Wiki source code of Enhance Test Execution Speed

Version 1.4 by chrisby on 2023/06/04 10:13

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1.3	1	Fast-executing tests require less time and are executed more frequently, contributing to improved code quality. Therefore a high test execution speed is beneficial.
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	4	=== Measures ===
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	6	* Test type segregation: Unit tests typically run much faster than other types of tests. For large test suites, consider running unit tests regularly on the developer's local machine, while scheduling more resource-intensive tests to run at a fixed rate in a continuous integration environment, for example.
	7	* Partial testing: You don't have to run all tests every time. Often, it is sufficient to run only the tests related to recently changed code.
	8	* Mock slow dependencies to minimize code execution time, especially operations such as I/O, transaction management, and networking.
	9	* Prefer in-memory databases during testing for cleaner and faster operations compared to standard databases.
	10	* Identify performance bottlenecks by increasing the number of threads:
	11	** If execution time remains constant, CPU is the bottleneck. Mitigate with faster CPUs, more cores, or additional machines.
	12	** If execution time decreases, I/O is the bottleneck. Use more threads, faster memory (such as SSDs), or additional storage.
	13	* Improve I/O speed by using RAM disks, such as Linux's tmpfs tool. Configure your tests to direct all file interactions to the RAM disk.
	14	* Parallelize test execution. Multiple threads can improve execution speed even on single-core processors by keeping the CPU busy while other threads wait for disk I/O.
	15	* Offload CPU-intensive tasks to cloud-based computing resources:
	16	** Upload project files to the cloud.
	17	** The cloud service builds the project, runs tests, and generates a test report.
	18	** Upon completion, download the test report from the cloud.