Lesson 2 — Tools and methodologies for automated testing

Prerequisites and goals

Prerequisites

Theoretical prerequisites

This lesson assumes that you already know the following:

  • Understand zero-downtime deployment principles in TYPO3
  • Learn risk assessment methods for deployment processes
  • Master rollback strategies for failed deployments
  • Study advanced deployment monitoring techniques

Practical prerequisites

Before you start this lesson, please have the following things ready:

  • Implement zero-downtime deployment procedures in TYPO3
  • Execute risk mitigation strategies during deployments
  • Configure automated rollback procedures for deployments
  • Set up comprehensive deployment monitoring systems

Goals

Theoretical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should know the following:

  • Understand different types of automated testing
  • Learn test suite organization and management
  • Master test coverage analysis methods
  • Study continuous testing integration approaches

Practical goals

By the end of this lesson, you should have completed the following:

  • Set up automated testing tools for TYPO3
  • Create comprehensive test suites for applications
  • Implement test coverage monitoring systems
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

Learning resources

Teacher's instructions

Student's instructions