Software Testing Made Easy

How to capture an Android chrome console log?

2019-03-21T18:00:00.000-07:00

Today I am going to tell you about how to capture android chrome console log.

Chrome DevTools allows users to capture a console log using a Chrome browser on an Android device, while connected to a computer, using this technique you can debug a website of android chrome.

Requirement :

1.Chrome 32+ on your Mac/Windows machine

2. A USB cable for Android phone to connect to Mac/Windows machine

On Android:

1.OS Android 4.0 +

2. Chrome Browser On Android

3.Enable USB debugging by going to Android Developer option(Enabling this will allow you collect a mobile device log and web console log from the device)

How To enable USB Debugging?

1.Go to an Android Setting>>System>>Developer option>>Enable USB Debugging

Those who don’t see developer option please follow this first:

1.Go to Settings > About Phone > >Tap on "Build number" 7 times (you will be notified that the developer options are enabled.)

Now let see how to capture log

1.Open the Chrome browser on your dev machine (Mac/Windows)

2.Open the Chrome browser on your Mobile device as well

3.Connect android phone to dev machine using USB cable

4.a Click on 3 dots menu on the top right corner of the chrome window on your dev machine

4.b. Click on More tools>>Developer tool

4.c Click on 3 dots menu on devTool windows , click on Remote devices , new tab get open (Here you can see your connected mobile devices) Note: Discover USB device enabled

5.Select the device which is connected on your dev machine

6.You can launch the Website on your mobile chrome browser by either of this following ways

6.a.Enter the URL into text box which shows on the Computer browser, and click on Open

6.b Or else Enter the URL link in the mobile device web browser’s address bar

7.Once the website does get open you can observe the inspect button on your computer browser

8.Click on that inspect button

There you can see the console log J

Mirror image your android phone to PC wirelessly

2018-06-11T23:58:00.000-07:00

Hello, There , Today I am going to talk about how to connect phone to your laptop wirelessly.

Actually I was testing the app on my newly mobile OnePlus 5T :) , normally I use Droid@Screen app to view phone on my PC but unfortunately the droid does not mirror my phone screen on PC though the ADB installed, every prerequisite things already done, but no success using Droid but I had to do recording by Mirroring phone screen on my PC , then I came across “Connect” app on Windows 10 who was my saviour that day.

Prerequisite:

1.Your both devices should be connect to same network

2.Connect app which is available in Windows 10. On my (Windows 10 home) laptop "connect" app is already available. So, I need to just project it.

Steps:

1.On your Laptop(Windows10) , Just press Windows key and type : connect

2. Choose the trusted Windows Store app result from the top.

3.On you Android Phone from the top of the screen and select the Cast icon and select your PC,On some phones, it will be a button labeled ‘Cast’. Others might say ‘Screen Mirroring’, In my case- Cast

4.Tap on Cast the pop up appear

5.You will see notification on your pc while connecting

This is look like on phone after connecting

And here is phone mirror on PC :)

Pros:

1.ADB installation is not required

2.No need of USB , Wirelessly you can mirror your Phone to PC

3.Display your android screen in portrait as well as Landscape mode which is worth

Corns:

1.Not able to mirror phone while doing offline testing

Screencast - MP4 format Free tool

2017-10-23T21:42:00.001-07:00

Today I am going to talk about Screencast O'Matic , one of the Screencast tool.

Before the Screencast O'Matic , I used to use Jing and I was happy using that tool , but On one day I got the mail and request from the client that they want the videos in MP4 format and Jing gives the output file in SWF format and I am not at all intrested to do converison of the videos from SWF to MP4 .

So, I am looking for the tool which should be free and gives me o/p in mp4 format, and Screencast O'Matics solved my problem.Yes, you have read right Screencast O'Matics is free tool,thus they have paid verison too.But as far as now, free tool of Screencast O'Matics solved my all problem.

Access the link is here:
https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen_recorder

The Key feature of this tool is:
1.No need to install the software
2.It is Free
3.It's gives the output in MP4 format which save more space on your disc
4.It has Record voice over, webcam, pc screen
5.It can be use both MAC as well as windows too.

Every coins has two sides thus,Screencast O'Matics has
It has working limitation , Without internet access you can't able to do recording,

There are limits of free version, it does not allow to recod the video more than 15 minutes those who want to record longer.

But Still I can feel this tool is very easy to use , give it a try.

How to access Android Testing menu ?

2017-07-03T23:45:00.000-07:00

In this post I will let you know how to access the Android Testing menu.

When we test the application on the various android devices, most of the time we have to give details info about device , normally those info will get by going to setting of the device.

But there is a code which gives you phone information , usages statistics and Wifi information those info gets by entering a single code on your dialer. The code is *#*#4636#*#*

Once you dial the above mentioned code the menu appear and you will get surprise that’s menu name is “testing”

But one thing which need to be very careful when accessing the hidden testing menu , You should know what you are accessing.

I have dialed this code in my LG Nexus 5 /6.0.1 and it does work .

How to collect android log Using ADB?

2017-01-17T22:44:00.001-08:00

In this post, I will let you know that how to collect android log using ADB on Windows.

To collecting log using ADB are always useful : Why ?

1.You don't need to use third party tool

2.Even If you don't have IDE installed then also your work done because of the ADB

3. Sometimes Android log gets overwritten.so its always better to use ADB

I mostly recommended to collect log using ADB specially when unexpected crashes occur.

Prerequisite:

1. Download and install the Android SDK for windows

2. Launch the Android SDK Manager, and choose to install Android SDK Platform-tools

3. Install USB Drivers

4. On the Android device, enable USB debugging

5.Connect the Android device to a Windows computer via the USB cable

Steps:

1.Go to the directory where the ADB executable is located.

2.Shift+Right Click and select "open command window here"

3. Run the following commands: “adb logcat -c" ---> this use for clearing logs.

4. Reproduce the issue.

5. Then, run the following command to capture the logs in a file:

“adb logcat -d > Name_of_theFile.txt"

Difference between Agile model and Waterfall model

2016-05-19T04:03:00.001-07:00

NO	Agile model	Waterfall model
1	Agile model is a combination of iterative and incremental process models	The waterfall model is a sequential design process
2	Agile uses adaptive approach,no detailed planning,The product is tested very frequently, through the release of iterations	In Waterfall detailed planning is there and Product is tested at end.
3	If there is Error found it can be fixed in the middle of the project.	Testing done at the end,so if there is error found in requirement or design doc then project has to start from beginning
4	Testers and developers work together	Testers and developers work separately
5	At the end of every sprint, user acceptance is performed.	User acceptance is performed at the end of the project
6	The project is executed in short 2-4 weeks iterations. Iterative approach uses here	The Project is executed in phased where outcome of first phased is input of the next phased
7	Communication between business dev,coder and tester require, Even Customer interaction is the backbone of Agile	Developer does not involve in requirement planning process.
7	Suitable for fixed or changing requirements	Suitable for steady requirements

Basic Step for Android app testing

2016-02-25T01:45:00.000-08:00

Android: Android is an operating system which designed and implemented by Google, Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses. It’s based mainly on Linux OS which forms the kernel of Android and above that kernel a whole framework exists. The kernel and the core libraries are written in C/C++ and the API, through which one can develop his/her applications, uses mainly Java.

Installation of Android app:

1.By using Google play store search for the app which want to install, After that click on Install button and install the app.

2.Without Google play store-Android App comes in .apk file format.In this case download/copy the .apk file on your android base device , Opening of that file installation process start.

Note: Installation of apps from unknown sources one thing which need to do enable the unknown sources by going to Settings -> Applications -> Unknown sources in android device.

Testing android app is very important.because app run on devices with limited memory, CPU power and power supply.
Also Application behavior depends on many factor like network connectivity,device setting.So,.
Testing android app on all possible configuration is not possible , So need to test application at least on one device with the lowest possible configuration and on one device with the highest available configuration.
To testing android app we need to create correct android testing strategy which included unit test, Integration test ,Operational test and System test.

Beta test:
This testing is done once the particular build was moved from the QA, This was achieved by asking the beta users to browse every single page within the mobile app, to ensure that every bug was fixed before the app was released.
Device Test:
The App is tested across multiple OS version/Devices using Real Devices.

How to decide Severity of the bug?

2015-07-09T02:19:00.003-07:00

Severity is a technical measure. It is an assessment of the impact of the defect , It’s indicate the degree of negative impact on the of software.

While classifying the defect severity there are question which need to be ask yourself which can help you to classifying the defects.
1.Is there is any workaround after occurring this defect?
2.Is that defect blocking some important feature?
3. Am I able to reproduce the defect in other configurations also?
4. How frequently the defect occurs?
5.Is this defect occur in all other related sections?

DEFECT SEVERITY classification:
Critical: Defect which affects the critical functionality & cannot able to test application further.
Major: Functionality not working but able to test application. It has workaround but its use is unsatisfactory
Minor: Bug in Functionality but in the sub module or one under the other module. The minor feature in the module but has workaround from other module easily.
Trivial: Issues in location of the object or the look and feel issue
Defect severity classification is vary on organization ,people and defect tracking tool which use.
Examples of Priority & Severity How to set priority of the bug?

Breadcrumbs Testing

2015-01-20T02:12:00.000-08:00

What is a breadcrumb?

Breadcrumb is a hierarchical series of hyperlinks displayed at the top of a web page which indicate the location of the user within the website hierarchy.

Where the breadcrumbs appear?

It’s typically appears horizontally across the top of the web page, providing links back to each previous page that the user navigates through in order to get to the current page.

This technique also is referred to as a breadcrumb trail.

Example:
If you are browsing sport shoes for men, you might see the following hierarchy when you are on sport shoes page
Home > Footwear > Men's Footwear > Shoes > Sports Shoes

Breadcrumbs test case:

Eg: If you are on home page , You click on the category, sub category and then eventually you go to product detail page. Then test case for this.

TC1: Application display correct navigation path.
Expected Result: Application display breadcrumb as: Home--> Category ---> sub category>Product

TC2: Ensure breadcrumb links are clickable and navigate to proper page
Expected result: Clicking on any of the link (Home, Category, Sub category) it navigate to proper page

TC3: Ensure that the separating characters / spaces between the links and the labels are not linked
Expected result: The separating characters / spaces between the links and the labels are not linked

Difference between Performance, Load and Stress Testing

2013-03-04T13:51:00.000-08:00

NO	Performance Testing	Load Testing	Stress Testing
1	It is testing to determine how the system perform in given particular situation	It is testing to determine the behavior of the system under a specific expected load	It is testing to determine the behavior of the system after increasing upper limit within system
2	The Main goal of the Performance testing to find out the accuracy and close monitoring of the performance and result	The main goal of the Load testing to find the defect in application like memory leak, buffer overflow etc.	The main goal of the stress testing in to analyze the post crash reports to define behavior of the application after specific failure
3	-	Load Testing also called as Volume testing and Endurance Testing	Stress testing is also Known as Fatigue testing
4	Performance testing check that how fast the Application is?	Load testing check that how much volume can be application process?	Stress testing is check how Application recover gracefully after crashes/Stress?

Firefox Add-on: Use for Testing

2013-01-24T13:58:00.000-08:00

1.Firebug :

Firebug the most popular and powerful web development tool .
You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
It is helpful in Functional testing.

2.FireFTP:

FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP/SFTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP/SFTP servers.
Created by Mime Čuvalo as an add-on for Firefox, it was adapted to BlueGriffon.

3.iMacros :

Automate the Firefox.
Using iMacros you can do repetition task like visiting the same sites every days, filling out forms, and remembering passwords by doing Record and replay.
Using iMacros can do regression testing,functional testing & performance testing of web application.

4.Live HTTP Headers :

It check http communications with redirects url, GET and POST data.

5.YSlow:

YSlow analyzes web pages and why they're slow based on Yahoo!'s rules for high performance web sites.

6. LinkChecker:

Check the validity of links on any webpage.

7.Font Finder:

It allows a user to analyze the font information of any element on a page, copy any piece(s) of that information to the clipboard, and perform inline replacements to test new layouts.

8.Tamper Data:

Tamper Data allows you to view and modify HTTP/HTTPS headers and post parameters.
You can use it to test security of your web applications by modifying POST data and analyzing how your application will respond to those changes.

9. MeasureIT:

It’s used in incoming measuring the element dimensions in pixels

Agile Testing

2012-10-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Agile as the name refers something to do very quickly. Agile approach is like dynamic approach.

Now days most of the company following agile methodology. Because it really useful to delivered the project short period of the time.

The advantage of Agile methodology is saving time, money and less documentation required.

Face to face conversation which really best form of communication.

Agile approach is iterative form – Daily meeting, feedback , discussion which help to determine the issue well in advance and work on it accordingly.

In Agile testing tester can influence to developer to think about testability in their code.

Tester can talk directly to PM regarding new requirement, clarification about requirements.

An agile tester must be able to communicate with all roles and levels of an organization in order to gather information from all available sources.

Tester need to be active in planning meeting, regular discussion. If you find a bug talk directly with developer.

There are so many agile method out there Like:
1.Scrum
2.Extreme programming
3.Agile modelling

Benefits of Automation Testing

2012-10-03T23:21:00.000-07:00

There is no comparison between manual testing and automation testing.

Each one has their own benefit. There is some circumstance where manual fails to do , then automation come in picture.

Automation testing tool test Website , Apps significantly faster than human user.

There are web site, products, apps which comes in version, so using automation testing tool we can reuse the same test again and again on different version. Which reduce your time and work too:)

Some of Automation testing tool like QTP, Selenium reliable;because Test perform the same operation each time tool run;so therefore eliminate human error.

Performing same test on particular application you can test how the application react to doing repeated execution of same operation.

Even you can program test, which can bring out hidden information.

So reduce your burden of same work using automation tool. Or else start writing test program using automation tool..

What is I18N and L10N

2012-09-30T22:15:00.000-07:00

International Testing is also called as I18N because there are 18 characters between I and N in Internationalization.

International testing make sure that GUI and Functionality of the application will not be broken with translated text. I18N more related to the design. There should not be any hardcoded format of element like date, currency etc.

Localization Testing is also called as L10N because there are 10 characters between L and N in Localization. We say localization when we develop particular apps or web for only specific region then it called L10N.

In Localization testing we test the apps,web for particular language, it incorporate cultural information such as time ,date, currency etc.L10N is more related to the text and actual data.

International and Localization testing make sure that product is ready for global market .Each testing serve different purpose.

Related Document:
How to test multilingual website?

Bug Quality important than Quantity

2012-09-20T19:06:00.000-07:00

I am writing this post today, why the Quality is important than the Quantity.
Let me explain you, there were four tester in one project oh… am I telling you story...So big no :) There were four tester in one project.Everybody was doing their job. Finding bug after developer gives module to them for testing. Everybody started hunting the bug in that module; some of succeeded to find more than one bug and some not. In that group of four tester three tester find more than one bug but only one tester succeeded to find just one bug , after bug reporting done those who find more than one bug some of the bug got approved by test manager but some of not …but the tester who just find only one bug in that particular module he got appreciation for that bug because that bug was quality bug .See I am not saying that low and medium bug does not have any value ;even the bug which has low severity & priority same for medium, for us it is bug, even I am not saying find only just one bug.

I am saying that do not hurry to just filing & increasing the count of bug, because some time tester find the bug which is not related with that module , sometime it’s out of scope , some bugs are duplicate. Make sure when you find bug understand scope, module everything first..

Try that how can you increase the quality of module, project …Yeah..now some Tester will say tester should break the software but breaking software mean what?.. You are finding loop holes, you are finding defect, why you are doing this? Because you need to take the module, product towards the quality so just not be hurry to filing bug and increasing bug count. Take more interest to finding valuable bug quality bug.

How to test multilingual website?

2012-09-12T17:53:00.003-07:00

In Globalization apart from English in other languages also the website get developed and which is really good for customer, user who can access the site in their own language and it good for boarder global reach. Now the question is how to test of Multilingual website?

Start from basic preparation, which includes all necessary text translated.

In linguistic testing check language problem like typos error, terminology that inappropriate in a specific content.

Find which character encoding use, and that you can find in your browser.

Mozilla:Go to View >>Character Encoding
Internet Explore: Go to View >>Encoding
Chrome: Click on wrench icon on the browser toolbar>>Select Setting>>Click on show advance setting>>there you find language setting.

Different spoken languages have had different character encodings associated with them. For Eg: Japanese content may have been encoded with SHIFT_JIS; Simplified Chinese with GB2312 etc. These language specific encodings are sometimes referred to as "native" encodings.

Generally UTF-8 supports nearly every spoken language and it also very well supported by all modern browser.

Check HTML code is declared for specific language,for page is written .You can easily checked by viewing page source. For Eg: for Chinese page: <html lang="zh-CN">

In functional testing check the site functionality is proper in that language; Check the link navigation, error message. Check URL Format.

In user-interface check typo error, check for incorrect character, graphic, Check the color, Check text direction every culture has their own specific way to read for eg: Western cultures read left to right, middle east cultures read right to left ,pacific cultures read top to bottom. Check Format of currency, measure etc. Check length of the word different language take up different amount of space on the language.

To do usability testing from user point of you.

GUI Testing

2012-09-09T17:49:00.000-07:00

What is GUI Testing?

GUI Testing is Graphical User Interface Testing , it is process of test application’s user interface and to ensure that it meets its written specification.

Why GUI Testing important?

GUI Testing includes how the application handles various events like keyboard, mouse events. In GUI Testing involves various task like Test screen text , images, icon, toolbars, button, content . GUI testing an be performed on to the computer system, web base application, application interface (Eg: Ms-Word, Excel) or device interface (Eg: GPS,Cell phone).
GUI Testing improve the look of the application.

How to perform?
GUI testing can be performed both manually or to take help of automation tool like QTP, Test complete etc.

Important point which need to be focus while performing the GUI Testing :

Tester needs to understand how to achieve respective goals.
Focused on how to test the application.
Prepare the checklist for GUI Testing.
Focus on Windows Compliance standard Like text boxes, check box, drop down box, list box ,each window in application ,button etc.
Focus on screen validation Like validation condition, Navigation condition, usability condition, various mode condition, Aesthetic condition.
Focus on Standard Action Validation like add, view, delete, edit, cancel, shortcut keys, and control shortcut keys.

Always Remember that First impression is last impression .

How to write Bug Title?

2012-09-05T15:12:00.000-07:00

I found an example of bug title that is” repetition of the link”

Now seeing this bug title should I come to know or even you where and which link reporter talking about it? Answer is Big” No” unless and until see the whole bug report and steps.

So, this type of the bug title some time really gives frustration to reader and reviewer.

Bug title is very essential part of the bug report. Seeing bug title reader should come to know what is bug all about. Structure and formatted bug title very useful when it come for sorting and reviewing.

There is various ways to write the bug title but according to me bug title should be short and descriptive.

You can start the bug title where the bug occurred that mean state the part or area of the application followed by a colon (“:”) or hyphen (“-“)
After that give description of the bug. It should be small but descriptive.

Eg:
1. Login form: “Submit button disabled”
2.Homepage- “The ‘Career’ link is linking to the incorrect page”

Bug title should be stand out in report. Having glance of the bug title reader should come to know where the bug is and what the bug is.

Writing good bug title can help reader who does not any idea about the bug so if write in perfect manner then he/she easily reach there and understand what bug is it. When it come for sorting then it’s very easy for reviewer and reporter itself. See if you write bug title above mention pattern then reviewer can sort the bug
" part or area of the application” so reviewer work make easy rather confusing and misleading .Writing the bug title in some good pattern, following standard. It’s help to all people in project including the customer also.

Testing of CAPTCHA

2012-09-02T23:48:00.000-07:00

What is a CAPTCHA?

CAPTCHA is distorted text .It is challenge response test and that response need to be generated by human.Captcha comes in many shape and size.

Full form of CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart.

Why Captcha is important for any web site?
1. Captcha gives protection for the website registration.

2. Captcha Protect and prevent from spam comment.

3. Captcha Prevent the bots illegal access to any website.

4. Captcha satisfy main issue like security and accessibility.

5. In online poll Captcha allows human only to vote.

6. Using Captcha it is possible to protect emails from worm and spam by insuring the sender is human not bots.

How to test Captcha?
1. Every refresh of a webpage should display new Captcha.

2. Captcha image of text should be distorted text.

3. Captcha need to be Combination of alpha-numeric character, upper and lower case.

4. There should be client side validation which displays the error message when submitting form without entering the Captcha.

5.Check the Captcha entry it should be case sensitive.

6.Captcha need to be refreshed for wrong entry.

7.Need to be done server side validation for Captcha.

8.Need to be test audio support if the website is supported for blind end-user.

Usability,Usability Testing

2012-08-28T15:55:00.000-07:00

Usability mean how easy to use the product. Usability has five quality attributes learnability, efficiency, memorability, errors and satisfaction.

Usability testing is technique to evaluate product by testing it on users.

Why Usability testing important?
See In daily life we need to perform task some time using software product, hardware product or website .Those product, website if they are easy to use they give fully satisfaction then we don’t have any question but if they dont work then we stress out .So it is very necessary to do usability testing for every product ..of course it ‘s depend upon what context you are using it .

How to set priority of the bug?

2012-08-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

How to prioritize bug?

Correct priority & severity of the bug it’s very important. I have seen that there is lot of discussion, argument take place between developer and tester for bug priority and severity. The Priority which is set by tester that sometime developer not agree with it. Vice versa same thing with tester too. This is not only about between developer and tester. The same thing is happen in between higher level also between business analysis, project manager etc.

But As tester I wanted to tell you that setting the priority of bug ,which not get accepted by developer or someone else which really feel bad but for that we need to set correct priority & severity of bug so, here the question arise how we will set that?

For that need to consider following point:
1. Understand the functionality, feature.
2. Understand the business flow.
3. Communicate with the customer..
4. Understand Risk of the bug
5. Impact of the bug.

Considering these point set appropriate priority and severity of bug.

Priority & Severity Values

Examples of Priority & Severity

Teamwork & Unity

2012-08-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

How to create Batch File?

2012-08-16T15:47:00.000-07:00

What is batch file? (bat file)

Batch file is a text file that contains one and more command, it has also called as batch program and script.

Extension of batch file

Extension of the batch file is .bat or .cmd.

What batch files do?

Batch files automate everyday task or repetitive task.

How can be batch file useful?

Using Batch file you can do routine task or repetitive task in shorten time.

How the batches file useful in testing?

There has so many task which we do regular basis like build deployment, or else some other task like for which you do manually That can be automated using the batch file.

How to create batch file?

Let me tell you batch file contains series of DOS command, instead of typing same command again and again you can just create a batch file and double click on it.

1.Open the notepad

2.Save the file --- 2.a Click on file >>Save

2.b Click on Save as type: and select drop down menu All file

2.c Type the file name with .bat extension and save the file somewhere on your

Desktop.

2.d Eg: Test.bat and then click on save button

3.Let’s we see a simple example of batch file: Batch file for opening facebook site using mozila firefox browser

@echo off

start /d "C:\Program Files(x86)\Mozilla Firefox" firefox.exe www.faceboo.com

@echo off

4.Type those command in Test.bat file, and save it.

5.Double click on Test.bat file for run

Command Explanation:

Echo off: BAT writers typically put this at the beginning of their files. It means that the program won’t show the command that you told it to run while it’s running.

Start: It’s open program ,script,command in new window.In above example by using start command we opening the Facebook site using mozila Firefox browser.

There are several Commands available using those you can create batch file and you can automated your regular and repetitive task.

Traditional SDLC-Bug Hunting

2012-08-12T17:39:00.000-07:00

Cookie Testing

2012-08-08T17:02:00.000-07:00

Why Cookie is needed?

As you know Stateless (HTTP) protocol which does not record previous interaction, it treat every request as new. Suppose your browser wanted to interact with some XYZ server.So,Browser send first request to the XYZ server using stateless HTTP Protocol, Then XYZ server send response of your first request, once you received first request and again browser send second request to XYZ server that time XYZ server treat second request as new request.It doesn’t bother about what it send earlier? It doesn’t keep the record. So,Now can you imagine how stateless http work in ecommerce site, shopping site ?how theses site keep record of the purchase item? User identity and all?

Answer of all is Cookies.

What is Cookie?

The cookie is a text file saved in your browser's directory or folder and It stored in RAM while your browser is running. Cookie generated by a web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Normally Web sites use cookies to store personal preferences or tracking data.

There are two types of cookies

1. Persistence Cookies: The cookies that written permanently on the user machine. Max age of this cookie is 1 year.

2.Session Cookies: The cookies active till the browser open when we close the browser cookie get deleted .

Where the Cookies stored?

Cookies are stored in a cookie.txt file located in user profile directory

C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ cookies.txt

IIN IE browser you can easily find the cookie path where the cookie is stored on the computer.

Go to tool>>internet option >>General tab>>under Browsing history>>Click on setting>>there you find current location of cookies

Basically you can change your browser setting according to your need. If you want that before storing the cookies by web site it will shows prompt message or something warning so you can change the setting or Even you can disable the cookies also.

Cookie Attribute:

Cookie basically come with name-value pair, apart from that server set expiration time, path, cookie domain ,maximum age.

Now the next questing is how to test Cookie? How to do Cookie testing?

Disabling/Deleting the Cookie:

Delete the all cookie set by site which under test. One thing which is important that deleting Cookie you need to close browser so that no pre-session cookies in memory.

After that test those feature and function of the site which require the cookie ,you will come to know that those feature doesn’t work because of deleting those cookies which help to run the feature. That doesn't mean it's bug, it’s happened because of the disabling the cookies. It's might possible that not every user keep the cookie enable, In that case those site require cookie need to be enabled to work the site then the site has to be send message to user that cookie need to be enable to work the site.

Reject Cookie:

You can do testing of cookie by accepting some cookies and rejecting other and check the functionality howspan style="mso-spacerun:yes">

iit work by rejecting cookie. For that you need to set your browser’s cookie option to prompt you whenever website attempts to set a cookie and then exercise the functionality.

Corrupt the Cookie:

For that you need to know whether the cookies are stored. Then change the cookie parameter like cookie name, expiry date, session id and all.

Check that Cookie generated by different browser:

Here the site which is under test which need to be check different browser. That different browser site generated the cookie or not .

Check the how Cookie stored sensitive Data:

It's important that sensitive data need to be stored in encrypted format.Sensitiva data like User credit card ID,User Data etc.So even if some one open the cookies file then can not mess with the data. So that need to be check how the cookie stored the sensitive data.