Parallelizable data-driven testing
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to generate and perform parallelizable data-driven single instruction multiple data (SIMD) tests. A base abstract class that defines shared testing parameters for tests to be performed on an application is designated. Inheriting classes of the base abstract class are defined and a data source key is derived from the inhering classes. A test data source is accessed to perform the tests on the application and a result of tests is generated based on the data source key.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
designating a base abstract class that defines a plurality of shared testing parameters for a plurality of tests to be performed on an application;
defining a plurality of inheriting classes of the base abstract class;
deriving a data source key from the plurality of inhering classes, wherein the data source key comprises a country code;
accessing a test data source to perform the plurality of tests on the application, wherein the test data source is generated based on the data source key, and wherein the test data source comprises a plurality of data sources including at least:
a credentials data source; and
a validation data source; and
generating a result of the plurality of tests based on the data source key.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of tests comprise a plurality of single instruction multiple data (SIMD) tests.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of SIMD tests by combining:
an inheritance mechanism for code duplication operations;
at least one of: a unit test methodology, an integration testing methodology, a user interface (UI) testing methodology, or an end-to-end testing methodology for long run time operations; and
the test data source for test data duplication operations.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
executing each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes in parallel.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that a new test has been added to the plurality of tests;
applying the new test to each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new test on the application.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
adding a new inheriting class to the plurality of inheriting classes to permit the new inheriting class to inherit the plurality of tests in the base abstract class; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new inheriting class on the application.
7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:
designate a base abstract class that defines a plurality of shared testing parameters for a plurality of tests to be performed on an application;
define a plurality of inheriting classes of the base abstract class;
derive a data source key from the plurality of inhering classes, wherein the data source key comprises a country code;
access a test data source to perform the plurality of tests on the application, wherein the test data source is generated based on the data source key, and wherein the test data source comprises a plurality of data sources including at least:
a credentials data source; and
a validation data source; and
generate a result of the plurality of tests based on the data source key.
8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein
the plurality of tests comprise a plurality of single instruction multiple data (SIMD) tests.
9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of SIMD tests by combining:
an inheritance mechanism for code duplication operations;
at least one of: a unit test methodology, an integration testing methodology, a user interface (UI) testing methodology, or an end-to-end testing methodology for long run time operations; and
the test data source for test data duplication operations.
10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising:
executing each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes in parallel.
11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining that a new test has been added to the plurality of tests;
applying the new test to each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new test on the application.
12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising:
adding a new inheriting class to the plurality of inheriting classes to permit the new inheriting class to inherit the plurality of tests in the base abstract class; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new inheriting class on the application.
13. A system comprising: one or more processors; and
a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
designate a base abstract class that defines a plurality of shared testing parameters for a plurality of tests to be performed on an application;
define a plurality of inheriting classes of the base abstract class;
derive a data source key from the plurality of inhering classes, wherein the data source key comprises a country code;
access a test data source to perform the plurality of tests on the application, wherein the test data source is generated based on the data source key, and wherein the test data source comprises a plurality of data sources including at least:
a credentials data source; and
a validation data source; and
generate a result of the plurality of tests based on the data source key.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein
the plurality of tests comprise a plurality of single instruction multiple data (SIMD) tests.
15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of SIMD tests by combining:
an inheritance mechanism for code duplication operations;
at least one of: a unit test methodology, an integration testing methodology, a user interface (UI) testing methodology, or an end-to-end testing methodology for long run time operations; and
the test data source for test data duplication operations.
16. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:
executing each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes in parallel.
17. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining that a new test has been added to the plurality of tests;
applying the new test to each inheriting class of the plurality of inheriting classes;
adding a new inheriting class to the plurality of inheriting classes, wherein
the adding permits the new inheriting class to inherit the plurality of tests in the base abstract class; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new test and the new inheriting class on the application.
18. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:
adding a new inheriting class to the plurality of inheriting classes to permit the new inheriting class to inherit the plurality of tests in the base abstract class; and
performing the plurality of tests comprising the new inheriting class on the application.
19. The system of claim 14 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of SIMD tests by combining:
a base abstract class manager;
an inheriting class manager; and
a test data source manager.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:
creating the plurality of SIMD tests by combining:
an inheritance principle from object-oriented programming;
unit testing run parallelization; and
a data-driven testing approach.