Simplifying your test runs with ‘make’
The ‘make’ command has been around since 1976 and was originally used to build executable programs. In this talk I want to show how this powerful tool can greatly reduce complexity and eliminate stumbling blocks of running your automated tests. This applies to both CI pipelines and local test runs on developer or QA machines.
Outline/Structure of the Case Study
- Description of our old way to run tests (via Maven) and its drawbacks
- Passing a lot of parameters
- Disallowed parameter combinations
- Required installation of Java and Maven on all machines
- Steep learning curve
- Brief history of make
- How make works and its original purpose
- Walk through some techniques of our make file
- One way of running tests in different environments
- Verification of parameters
- Invocation of parallel test runs
- Triggering of complex scripts
- Wrap complex internals into a simplified CLI tool
- Summary
Learning Outcome
- Understand how automation engineers can simplify test runs using ‘make’
- See the benefits of Makefiles for different use cases
- Realize that “old” technology can be used to solve new problems
Target Audience
Automation engineers, developers, QA
Prerequisites for Attendees
Basic understanding of CI and build management
Video
Links
Twitter: @bischoffdev
schedule Submitted 3 years ago
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