testng-skill

TestNG Testing Skill

When to Use

Use this skill when you need generates TestNG tests in Java with groups, data providers, parallel execution, XML suite configuration, and listeners. Use when user mentions "TestNG", "@DataProvider", "testng.xml", "groups". Triggers on: "TestNG", "@DataProvider", "testng.xml", "TestNG suite", "parallel tests Java".

Core Patterns

Basic Test with Groups

import org.testng.annotations.*;
import org.testng.Assert;

public class LoginTest {
    @BeforeMethod
    public void setUp() { /* setup */ }

    @Test(groups = "smoke")
    public void testLoginSuccess() {
        Assert.assertTrue(loginService.login("[email protected]", "password123"));
    }

    @Test(groups = "regression", dependsOnMethods = "testLoginSuccess")
    public void testAccessDashboard() {
        Assert.assertNotNull(dashboard.getContent());
    }

    @Test(expectedExceptions = AuthenticationException.class)
    public void testLoginInvalidPassword() {
        loginService.login("[email protected]", "wrong");
    }

    @AfterMethod
    public void tearDown() { /* cleanup */ }
}

Data Providers

@DataProvider(name = "loginData")
public Object[][] loginData() {
    return new Object[][] {
        {"[email protected]", "admin123", true},
        {"[email protected]", "password", true},
        {"[email protected]", "wrong", false},
    };
}

@Test(dataProvider = "loginData")
public void testLogin(String email, String password, boolean expected) {
    Assert.assertEquals(loginService.login(email, password), expected);
}

TestNG XML Suite

<!DOCTYPE suite SYSTEM "https://testng.org/testng-1.0.dtd">
<suite name="Regression" parallel="tests" thread-count="5">
  <test name="Smoke">
    <groups><run><include name="smoke"/></run></groups>
    <classes><class name="tests.LoginTest"/></classes>
  </test>
  <test name="Full">
    <groups><run><include name="regression"/><exclude name="flaky"/></run></groups>
    <packages><package name="tests.*"/></packages>
  </test>
</suite>

Parallel Execution

<suite parallel="methods" thread-count="5">   <!-- Method level -->
<suite parallel="classes" thread-count="5">    <!-- Class level -->
<suite parallel="tests" thread-count="5">      <!-- Test level -->

Soft Assertions

SoftAssert soft = new SoftAssert();
soft.assertEquals(user.getName(), "Alice");
soft.assertEquals(user.getAge(), 25);
soft.assertTrue(user.isActive());
soft.assertAll();  // Reports all failures at once

Listeners

public class TestListener implements ITestListener {
    @Override public void onTestFailure(ITestResult result) {
        System.out.println("Failed: " + result.getName());
        // Take screenshot, log, etc.
    }
}

@Listeners(TestListener.class)
public class LoginTest { /* ... */ }

Lifecycle Annotations

@BeforeSuite → @BeforeTest → @BeforeClass → @BeforeMethod → @Test → @AfterMethod → @AfterClass → @AfterTest → @AfterSuite

Anti-Patterns

Bad	Good	Why
dependsOnMethods everywhere	Independent tests	Cascading failures
No groups	@Test(groups = "smoke")	Can't run subsets
Hard-coded test data	@DataProvider	Reusable
Priority ordering	Independent tests	Fragile

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Run suite	mvn test -DsuiteXmlFile=testng.xml
Run group	mvn test -Dgroups=smoke
Run class	mvn test -Dtest=LoginTest
Reports	test-output/index.html

Deep Patterns → reference/playbook.md

§	Section	Lines
1	Project Setup & Configuration	Maven + Surefire config
2	Suite XML Configuration	Multi-env, parallel, groups
3	BaseTest & Thread-Safe Driver	ThreadLocal, ConfigReader
4	Data Providers (Advanced)	Excel, JSON, CSV, parallel, cross-class
5	Factory Pattern	Cross-browser matrix
6	Listeners (Production Suite)	Retry, screenshot, timing
7	Soft Assertions & Dependencies	Groups, method deps
8	Page Object Integration	PageFactory, fluent POs
9	Parallel Execution Strategies	Method/class/test/mixed
10	Reporting Integration	Allure, ExtentReports
11	CI/CD Integration	GitHub Actions, Jenkins
12	Debugging Quick-Reference	12 common problems
13	Best Practices Checklist	14 items

Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches its upstream source and local project context.
• Verify commands, generated code, dependencies, credentials, and external service behavior before applying changes.
• Do not treat examples as a substitute for environment-specific tests, security review, or user approval for destructive or costly actions.