Testing OSGi-based Applications with DA-Testing

Testing OSGi-based Applications with DA-Testing

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  Testing OSGi-based Applicationswith DA-TestingValery Abu-EidDynamicJava.org
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  OutlineThe need fortesting Dynamic ApplicationsThe main difficulties of testing OSGi ApplicationsDA-Testing – a framework for testing Dynamic OSGi-based ApplicationsExample: Testing “Dynamic Store” application with DA-Testing
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  Why Testing DynamicApplications?To verify application’s dynamicityApplications should not be considered dynamic unless they have tests which verify their dynamicityTo validate patches and updates prior to installing them in the production environment
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  OSGi Application TestingDifficulties?Too much of required maintaining codeReadability of the Testing CodeReusability of already available Testing CodeClass Casting problems
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  How DA-Testing solvesthese problems?Provides a Dynamic Oriented Tests StructureMore suitable structure for testing Dynamic ApplicationsIncreases Testing Code reusabilityProvides an OSGi-friendly API for testersIncreases coding efficiency by reducing testing code size and handling common OSGi testing aspectsRuns all tests in the OSGi EnvironmentNo Class Casting problems
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  DA-Testing Concepts: TestScenariosReflect Dynamicity Scenarios that we expect the application to haveExamples: Runtime substitution of domain services, installation of patch bundles, etc.DA-Testing executes Test Scenarios to emulate changes in the OSGi Environment
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  DA-Testing Concepts: TestCasesTest Cases are executed as reactions to changes in the OSGi EnvironmentThey contain assertions that validate the behavior of the application
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  Testing “Dynamic Store”applicationDemo
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  Final NotesDA-Testing isa Testing Framework which is optimized for testing Dynamic OSGi-based applicationsIt increases the quality of Dynamic OSGi-based applications by providing common guidelines for testing dynamic applicationsIt increases the efficiency of the testing process by handling most common problems that testers of OSGi-based applications have
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  Further InformationDA-Testing Homepage:http://www.dynamicjava.org/projects/da-testingDynamicJava.org Homepage: http://www.dynamicjava.org/