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In order to shorten time to market many software development teams have adopted continuous integration and automated testing. Although user interface test automation is a suitable solution for Agile development, the resulting frequently changing application gives rise to challenging task, especially from the point-of-view of maintenance. In this paper, we present an approach bypassing those drawbacks through test recording enhanced by post-processing that creates smart tests that are easy to maintain. We have analyzed recorded tests and created step signatures that we then use to find a sequence of common steps. Based on this, we identify reusable parts which we consequently optimize using algorithms that are introduced in this paper to remove inefficient duplications in tests.
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Filipsky, M., Bures, M., Jelinek, I. (2015). Creating Smart Tests from Recorded Automated Test Cases. In: Rocha, A., Correia, A., Costanzo, S., Reis, L. (eds) New Contributions in Information Systems and Technologies. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 353. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16486-1_76
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