Gauge (software)

Gauge is a light weight cross-platform test automation tool. It uses markdown to author test cases and scenarios. Its modular architecture makes it flexible and scalable.

Gauge
Developer(s)Thoughtworks, Inc.
Stable release
1.0.4
Written inGo
Operating systemPlatform-independent
TypeTest automation tool
LicenseGPL
Websitegauge.org

Markdown

Gauge specifications[1] are written in the business language. For example,

Find movies playing near me
===========================

The System Under Test in this example is a web application to find and book movie tickets

Search for movies
-----------------

* Specify location as "Bangalore"
* Search for movie "Star Wars"
* Verify that "INOX" is playing "Star Wars" at "7:30 pm"

Book movie ticket
-----------------

* Sign up with email address <user@gmail.com>
* Complete the verification
* Select location as "Bangalore", the movie "Star Wars" and "3" seats
* Confirm and pay
* Verify the "e-ticket" has been sent to the registered email.

This Gauge specification describes a feature of the System Under Test. The scenarios[2] Search for movies and Book movie ticket represent a flow in this specification. Steps[3] are executable parts of a specification.

Test Code

Specifications in Markdown abstracts code behind the steps.

For example, the step Specify location as "Bangalore" implementation in Java would look like

// This Method can be written in any java class as long as it is in classpath.

public class StepImplementation {
   @Step("Specify location as <location>")
   public void helloWorld(String location) {
       // Step implementation
   }
}

Gauge has Support for writing test code in

The Community contributed language runners are

Execution

Gauge tests can be executed from the command line[4] or the supported IDEs.[5]

The default command gauge specs run the tests sequentially.

The command gauge -p specs will execute the tests in Parallel.

Reports

Gauge gives comprehensive test reports[6] that provides the required details of a given run.

IDE support

Gauge's IDE support[5] helps to write and maintain the test suite.

References
  1. "Long Start – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  2. "Long Start – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. "Long Start – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. "Using Gauge – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  5. "Using Gauge – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  6. "Reports – Gauge 0.8.3 documentation". Retrieved April 28, 2017.

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