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 # test-automation-framework (TAF)
 
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+TAF is a test automation framework based on JUnit and Selenium. 
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+for...
+ Java
+    Swing
+    HTML
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+improve efficiency in test automation
+minimize manual intervention 
+maximize robustness
+reusability of code
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+■Tests can be executed with multiple data sets.
+■Multiple scenarios can be tested quickly by varying the data, thereby reducing the number of scripts needed.
+■Hard-coding data can be avoided so any changes to the test scripts do not affect the data being used and vice versa.
+■You’ll save time by executing more tests faster.
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+separation of test data from the code - use same code or script for different combinations of test input data
+Tests can be executed with multiple data sets. 
+store test data in external data sources such as Excel etc. (do we cover additional sources yet?)
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+Filling and checking via the fill() and check() method. Whether and what to be filled is controlled via the data pool 
+- value (fills in the value)
+- blank (empties the field)
+- {skip} skips the field and leaves it in the state it is.
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+Within Excel, you can use formulas for test data definition. Dynamically: an input date =today()+30
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+for the checking as well: 
+- value
+- {skip}
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+process itself also controlled via an overall datapool
+telling which form to be processed with which data
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+convenience methods
+for.... 
+filling
+checking
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+Object recognition (html) possible via
+id
+labels
+xpath
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+Selenium
+before after
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+interface to Jira -> reporting of test case status
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+Jenkins