Artifact:  Test Component

Test Component	A stereotype of component in the implementation model.
UML representation:	Component in the implementation model, stereotyped as «test component».
Role:	Implementer
Optionality:	This artifact is only used if you are designing and implementing test specific functionality.
More information:	Guidelines: Component
Purpose Properties Timing Responsibility Tailoring

Input to Activities: Execute Test Suite Implement Component Perform Unit Tests Implement Test Components and Subsystems Define Testability Elements

Output from Activities: Implement Component Perform Unit Tests Implement Test Components and Subsystems Define Testability Elements

Purpose

The purpose of the test component is to implement the test specific functionality to facilitate or automate tests. There are two main types of test-specific components:

• Test components that are "stubs" for design classes that you need to simulate or have decided not to include completely in a test target.
• Test components that are drivers, facilitating the automation of test cases.

The Tester uses the test components to execute the test specific functionality in testing.

Properties

See Properties in Artifact: Component.

Timing

Test classes are created and modified in parallel with creating and modifying corresponding application or system components

Responsibility

See Responsibility in Artifact: Component.

Tailoring

See Tailoring in Artifact: Component.

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