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Automate Testing for Power Apps

By : César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta
Book Image

Automate Testing for Power Apps

By: César Calvo, Carlos de Huerta

Overview of this book

Low-code testing helps build better applications, freeing developers from frustrating problems faced while enhancing app features. Automate Testing for Power Apps will help you use automation testing to build better Canvas apps. You’ll start by understanding the fundamentals of automation testing, different approaches for low-code testing, and its application to Power Apps. Next, you’ll learn how to use Test Studio, Power Automate Desktop, and other tools to automate testing for your Canvas apps. You'll find out how to incorporate testing into your deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases. Additionally, this book covers advanced topics such as PCF components testing and model-driven apps. You’ll discover the new open-source project, Power Apps Test Engine, that’ll provide you with a single automated testing platform for all Power Apps. You'll learn how to test these more complex components to ensure the highest quality and business value for your Power Apps. By the end of this book, you'll have become a pro at using automation testing to build better Power Apps, reduce app release times, and increase the quality of your applications.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
6
Part 2:Tools for Power Apps Automated Testing
11
Part 3:Extending Power Apps Automated Testing

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “Gain insights into using essential test functions from the Power Fx reference, such as SetProperty, Assert, Trace, and Select, through examples.”

A block of code is set as follows:

IfError( Collect( Students, { Name: txtInputName.Text } ),
	Notify("Invalid data provided. Please try again") )

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

App.Formulas =
Distance = Velocity * Time;
Velocity = Value( txtVelocity.Text );
Time = sldHours.Value;

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

setx MSBuildSDKsPath "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.x\sdks"

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “As an example, we have a simple calculator app with two labels for number input, one label for calculated results, and four Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide buttons.”

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