Sobes.tech
Junior

How will you test the input field for the name?

sobes.tech AI

Answer from AI

I will check the following:

Data Types:

  • The field accepts only valid characters (letters, space).
  • Absence of digits, special characters, Cyrillic (if not specified).

Length:

  • Minimum allowable length (if any).
  • Maximum allowable length (truncated or error message).
  • Boundaries of permissible length (testing at minimum+1, maximum-1, minimum, maximum length).

Empty value:

  • The field is not empty (if mandatory).
  • Correct display of error message if the field is empty and mandatory.

Spaces:

  • Field with spaces at the beginning, end.
  • Field with multiple spaces between words.
  • Field consisting only of spaces.

Case sensitivity:

  • Input in different cases (lowercase, uppercase).

Copy/Paste:

  • Copying from clipboard.
  • Pasting from clipboard.

Interaction:

  • Clicking on the field.
  • Navigation through the field with keyboard (Tab, Shift+Tab).
  • Correct display of placeholder.

Input boundaries (Boundary Value Analysis):

  • Minimum permissible length.
  • Maximum permissible length.
  • Values around the boundaries (minimum - 1, minimum + 1, maximum - 1, maximum + 1).

Equivalence Partitioning:

  • Correct names (letters, space).
  • Incorrect names (digits, special symbols).
  • Empty field.

Load testing (if necessary):

  • Entering a very long name (much longer than the maximum length, if there is no restriction at the field level).

Automation testing:

  • Creating test cases covering the above scenarios.
  • Using frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress) for interacting with the field.
  • Validating client-side and server-side validation.
// Example of checking field length in Java using Selenium
WebElement nameField = driver.findElement(By.id("name"));
nameField.sendKeys("A".repeat(256)); // Assuming 255 is max length
String value = nameField.getAttribute("value");
// Check that the value was truncated or an error was displayed
# Example of checking invalid characters input in Python using Selenium
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys

name_field = driver.find_element_by_id("name")
name_field.send_keys("Иван123!@#")
# Check that the field did not accept invalid characters or displayed a message