Artifact:  Test Class

Test Class	A stereotype of Class in the design model.
UML Representation:	Class, stereotyped as «test class»
Role:	Designer
Optionality:	This artifact is only used if you are designing and implementing test specific functionality.
More information:	Guidelines: Design Class
Purpose Properties Timing Responsibility Tailoring

Input to Activities: Implement Test Components

Output from Activities: Design Test Classes

Purpose

The purpose of the test class is to identify the test-specific functionality to facilitate or automate tests. This test-specific functionality should be included in the design model. There are two main types of test-specific classes in a design model:

• Test classes that are "stubs" for design classes that you need to simulate or that you have decided not to include completely in a test target.
• Test classes that are drivers, facilitating the automation of test cases.

The Implementer uses the test classes to implement the test specific functionality.

Properties

See Properties in Artifact: Design Class.

Timing

Test classes are created and modified in parallel with creating and modifying the corresponding design classes.

Responsibility

See Responsibility in Artifact: Design Class.

Tailoring

See Tailoring in Artifact: Design Class.