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{{Portal|Software Testing}}

==Test automation interface==

'''Test Automation Interface: '''

Test Automationautomation Interfaceinterface is aare platformplatforms that provides a single [[Workspaceworkspace]] for incorporating multiple testing tools and frameworks for [[System_testingsystem testing|System/Integration testing]] of application under test. The goal of Test Automation Interface is to simplify the process of mapping tests to business criteria without coding coming in the way of the process. Test Automationautomation Interfaceinterface isare expected to improve the efficiency and flexibility of maintaining test scripts.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

[[File:Test Automation Interface.png|thumb|Test Automation Interface Model]]

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'''==Interface Engine:'''engine===

Interface Engineengines isare built on top of Interface Environment. Interface Engineengine comprises of a [[Parser|parser]] and a test runner. The parser is present to parse the object files coming from the object repository in to the test specific scripting language. Test runner deals with executing the test scripts using a [[Test_harness|Testtest Harnessharness]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

'''==Interface Environment:'''environment==

Interface Environmentenvironment comprises of Product/Project Library and Framework Library. Framework Library have modules related with the overall test suite while the Product/Project Library have modules specific to the application under test.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

'''==Object Repository:'''repository==

Object Repositoryrepositories isare a collection of UI/Application object data recorded by the testing tool while exploring the application under test.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

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{{Reflist|3}}

* Hayes, Linda G., "Automated Testing Handbook", Software Testing Institute, 2nd Edition, March 2004

* Kaner, Cem , "Architectures of Test Automation", [http://www.kaner.com/pdfs/testarch.pdf|Architectures of Test Automation]", August 2000

[[Category:Automation]]