GITB TDL Documentation

Welcome to the documentation of the GITB Test Description Language (TDL). The GITB TDL is used to define test cases to realise a specification’s conformance testing needs. This documentation provides a reference for all concepts and constructs involved in the definition of test cases, as well as code snippets and guidelines to use during test development.

Chapter overview

Chapter	Description
Introduction	Introducing the GITB TDL and its key concepts.
Hello world	A simple hello world example for the GITB TDL.
Test suites	Defining test suite descriptors and packaging your test suite archives.
Test cases	Defining the executable test cases to drive your tests.
Scriptlets	Reusing and customising common sets of test steps across test cases.
Types	Understanding the type system used by variables to manage test session state.
Expressions	Defining expressions, accessing configuration, and using built-in metadata.
Test steps	Defining the test steps to implement test cases and common step concepts.
Test step handlers	Using the built-in test step implementations and custom extensions.
Example test suites	Exploring common scenarios through complete example test suites.
Change history	Listing the highlights of the latest GITB TDL release and changelog.

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