Putting a Motor on the Canoo WebTest Acceptance Testing Framework

User acceptance testing is finally getting the attention and tool support it deserves. It is imperative that acceptance tests follow the best practices and embody the critical success factors that have been established over the years for automated unit testing. However, it is often challenging for acceptance tests to be repeatable, readable, and maintainable due to the nature of the tests and the tools currently available for automation. The key contributions this paper makes to the agile community are: first, it provides concrete examples of applying test automation patterns to user acceptance testing, and secondly it provides a description of various extensions to the WebTest acceptance testing framework that facilitate developing automated acceptance tests according to these established best practices.