Ihotestit

Ihotestit is an open-source testing framework and platform designed to manage automated tests for software systems. It provides a configurable, scalable environment for running API, UI, and performance tests, and emphasizes reproducible results and integration with common development workflows.

The name ihotestit is a compound formed from the Finnish word 'i' prefix and 'hotestit' meaning 'tests' in a colloquial sense; the project originated in Nordic developer community in the early 2020s as an attempt to standardize test orchestration across languages.

Architecture: Ihotestit comprises a core test runner, a library of adapters for different environments (HTTP servers, browsers, databases), and a plugin system. Tests are defined in YAML or JSON using a simple DSL, or via language bindings for Python and JavaScript. It supports containerized environments and provides fixtures for test data and environment setup.

Test types and features: It supports API testing, UI end-to-end testing, load and performance testing, and contract testing. It collects metrics such as latency, error rates, and throughput, and can generate HTML and JSON reports. The framework integrates with CI/CD pipelines and cloud runtimes and offers parallel execution, retry policies, and flaky test handling.

Usage: Users write test definitions in configuration files, run tests via a command-line interface or programmatic API, and view reports in a web dashboard or in artifacts produced by the CI system. It provides sample templates and a registry of community-made test libraries.

Community and license: Ihotestit is released under an permissive open-source license and maintained on a public code repository with contributor guidelines. The project maintains documentation, a discussion forum, and issue tracking.

See also: automated testing, continuous integration, test automation frameworks.