Ways to support manually executed tests? (that can be used on a Mac)
- by Rinzwind
Are there any tools that can be used on a Mac to support manually executed tests? I have a number of tests that I'm executing manually and which I'm currently documenting using merely a plain text file. "Tools" can be interpreted rather loosely here, anything that's a step up from the plain text file would be useful: a template for some suitable application, supporting AppleScript scripts, a web-based system, a full-blown application ...
Some things that would be great to have better support for (see also the example below):
Checking off each step while you're manually executing the test.
Showing the next step(s) in a small window that is always kept in front of all other windows.
Automatically updating the 'last tested' and 'using svn revision' info.
Keeping a record of all previous testing rounds (not just the last one).
...
Any suggestions for any such "tools" that can be used on a Mac?
An example (faked) entry from the plain text file to give you a better idea of what I'm looking for:
- Check that exported web pages render properly in Safari.
Last tested: 2010-03-24
Using SVN revision: 1000
Steps:
- Open a new document.
- Add some items to the document.
- Export the document to a web page "Test.html" in a new folder "Export Test"
on the Desktop.
- Open the web page in Safari, script:
tell application "Finder"
open file "Test.html" of folder "Export Test" of desktop
end tell
Expected results:
- The web page should appear properly with all items shown.
Clean up steps:
- Remove the folder "Export Test" from the Desktop.
( Note: for those unaware, the snippet of AppleScript in the above can be executed from most text editing applications through the Services menu by selecting the snippet and using: the application menu Services Script Editor Run as AppleScript. This is quite useful to automate some steps for tests that are difficult to automate as a whole. )
