Question

What are the features of TestNG which makes it a great testing framework

Answer 1

Hey Leonard, following are some of the features which makes TestNG a strong and powerful testing framework:

1. Flexible test configuration and support for multiple instances for same test class.

2. Supports powerful execution model.

3. Support for parameters and dependent methods testing.

4. Elegant way of handling parameterized tests with the data-provider concept.

5. Extendibility of using different Tools and plug-ins like Eclipse, Maven, IDEA etc.

6. Default JDK functions for runtime and logging with no dependencies.

7. Epecially designed to cover all types testing categories like Unit, Functional testing, Integration testing, End-to-end etc

8. Supported different Annotations like @BeforeSuite, @AfterClass, @DataProvider, @Factory, @Listeners, @Parameters, @Test etc