bumbleTest

Why Use Eclipse

bumbleTest under the covers uses jUnit, because of this integration with eclipse is relatively simple. The main reason to use eclipse over the command line version is the jUnit progress monitor and the built in XML editor. If you aren’t familiar with eclipse, then it might be best to keep to the command line version.

How do I configure this

1. Create a new java eclipse project.
2. Import the bumble.zip, using the eclipse import wizard.
3. Create a new jUnit run configuration named TestHarness Simulation.
   1. Class name is TestHarness
   2. VM arguments are -Dsimulate  -Dlabel=”simulation”
4. Create a new jUnit run configuration named TestHarness Live
   1. Class name is TestHarness
   2. VM arguments are -server -Dlabel=”live”
5. Run a simulation by executing TestHarness Simulate. When you do this the jUnit monitor will appear.
6. Run a live test by executing TestHarness Live

Simple Parameters

Most basic form of parameters allows for a single value to be reused many times. If the value needs to be changed it only have to be changed in one place.

Declaration

Define a parameters group and give it a name, the id attribute. Declare one or more parameters; CDATA declarations are supported.

<parameters id="basic">
 <parameter id="username">scott</parameter>
</parameters>

Usage

Reference the parameter group by calling it using the parameters attribute. Call the individual parameter using the following syntax “${parameter_name}”.

<testgroup id="TestGroup" parameters="basic">
 <sqlcase id="Hello" description="Something simple">select count(*) from all_users where username = '${username}'</sqlcase>
</testgroup>

Advanced Parameters – Inheritance

Parameter groups can inherit other parameter groups, this allows a hierarchy of parameters to be setup. A good example of this is a database connection. The username and password might be different but the connection url would be the same.

Declaration

<parameters id="connection">
 <parameter id="url">jdbc:db@localhost</parameter>
 <parameter id="driver">org.database.driver</parameter>
</parameters>

<parameters id="defaultPassword">
 <parameter id="password">password</parameter>
</parameters>

<parameters id="connect_as_scott" inherit="connection,defaultPassword">
<parameter id="username">scott</parameter>
</parameters>

<parameters id="connect_as_bob" inherit="connection,defaultPassword">
 <parameter id="username">bob</parameter>
</parameters>

Usage

<testgroup id="TestGroupScott" parameters="connect_as_scott">
 <sqlcase id="Hello" description="Something simple">select count(*) from all_users where username = '${username}'</sqlcase>
</testgroup>

<testgroup id="TestGroupBob" parameters="connect_as_bob">
 <sqlcase id="Hello" description="Something simple">select count(*) from all_users where username = '${username}'</sqlcase>
</testgroup>

Advanced Parameters – Functions

bumbleTest has a few built in functions which allow for dynamic parameters.

• randomDate(min date, max date) – Generates a date between the given range.
  Syntax ${randomDate(YYYYMMDD,YYYYMMDD)}
• random(min value, max value) – Generate a number between the given range.
  Syntax ${randomDate(#,#)}
• seed – Generates a random number between 0 and 100
  Syntax ${seed}

Declaration

<parameters id="basic">
 <parameter id="start_date">${randomDate(20100101,20100131)}</parameter>
 <parameter id="random_number">${random(23,100)}</parameter>
 <parameter id="random_between_0_and_100">${seed}</parameter>
</parameters>