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alibaba82
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15 years ago

combination and permutation testing

Hello,
Would it be possible to have a new type of datasource called permutation testing.

The idea is lets say I have an API /music/albums/image=true&format=jpeg

the possible values for image are true, false
the possible values for format are jpeg, png, tiff

If there a combination/permutation generator, such that it would generate a table for me and allow me to enter output/outputs. that way I can i test all possible outcomes of the request parameters

example

image | format | output1 | output 2 |
----------------------------------------------
true | jpeg | 0 | 12 |
true | png | 3 | 12 |
true | tiff | 5 | 16 |
false | jpeg | 0 | 12 |
false | png | 2 | 13 |
false | tiff | 0 | 123 |


using this datasource, I can test the music/albums teststep with many possible tests. This would greatly reduce the complexity and number of our test cases making the project more manageable.

hope my description made sense.

Thanks

Ali
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