Software Testing on the Salesforce Platform
Software Testing on the Salesforce Platform
About the Book
A practical guide to building and maintaining high quality Salesforce applications through effective testing practice. Beginning with core testing principles, the book introduces the Salesforce testing framework before deep dives into unit testing fundamentals and writing effective tests for Apex code. Readers will learn how to write testable code, create robust test data, and apply patterns such as Test Data Factories and Test Doubles. Whether you are just starting out or you are an experienced Salesforce developer looking to improve your approach to testing, this book provides the tools, techniques, and insights to allow you to develop with confidence and ensure software quality for your applications built on Salesforce.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- About this Book
- Style Guide
- Example Code
- Errors and Omissions
- Feedback
- Chapter 1:Introduction
- Software Testing
- The Impact of Generative AI
- Approaches to Testing
- Types of Testing
- Summary
- Chapter 2:Salesforce Test Framework
- Overview
- Apex Test Classes
- Annotations
- Identifying a Test Class
- Identifying Test Methods
- Public versus Private Test Classes
- Test Data
- Test Data Setup
- Test Execution Demarcation
- Verification
- Masquerading as another User
- Exposing the Implementation
- Detecting Test Context
- Parallel versus Serial Test Execution
- Summary
- Chapter 3:Unit Testing
- Overview
- Benefits of Unit Testing
- Unit Tests are not Free
- Unit Tests are not a Silver Bullet
- Anatomy of a Unit Test
- Testing the Platform
- Test Doubles
- Techniques for Identifying Test Cases
- Summary
- Chapter 4:Plain Old Apex Code
- Static Utility Methods
- Stateless Apex Class With Dependency
- Stateful Apex Class
- Summary
- Chapter 5:Platform Managed Apex Code
- Apex Triggers
- Asynchronous Apex Overview
- Future Methods
- Batch Apex
- Scheduled Apex
- Apex REST
- Summary
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