Changes for page Test Speedup
Last modified by chrisby on 2025/03/08 11:39
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... ... @@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ 20 20 21 21 **Synchronous Testing** 22 22 23 -A simple TDDworkflow is to write new code,runtests locally, wait for them to finish,and if they pass,moveon.Toavoid longwait times, you runonly a few very fast tests. This is fine when youare working on isolatedcode that is checked by unittests, butas soon asintegrationofthe new code with the old code comesinto play,it becomes a problem. Nowyou have twobad choices: eitheryou run only a few fast tests and do not use the full power ofyourtest suite, resulting in low coverage andpossibly missing bugs that would be easier to fix if theywere caughtearlier, or you run all the tests locally and are unproductivefor a long timehilewaiting for them to finish. This problem can be solved with asynchronous testing.23 +A simple test-driven workflow is to write new code, execute tests locally, wait for them to finish and if they pass then going on. To avoid long waiting times, you have to rely on only a few 24 24 25 25 **Asynchronous Testing** 26 26 27 - When you pushcodeintothe coderepository,there should beaDevOps infrastructurethat triggersa CI pipelinethat runsallthe tests.Thisallows your codetobeextensively tested while youcontinuetowork without waiting.If the CI pipelinesucceeds,the testsuitehasproven that yourcode is good. If the CI pipeline fails,youshould receivea notification, suchas an SMS, anemailchat that triggersa ringtone,ora desktop notification, so that you can immediatelystopwhat you are doingnd fixtheproblem. Pushthefixagainand continueorkingwithout waitingfortheteststo finish.27 +is a workflow that works well when the test take a few seconds only. This has the disadvantage that you only check your code changes for correctness against just a few very fast tests. 28 28 29 -It isnotuncommonto havemanyCI pipelinesrunning simultaneouslyfor thesamedeveloper.While thismayrequireadvancedDevOpsinfrastructure,it'softenworththe investment.Oryou cansimplyuse cloudproviders thatdothisautomaticallyinthebackground.29 +Instead of waiting for your tests to finish locally, you should have a DevOps infrastructure which triggers a CI pipeline when pushing the code executing all tests. Doing that enables you to directly go on working without the need to wait minutes for the tests to finish. In case the CI piepline fails, you should get a notification to fix the CI pipeline immediately. This enables quite comprehensive testing, even having the same testing jobs running in parallel, even long taking ones.