If so, how? These inquiries led us to a new concept for the formulation of test automation. The term software repository here refers to a storage location from which software packages or artifacts may be retrieved for reuse in other systems or software products, preferably - as is. This conceptual paper explores different aspects of the reuse of software test automation artifacts and elaborates on several practical implications and changes that arise from the implementation of this new paradigm in a software development organization.

Pages: 42 to 46

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: November 15, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4316

ISBN: 978-1-61208-441-1

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from November 15, 2015 to November 20, 2015