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Testing Requirements

Overview

This document defines the testing standards and requirements that all code must meet, ensuring reliability, correctness, and quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Testing Principles

1. Test Coverage

  • Functional coverage
  • Requirement coverage
  • Code coverage
  • Edge case coverage
  • Error condition coverage
  • Integration path coverage
  • UI/UX coverage
  • Performance coverage

2. Test Independence

  • Isolated tests
  • Independent assertions
  • No interdependencies
  • Controlled environments
  • Deterministic results
  • Repeatable outcomes
  • Standalone execution
  • Environment independence

3. Test Reliability

  • Consistent results
  • Flake-free design
  • Stable assertions
  • Environment tolerance
  • Resource management
  • Dependency control
  • Timeout handling
  • Cleanup procedures

4. Test Maintainability

  • Clear test intent
  • Self-documenting tests
  • Readable assertions
  • Modular test design
  • Reusable components
  • Standard patterns
  • Well-organized suites
  • Appropriate abstractions

Test Types and Requirements

1. Unit Testing

  • Function/method level tests
  • Class/module tests
  • Component isolation
  • Mock/stub usage
  • State verification
  • Behavior verification
  • Edge case coverage
  • Error condition handling

2. Integration Testing

  • Component interaction tests
  • Service integration tests
  • API contract tests
  • Data flow verification
  • Communication protocols
  • Error propagation
  • System boundaries
  • External dependencies

3. Functional Testing

  • Feature validation
  • User story verification
  • Workflow testing
  • End-to-end scenarios
  • UI interaction
  • Business logic validation
  • User acceptance criteria
  • Cross-functional requirements

4. Non-functional Testing

  • Performance testing
  • Load testing
  • Stress testing
  • Security testing
  • Accessibility testing
  • Compatibility testing
  • Usability testing
  • Resilience testing

Test Design Patterns

1. Arrangement Patterns

  • Test fixture setup
  • Object mother
  • Test data builders
  • Factory patterns
  • Dependency injection
  • Environment configuration
  • State preparation
  • Resource allocation

2. Action Patterns

  • Command invocation
  • Event triggering
  • Data manipulation
  • User simulation
  • Service calls
  • Workflow execution
  • Error induction
  • State transition

3. Assertion Patterns

  • State verification
  • Output validation
  • Side effect verification
  • Exception validation
  • Event verification
  • Property-based testing
  • Golden master comparison
  • Snapshot testing

4. Cleanup Patterns

  • Resource disposal
  • State restoration
  • Database rollback
  • Mock verification
  • Environment reset
  • Isolation enforcement
  • Thread cleanup
  • Context clearing

Test Automation

1. Test Framework

  • Test runner
  • Assertion library
  • Mocking framework
  • Test fixtures
  • Parameterization
  • Test categorization
  • Execution control
  • Reporting capabilities

2. CI/CD Integration

  • Automated execution
  • Pipeline integration
  • Test selection
  • Parallelization
  • Results reporting
  • Test artifacts
  • Coverage reporting
  • Failure analysis

3. Test Data Management

  • Test data creation
  • Data isolation
  • Database fixtures
  • Seed data
  • Data cleanup
  • Realistic samples
  • Generated data
  • Randomized inputs

4. Environment Management

  • Environment isolation
  • Configuration management
  • Service virtualization
  • Container usage
  • Environment provisioning
  • State management
  • Dependency control
  • Clean state guarantee

Test Quality Assurance

1. Test Review

  • Peer review process
  • Assertion validation
  • Coverage analysis
  • Complexity assessment
  • Maintainability review
  • Pattern conformance
  • Failure analysis
  • Improvement identification

2. Test Metrics

  • Coverage metrics
  • Execution time
  • Failure rate
  • Flakiness index
  • Test debt
  • Mutation score
  • Regression effectiveness
  • Test ROI

3. Test Maintenance

  • Refactoring approach
  • Legacy test handling
  • Technical debt management
  • Obsolete test removal
  • Test evolution
  • Framework upgrades
  • Pattern migration
  • Continuous improvement

4. Test Documentation

  • Test purpose
  • Requirement traceability
  • Test categories
  • Known limitations
  • Special requirements
  • Dependencies
  • Test data requirements
  • Environmental needs

Test Governance

1. Test Strategy

  • Testing levels
  • Testing approach
  • Risk-based testing
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Release criteria
  • Coverage requirements
  • Quality gates
  • Resource allocation

2. Test Processes

  • Test planning
  • Test design
  • Test execution
  • Defect management
  • Test reporting
  • Test lifecycle
  • Continuous testing
  • Test-driven development

3. Roles & Responsibilities

  • Developer testing
  • QA testing
  • Specialized testing
  • Test automation
  • Test review
  • Test infrastructure
  • Test analytics
  • Test governance

4. Test Tools

  • Standard toolsets
  • Tool selection
  • Tool integration
  • Custom extensions
  • Shared frameworks
  • Tool maintenance
  • Tool training
  • Tool evolution

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