Test progress reporting in Testing Fundamentals - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test simulates a simple test progress reporting scenario. It verifies that the test runner correctly reports the start, progress, and completion of multiple test steps.

Test Code - PyTest

Testing Fundamentals

class TestProgressReporting:
    def __init__(self):
        self.steps = ["Initialize", "Load Data", "Process Data", "Generate Report"]
        self.progress = []

    def run_test(self):
        print("Test starts")
        for step in self.steps:
            print(f"Running step: {step}")
            self.progress.append(step)
            print(f"Progress: {len(self.progress)}/{len(self.steps)} steps completed")
        print("Test completed successfully")

    def verify_progress(self):
        assert len(self.progress) == len(self.steps), "Not all steps completed"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    test = TestProgressReporting()
    test.run_test()
    test.verify_progress()

Execution Trace - 10 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	TestProgressReporting instance created, steps list initialized	-	PASS
2	Running step: Initialize	Step 'Initialize' is being executed	Progress list contains 'Initialize'	PASS
3	Progress: 1/4 steps completed	One step completed out of four	-	PASS
4	Running step: Load Data	Step 'Load Data' is being executed	Progress list contains 'Load Data'	PASS
5	Progress: 2/4 steps completed	Two steps completed out of four	-	PASS
6	Running step: Process Data	Step 'Process Data' is being executed	Progress list contains 'Process Data'	PASS
7	Progress: 3/4 steps completed	Three steps completed out of four	-	PASS
8	Running step: Generate Report	Step 'Generate Report' is being executed	Progress list contains 'Generate Report'	PASS
9	Progress: 4/4 steps completed	All four steps completed	-	PASS
10	Test completed successfully	Test run finished with all steps done	Assert that progress list length equals steps list length	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: If one or more steps are not added to the progress list during execution

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test print when it starts running?

A Test starts

B Test completed successfully

C Running step: Initialize

D Progress: 1/4 steps completed

Key Result

Always track and verify each test step's progress to ensure the test completes all intended actions.