HP unveils new test automation solution for app developers, testers

HP has announced a new functional test automation solution ‘LeanFT’ for software developers and testers. The solution is built specifically for continuous testing and continuous delivery, and fits into existing ecosystems (such as Microsoft TFS, GIT, and Subversion) and frameworks that support test driven and behavior driven development. It has test automation authoring with either C# or Java, and IDE integration. [caption id=“attachment_2000159” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] HP LeanFT provides a comprehensive set of tools designed to accelerate test design and maintenance, including an Object Identification Center, used to automatically generate code and abstraction models used for applications under test. It provides project templates for standard unit-testing frameworks, including NUnit, MSTest and JUnit, to improve collaboration and alignment between software developers and test automation engineers. LeanFT integrates with and provides plugins for popular IDEs such as Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse. Tests are authored in the IDEs using C# (in Visual Studio) or Java (in Eclipse). This allows developers and testers to work in the same environments utilizing the same tools. In conjunction with HP LeanFT, HP Application Defender enables the rapid discovery of software vulnerabilities during both development and test phases, where code changes are less costly. HP Enterprise Services has also updated its Testing and Quality Assurance Services to support HP LeanFT projects. “As businesses seek to move with more speed and pursue new markets, developers and testers experience greater opportunities but also greater risks,” said Saurabh Saxena, Country Director-India HP. “HP LeanFT beautifully balances the twin imperatives of velocity and quality by allowing developers to operate in the modern Agile and DevOps ecosystem, while also leveraging our proven capabilities in application testing and application lifecycle management.”