Test Automation Strategy

<default_to_action> When designing or improving test automation:

1. FOLLOW test pyramid: 70% unit, 20% integration, 10% E2E
2. APPLY F.I.R.S.T. principles: Fast, Isolated, Repeatable, Self-validating, Timely
3. USE patterns: Page Object Model, Builder pattern, Factory pattern
4. INTEGRATE in CI/CD: Every commit runs tests, fail fast, clear feedback
5. MANAGE flaky tests: Quarantine, fix, or delete - never ignore

Quick Anti-Pattern Detection:

• Ice cream cone (many E2E, few unit) → Invert to pyramid
• Slow tests (> 10 min suite) → Parallelize, mock external deps
• Flaky tests → Fix timing, isolate data, or quarantine
• Test duplication → Share fixtures, use page objects
• Brittle selectors → Use data-testid, semantic locators

Critical Success Factors:

• Fast feedback is the goal (< 10 min full suite)