Testing Patterns

This section covers testing architecture patterns and strategies for building robust, reliable software systems with comprehensive test coverage.

Topics Covered

πŸ§ͺ Testing Fundamentals

πŸ”₯ Resilience Testing

  • Chaos Engineering - Netflix Chaos Monkey principles and AWS Fault Injection Simulator

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πŸ“‹ Test Strategy Patterns

  • Test-Driven Development (TDD) - Red-Green-Refactor cycle

  • Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) - Gherkin and business-readable tests

  • Mutation Testing - Testing the quality of tests

  • Property-Based Testing - Automated test case generation

🎭 Test Implementation Patterns

  • Page Object Model - UI test organization

  • Test Data Builders - Flexible test data creation

  • Test Fixtures and Factories - Reusable test setup

  • Parallel Test Execution - Scalable test execution

πŸ” API Testing Patterns

  • Contract Testing - API compatibility verification

  • Schema Validation - API response structure testing

  • Load Testing - Performance and scalability testing

  • Security Testing - Vulnerability and penetration testing

Key Principles

  • Test Pyramid Strategy - Right balance of unit, integration, and E2E tests

  • Fail Fast - Quick feedback on test failures

  • Test Independence - Tests should not depend on each other

  • Deterministic Testing - Consistent and predictable results

  • Test Maintainability - Easy to update and understand

  • Continuous Testing - Integrated into CI/CD pipelines

Technology Stack

Python Testing Frameworks

  • Unit Testing: pytest, unittest, nose2

  • Mocking: unittest.mock, pytest-mock, responses

  • API Testing: requests, httpx, pytest-httpx

  • Load Testing: locust, pytest-benchmark

  • Contract Testing: pact-python, schemathesis

Infrastructure Testing

  • Chaos Engineering: chaos-monkey, litmus, gremlin

  • Infrastructure: pytest-terraform, testinfra

  • Container Testing: testcontainers-python, docker-py

  • Cloud Testing: moto (AWS mocking), localstack

Test Automation Tools

  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins

  • Test Reporting: allure, pytest-html, coverage.py

  • Test Management: TestRail, Xray, Azure Test Plans

  • Monitoring: pytest-monitor, test metrics dashboards

Best Practices

  • Start with Unit Tests - Build solid foundation with fast, isolated tests

  • Mock External Dependencies - Control test environment and improve reliability

  • Test Behavior, Not Implementation - Focus on what the code should do

  • Use Descriptive Test Names - Make test failures self-explanatory

  • Keep Tests Simple - One assertion per test when possible

  • Maintain Test Data - Use factories and builders for flexible test data

  • Monitor Test Health - Track test flakiness and execution time

  • Review Test Code - Apply same quality standards as production code

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