Acceptance Tests - PaulL48/SOEN341-SC4 GitHub Wiki

Acceptance Test 1: Create a question
Acceptance Test 2: Viewing questions
Acceptance Test 3: Answering a question
Acceptance Test 4: Voting on questions and answers
Acceptance Test 5: Accepting an answer

Acceptance Test 6: Suggesting a rewording of a question

This test shows whether a user can write and post a question when logged in.

User Story: 1

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. The user logs into an account which takes them to the homepage	Valid email and password	The user is logged in	The user is logged in		Pass
2. The user clicks on the "Ask a Question" button		Redirects the user to the Ask a Question page.	Redirected the user to the Ask a Question page.		Pass
3. Then the user is taken to a page with two text boxes for question title and body	Title and body fields	The fields can be modified by the user.	The fields can be modified by the user.		Pass
4. The user enters the question title and body in their respective text boxes	Title and body strings	The user can enter the title and body of his or her question.	The user can enter the title and body of his or her question.		Pass
5. The user clicks the "Post your Question" button		The question gets posted	The question gets posted		Pass
6. The user is taken to the home page		The user gets redirected to the home page, where the question appears	The user got redirected to the home page, where the question appears.		Pass

PASSED

This test shows whether a user can view a question.

User Story: 2

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. The user navigates to the homepage		Directs user to the Home Page	Directed user to the Home Page	Allows guest users	Pass
2. The user clicks on one of the question titles displayed on the page		Directs user to the Question Page	Directed user to the Question Page	Allows guest users	Pass
3. The user is taken to a page with the Question details	Question ID	Displays the question title, body, the answers, the votes and whether an answer is accepted.	Displayed the question title, body, the answers, the votes and whether an answer is accepted.		Pass

PASSED

This test shows that a user can answer a question that is not his own.

User Story: 3

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. The logged-in user clicks on a question that is not his own	Question ID	The user is redirected to the Question Page	The user was redirected to the Question Page	The question does not yet have an accepted answer	Pass
2. The user types his/her answer in the answer box below the question	String, answer	The text box is populated with the answer	The text box is populated with the answer		Pass
3. The user presses the button to submit his/her answer		The answer appears under the question	The answer appeared under the question		Pass
4. The user repeats steps 1-3, but with a question he/she wrote him/herself.		A pop-up shall appear telling the user they cannot answer their own question	A pop-up appeared telling the user they cannot answer their own question.		Pass

PASSED

This test shows that a user can upvote/downvote on a question/answer, but only once in either direction. The user must also be logged in.

User Story: 4

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. The logged-out user attempts to upvote or downvote on any question on the front page.		No effect on votecount.	No effect on votecount.		Pass
2. The logged-out user clicks on any question.		The user is redirected to the question page	The user was redirected to the question page		Pass
3. The logged-out user attempts to upvote or downvote on any answer.		No effect on votecount.	No effect on votecount.		Pass
4. The user logs into the website.	Valid email and password	User is now logged in	User is now logged in		Pass
5. The user upvotes any question.		The votecount increases by one.	The votecount increases by one.		Pass
6. The user tries upvoting the same question again.		The votecount does not change.	The votecount does not change.		Pass
7. The user downvotes the question		Shall return the vote count to the original amount.	Returned the vote count to the original amount.		Pass
8. The user downvotes again.		The votecount reduces by one.	The votecount reduces by one.		Pass
9. The user tries downvoting again		The vote count shall not change.	The vote count did not change		Pass
10. The user clicks on any question.		The user is redirected to the question page	The user was redirected to the question page		Pass
11. Steps 5-9 are performed on any answer to the question.		The same limit of one upvote/downvote shall apply	The same limit of one upvote/downvote did apply		Pass

PASSED

This test shows that the user shall be able to accept only one answer to his or her question, without being able to accept another answer unless the original accepted answer is unaccepted.

User Story: 5

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. As an existing user, click on sign-in and enter a valid email address and password	email address and password	The user is signed in successfully	The user is signed in successfully		Pass
2. Click on a question written by the user with at least one answer, none of which are accepted	Question, array of answers	The question shall appear with a list of answers, none of which have the "Accepted" icon.	The question appears with a list of answers, none of which have the "Accepted" icon.		Pass
3. Click the Accept Answer button next to the answer that should be accepted.	Answer 2	The button shall turn green	The button turns green		Pass
4. Attempt to click the Accept Answer button next to another answer.	Answer 2	Nothing should happen.	Nothing happens.		Pass
5. Click on the Accept Answer button once more on the answer that is already accepted.	Answer 1	The answer shall no longer be accepted.	The answer is no longer accepted.		Pass
6. Click on the Accept Answer button on any other answer.	Answer 2	The answer shall be accepted.	The answer is accepted.		Pass

PASSED

This test shows that the user shall be able to suggest an edit to an a question with no accepted answer, and the original author shall be able to accept or decline the suggestion.

User Story: 6

Step	Test Data	Expected Outcome	Actual Outcome	Notes	Status
1. Click on a question written by another user with no accepted answers	Question, array of answers	The user is redirected to the Question Page	The user is redirected to the Question Page		Pass
3. A suggestion box is present under the question, the user enters a suggestion and clicks the Suggest button	Suggestion string	The suggestion shall appear under the question	The suggestion appears under the question.	Pass
4. The author of the question logs in	Valid email and password	The user is redirected to the home page	The user is redirected to the home page.		Pass
5. The author of the question clicks on the question with the pending suggestion from the homepage.		The user is redirected to the Question Page, where the suggestion is present with an Accept and a Decline button.	The user is redirected to the Question Page, where the suggestion is present with an Accept and a Decline button.		Pass
6. The author clicks the accept or decline button.		If the Accept button is pressed, the question shall become the suggestion and the suggestion shall disappear. If the Decline button is pressed, the question shall remain the same and the suggestion shall disappear.	If the Accept button is pressed, the question becomes the suggestion and the suggestion disappears. If the Decline button is pressed, the question remains the same and the suggestion disappears.		Pass

PASSED