What is Automation Framework
Automation Framework is a set of guidelines, standards, process,
and practices to create and maintain code consistency and to create automation
test suite.
There are several advantages of using automation framework like
Advantage of Test
Automation framework
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Reusability of code
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Maximum coverage
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Recovery scenario
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Low-cost maintenance
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Minimal manual intervention
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Easy Reporting
Below is the list of different types of
automation frameworks:
1.
Module Based Testing Framework:
In this framework, the entire application is usually divided
into several logical and isolated modules and submodules. Then for each module,
separate and independent test script can be created. Thus, when all test
scripts are merged it will create a large test suite representing more than a
single module.
2.
Library Architecture Testing
Framework:
In this framework, we will determine all the common steps and
group them into functions under a library function and call these functions in
the automation test scripts as per our requirement.
3.
Data-Driven Testing
Framework:
In this framework, we will segregate the test data and test case
logic from each other and store this data into an external system like excel or
database. This data is steered in the form of “key-value” pair and the key is
used to access and populate the data within the test scripts.
To understand Data-Driven Framework we can
take the example of Online school/college admission forms. In this form users
(tester) need to input data with different sort of permutation and
combinations.so this type of test data cannot be hard code in any test file
hence we can pull all the test data from any external source like a database or
excel files.
4.
Keyword Driven Testing
Framework:
This framework is just an extension to data-driven Testing
Framework and it not only segregates the test data from the script it will also
keep the set of code belonging to test script into an external data file.
All this information is written in code for
e.g operations are represented as a keyword like SendMail(), LoginIntoPage(),
EnterUserDetails() etc.
The biggest downfall of this framework is that it
requires complex programming knowledge when code becomes lengthier.
5.
Hybrid Testing Framework:
This Framework is a combination of more
than one above mentioned framework. The biggest advantage of this framework is
that it leverages the benefits of all kinds of associated frameworks.
6.
Behavior Driven Development
Framework:
This framework allows the automation of functional validations in
easy to read and understand format to
Business Analysts (BA), Developers, Testers, etc. This framework typically
relies on the usage of Gherkins keyword like Given, When, Then, AND using which
all tests can be written in a very easily readable format.
