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Roadmap 2019

• Coming soon

Evaluation of the 2018 Roadmap

Evaluation done as of March 31st (a bit late, sorry)

Goal	Completion %	Comment/Reason	EE only
** Devops **
Common test plan format	80	Step Natural Language + PlanBuilder released. Only missing code or at least unit test generation for local debugging
New classes for client-side triggers	100	"STEPClient" released	X
** Mobile **
Ability to test Android apps & browser	100	Accomplished Java agent + Appium, also offered as a Cloud service
Appium integration	100	Tested and now officially supported. No need for a dedicated plugin though.
** HTTP **
HAR Replay	30	Achieved at a client, not officially integrated or supported yet. Official HTTP keywords offered as an alternative
Custom script generation	0	Abandoned for now. If anything happens in this department, it'll be through the HAR replay(er).
OOTB support of SSL contexts	90	Provided via our official HTTP keyword package. Just not officially released/OS'ed yet, but in use at clients.
Gatling & co	0	Not a high priority at this point.
** Keyword dev **
Helper classes	60	In use internally and at some clients, not officially released yet.
API Refactoring	70	Major improvements have been done. Inputs & Outputs still expected to change. API has now be desync'd from STEP for easier maintenance
Starter kits	100	Sample projects implemented
Javadocs	100
** Plans dev **
Generic keywords	80	Mecanism implemented. Done in EE for broker, in progress for HTTP	X
Plan templates	100	Available for import under Libraries in our docs
Refactoring of artefacts & new artefacts	100
Previous KW output reference	100
Init hooks	0	Can be handled in other ways, low prio
** Ops **
Export/Import	100	Done for Plans
Data retention strategy	100	Done but can be improved
Admin view improvements	0	Could not do in time.
Self-Monitoring	50	Not published yet but new features in use as beta version at key clients.
** Misc **
Doc refactoring & migration	60	Should be released by May
Github status & widget	0	Low prio.
Artefact publication in Maven	0	Low prio.
** Not in roadmap but done anyways **
Resource manager
Notifications
Pupeteer
Async support
& much more (see release notes)...

Roadmap 2018

Additional DevOps-oriented functionality

• Introduction of a common format for test plans (with translation between Java code and persisted plans in the web app) to enable wider cross-practice collaboration
• Introduction of new client classes providing client-side triggers, remote test plan execution and remote keyword execution to provide developers with more flexibility, facilitate integration with build processes and allow developers to commit test plans as part of their projects

Mobile testing support

• Support of both native mobile applications and mobile-based browsers (as a simulation and on real devices)
• Integration with popular mobile testing frameworks, preferably based on the WebDriver API such as Appium (Selendroid a possibility)

Avanced HTTP Plugins

• Support of HAR replays
• Custom script generation
• Out of the box support of SSL contexts
• Possible integration with additional HTTP frameworks such as Gatling (to complete the existing library: JMeter, Grinder and SoapUI)

Easier keyword development

• Exposure of frequently used Helper classes for keyword input / output management and error handling
• API refactoring (including the replacement the javax json library)
• Publication of starter kits and examples of best practices for the most common types of projects
• Publication of detailed Javadocs and source jars

Easier test plan development

• Introduction of generic keywords for the most common technical use cases and out-of-the-box support of standard protocols (htttp/s, ftp/s, etc) without having to use any plugins (grinder, jmeter, etc)
• Introduction of test plan templates for the most common use cases (data-driven, load and monitoring scenarios)
• Refactoring of key artefacts such as "Set", "Composite" KWs or "CallFunction" and introduction of new artefacts in order to enhance test plan modularity and reusability
• Automatic access to previous keyword outputs for finer linkage
• Addition of various Init/Pre and Exit/Post hooks, destined to be used primarily in parallel artefacts (For, ForEach, ThreadGroup), as a first step toward the support of a jointpoint-style Test plan API

New operational features

• Introduction of one-click import and export for most objects (in particular Test plans and Executions)
• Introduction of data retention strategies
• Enhancements in the admin view to publish all of the internal technical information (controller + agents)
• Self-monitoring (at system, middleware and client code levels)

Misc.

• Migration, refactoring and update of the documentation
• Improved project status on github (nightly buildwidget)
• Direct artefact publication to the Maven Central repo