The typical workflow involves initializing a workspace, preparing reference sources, generating executable specs, specifying test environments and fixtures, generating test code, and running tests. Spaceport complements unit and integration tests by excelling at end-to-end and system testing, simulating real user interactions. It offers benefits over direct LLM-generated tests by being more reliable, interpretable, and efficient, with less boilerplate code. Unlike Cucumber/SpecFlow, Spaceport can auto-generate specs and test code from existing documentation, offering more language flexibility.
Key takeaways:
- Spaceport is a proof-of-concept tool for automating system and end-to-end testing by converting specifications into test code.
- It uses LLMs to generate feature and executable specs from less-structured reference sources, which are then transformed into test code.
- Spaceport complements unit and integration tests by focusing on simulating real user interactions for end-to-end and system testing.
- It offers benefits over direct LLM-generated tests, such as more reliable code, natural language specs, and reduced boilerplate.