Technology sharing | interface testing value and system

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This article is excerpted from the internal textbook of Hogwarts testing and development society

If you simply divide tests into two categories , So it's client-side testing and server-side testing . The test of mobile terminal includes UI test , Compatibility test, etc , Server testing includes interface testing . Interface tests check the exchange of data 、 Transfer and control the management process . It bypasses the client , Test the server directly .

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The value of interface testing

The server is very complex , Just like the Alibaba core link diagram in the figure below , Contains about 150 A component , Components interact with each other , Forming a dense back-end network .UI Testing can't cover such a complex network of component interactions , So bypass the client , Directly use the interface test to test the server .

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Interface testing system

Layering the various tests in the industry , Upwards , Find out bug The later it gets , The higher the cost . The interface test （Service） comparison UI test , Problems can be found earlier , Faster quality feedback ; Empathy , unit testing （Unit） Compared to interface testing , Problems can be found earlier , Faster quality feedback , It costs less .

Layered testing ：

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The relationship between client test and server test

Although interface testing covers a wide range , But you can't use interface testing instead of client testing .UI Testing is about the user experience , This part cannot be replaced by interface testing .