BDD in Action, Second Edition

14 Executable specifications for existing systems with Serenity/JS

This chapter covers

• Using Journey Mapping to identify and visualize high-value workflows and test scenarios
• Using layered architecture and Serenity/JS to design scalable test automation systems

So far, you’ve learned how to use automated acceptance tests as a design tool that helps your team evolve a software system gradually, together with your growing understanding of the rules the system needs to implement and the business scenarios it needs to support. However, you might not always have the luxury of starting fresh on a greenfield project, and you could find yourself in a situation where you need to retrofit acceptance tests to an existing or partially existing system before ...