UPEDU

Artifacts > Test Artifact Set > Test Component


Test Component		 A stereotype of component in the implementation model.
UML representation: Component in the implementation model, stereotyped as «test component».
Role: Implementer
Optionality:

This artifact is only used if you are designing and implementing test specific functionality.

Output from Activities:

Purpose

The purpose of the test component is to implement the test specific functionality to facilitate or automate tests. There are two main types of test-specific components:

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

The Tester uses the test components to execute the test specific functionality in testing.

Properties

See Properties in Artifact: Component.

Timing

Test classes are created and modified in parallel with creating and modifying corresponding application or system components

Responsibility

See Responsibility in Artifact: Component.

Tailoring

See Tailoring in Artifact: Component.