Automation Testing and Drupal 8

Testing is important for the success of any project. Adopting test driven development is a way to ensure smooth functioning of a project. Drupal 8 comes with very useful capabilities in Automation Testing. Tools like Behat integrates well with Drupal 8, and ensures end-to-end acceptance testing.

Key items of the session will be:

• What is TDD/ BDD
• Core concepts of automation testing
• BDD with Behat
• Integration of Behat with Drupal 8 (Drupal Extension Drivers for Behat)
• Integration with CI (Jenkins/ Travis)
• What is PHPUnit
• What's new in testing in Drupal 8
• Core Classes and Components
• Core/ Contributed modules
• PHPUnit file structure, namespace, and required metadata
• Running PHPUnit tests.
• Integration with IDEs (PHPStorm/ Netbeans)

Who should attend this:

• Developers
• Testers
• Drupal enthusiasts and professionals
• So if you're reading this, you should attend this session!

Prerequisites:

• Familiarity with Drupal development, D7 preferably D8
• Familiarity with basics of PHPUnit