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Hands-On Full Stack Web Development with Aurelia

By : Diego Argüelles Rojas, Erikson Murrugarra
Book Image

Hands-On Full Stack Web Development with Aurelia

By: Diego Argüelles Rojas, Erikson Murrugarra

Overview of this book

Hands-On Full Stack Web Development with Aurelia begins with a review of basic JavaScript concepts and the structure of an Aurelia application generated with the Aurelia-CLI tool. You will learn how to create interesting and intuitive application using the Aurelia-Materialize plugin, which implements the material design approach. Once you fully configure a FIFA World Cup 2018 app, you'll start creating the initial components through TDD practices and then develop backend services to process and store all the user data. This book lets you explore the NoSQL model and implement it using one of the most popular NoSQL databases, MongoDB, with some exciting libraries to make the experience effortless. You'll also be able to add some advanced behavior to your components, from managing the lifecycle properly to using dynamic binding, field validations, and the custom service layer. You will integrate your application with Google OAuth Service and learn best practices to secure your applications. Furthermore, you'll write UI Testing scripts to create high-quality Aurelia Apps and explore the most used tools to run end-to-end tests. In the concluding chapters, you'll be able to deploy your application to the Cloud and Docker containers. By the end of this book, you will have learned how to create rich applications using best practices and modern approaches.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Foreword
Contributors
Preface
Index

Integration testing – Multiple services, one application


We have all our functionalities already tested. We know that our services work correctly but what about our database connection? What about our SSO? Can you confirm these services/dependencies work correctly?

Integration testing plays an important role in the application development cycle by verifying the correct behavior of the system. Let's explore our current application architecture:

Integration tests ensure the correct interaction across our different application layers, in this case, database connection, SSO service, and frontend application.

Why should you do integration tests? Well, if it's not clear yet, there are a few reasons to consider:

  • Easy integration with daily builds in your Continuous Integration (CI) cycle. Your progress will be testable at any time.
  • Easy to test in dev/QA/UAT/Production environment. It's easy, just like running your application.
  • Tests run faster as compared to end-to-end tests.
  • Allows you to detect system...