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Automate Testing for Power Apps

Automate Testing for Power Apps

By : César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta
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Automate Testing for Power Apps

Automate Testing for Power Apps

4.8 (12)
By: César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta

Overview of this book

Low-code testing helps build better applications, freeing developers from frustrating problems faced while enhancing app features. Automate Testing for Power Apps will help you use automation testing to build better Canvas apps. You’ll start by understanding the fundamentals of automation testing, different approaches for low-code testing, and its application to Power Apps. Next, you’ll learn how to use Test Studio, Power Automate Desktop, and other tools to automate testing for your Canvas apps. You'll find out how to incorporate testing into your deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases. Additionally, this book covers advanced topics such as PCF components testing and model-driven apps. You’ll discover the new open-source project, Power Apps Test Engine, that’ll provide you with a single automated testing platform for all Power Apps. You'll learn how to test these more complex components to ensure the highest quality and business value for your Power Apps. By the end of this book, you'll have become a pro at using automation testing to build better Power Apps, reduce app release times, and increase the quality of your applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
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Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
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Part 3:Extending Power Apps Automated Testing

Overview of Test Engine, Evolution, and Comparison

Test Engine serves as an innovative testing platform for Power Apps, designed to offer a comprehensive testing solution for all Power Apps and simplify the incorporation of automated testing within app development workflows. It is an open source initiative hosted on GitHub and backed by Microsoft.

Test Engine is built on the Playwright browser testing platform, and the Power Fx language is utilized for defining tests in YAML files, which are simple and comprehensive. We will explore both elements in more detail later.

We are facing the initial preview of Test Engine, which is an evolution in the testing tools for Power Apps, considering the most common use cases but taking a new approach with the use of the Playwright testing platform and adopting an open source philosophy.

This initial version only supports testing on Power Apps canvas applications, although work is already underway to include support for model-driven apps...

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