Gauge creates acceptance tests in any language, integrated development environment or ecosystem
Thoughtworks, a global software and digital transformation consultancy, today announced the free availability of its newest open source product, Gauge. Available to download for free, Gauge was built to make test automation easy and to help organizations of all sizes on their journey towards continuous delivery.
In today’s hypercompetitive market, the speed at which software is designed and delivered is accelerating and test automation is becoming increasingly valuable. The launch of Gauge builds on Thoughtworks’ ongoing commitment to open source and their work helping organizations continuously improve and deliver quality software.
“Thoughtworks has a rich history with test automation, so we are painfully aware of the need for better tools in this space,” said David Rice, managing director of Thoughtworks Products. “We built Gauge to remove many of the headaches that continually plague our teams when authoring and maintaining automated acceptance suites.”
“Gauge is really just the first step. In the coming months we will be releasing tools to make these tests even faster and more stable,” said Dr. Rebecca Parsons, chief technology officer, Thoughtworks. “Beyond that we will look to leverage our ongoing R&D in the area of test data management.”
Gauge is designed with reusability and refactorability at its core which allows users to:
- Write specifications in markdown
- Script tests in the language/s of their choice (Javascript, C#, Python, Java, Ruby, etc.)
- Create tests in the IDE of their choice (Visual Studio, VS Code, IntelliJ, etc.)
- Run tests in parallel
- Generate custom reports
- Develop bespoke plugins for custom requirements
“We have a complex Web UI that we run hundreds of tests on, across multiple browser permutations,” said Chris Stanush, test automation engineer and early user of the product. “Gauge has revolutionized our automated testing process, allowing us to write an automated testing framework that is simple to use, even for non-technical users.”
Gauge solves real problems with test maintenance thanks to its contributors and growing community of early adopters. For more information visit www.gauge.org, follow us on twitter or check out our code on GitHub.