Data Driven Testing: A Fun and Informative Guide

 

let’s imagine we’re running a pizza shop and we want to make sure our pizza-making process is top-notch using data-driven testing!

1. Identifying Test Scenarios: Picture this: we want to test different scenarios, like making a cheese pizza, a non-veg pizza, and even a veggie pizza. Each of these scenarios is like a different test case.
2. Preparing Test Data: Think of our ingredients list as our test data. We need cheese, veggies, dough, sauce, and all that good stuff. This is like gathering our data before we start testing.
3. Designing Test Cases: Now, let’s create our instructions for making each pizza. But instead of saying, “Put cheese on the pizza,” we’ll say, “Put [cheese] on the pizza.” The [cheese] part is where we’ll fill in our test data later.
4. Executing Test Cases: Time to put our instructions to the test! We’ll take our pizza-making instructions and use them to make different pizzas, like a cheese pizza with mozzarella or a veggie pizza with mushrooms.
5. Analysing Results: Did our pizzas turn out as expected? If we used chicken in our veggie pizza by mistake, that’s a problem!
6. Iterating and Refining: If we messed up, no worries! We’ll tweak our instructions and try again until we get it just right. Maybe next time, we’ll remember to use the right toppings for each pizza.

And there you have it! Data-driven testing is like making pizzas with different toppings based on our instructions. It’s all about using the right ingredients (data) to make sure our pizzas (software) come out delicious (bug-free)!