Testing Module

The testing module encompasses a variety of strategies to validate different aspects

of the e-commerce system. It ensures all components—from login features to order

processing and payment handling—function correctly, securely, and efficiently.

1. Unit Testing

🔹 Objective: To test individual units or components of the application in

isolation.

🔹 Scope:

 Ensuring functions and methods work correctly.

 Detecting logic errors early in development.

🔹 Examples:

 User Authentication: Validate if the login system correctly handles valid

and invalid credentials.

 Cart Functionality: Ensure items can be added, removed, and quantities

updated correctly.

 Payment Gateway: Check if the payment form validates inputs and

connects to mock payment APIs successfully.

🔹 Tools:

 Frontend: Jest (JavaScript/React), Mocha

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  Backend: PHPUnit (PHP), JUnit (Java), PyTest (Python)

2. Integration Testing

🔹 Objective: To verify that different modules or services interact correctly when

combined.

🔹 Scope:

 Checking data flow between frontend, backend, and database.

 Testing end-to-end functionality.

🔹 Examples:

 Ensure the "Place Order" feature retrieves cart data, stores the order in the

database, and sends confirmation.

 Integration of the payment system with order confirmation and inventory

update.

🔹 Tools:

 Postman (for API testing)

 Cypress, Selenium (for UI flows that span multiple modules)

3. System Testing

🔹 Objective: To test the entire application as a complete system against the

specified requirements.

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🔹 Scope:

 Validating business logic, workflows, and user behavior simulations.

 Covers both functional and non-functional testing.

🔹 Examples:

 A user logs in, browses products, adds to cart, places an order, receives a

confirmation email, and logs out — all in one seamless flow.

 Admin updates product info and checks whether changes reflect on the user

interface.

🔹 Tools:

 Selenium, TestComplete, or manual QA with test cases.

4. User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

🔹 Objective: To validate the software from an end-user perspective.

🔹 Scope:

 Ensuring the system is intuitive, user-friendly, and meets client expectations.

🔹 Examples:

 Real users test the system and provide feedback on:

o Ease of navigation

o Clarity of product info and prices

o Speed of checkout process

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🔹 Method:

 UAT scripts based on real scenarios

 Surveys and feedback forms

🔹 Participants:

 Beta users, stakeholders, non-technical staff

5. Security Testing

🔹 Objective: To identify vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the system to ensure

user data is protected.

🔹 Scope:

 Testing against common web vulnerabilities: SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF,

etc.

 Validating secure communication (SSL/TLS), password storage (hashing),

and role-based access.

🔹 Examples:

 Attempting to bypass login with SQL injection.

 Ensuring sessions timeout after inactivity.

 Verifying encrypted transmission of payment data.

🔹 Tools:

 OWASP ZAP

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  Burp Suite

 Nessus (for server-side scanning)

6. Performance Testing

🔹 Objective: To evaluate the website’s speed, responsiveness, stability, and

scalability under load.

🔹 Scope:

 Identifying bottlenecks in both frontend and backend.

 Ensuring the system can handle traffic spikes (e.g., Black Friday sales).

🔹 Examples:

 Simulating 1000 users browsing and ordering at once.

 Measuring page load time across different devices and networks.

🔹 Types:

 Load Testing: Under expected user load.

 Stress Testing: Beyond peak traffic to find breaking point.

 Soak Testing: Running the system for extended periods to detect memory

leaks or performance degradation.

🔹 Tools:

 Apache JMeter

 Locust

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 Google Lighthouse (for frontend performance)

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✅ Conclusion

Each testing phase plays a critical role in the website development lifecycle:

 Unit and Integration Tests catch early bugs.

 System and UAT ensure a complete, user-friendly experience.

 Security and Performance Testing protect and scale your platform.

Thorough testing leads to a robust, user-trusted e-commerce platform that is

prepared for real-world use.

Test Type Purpose Scope / Examples Tools Used

- Login validation
Test individual
- Cart add/remove Jest, Mocha, PyTest,
Unit Testing components in
functionality JUnit
isolation.
- Payment calculation

Integration Testing Ensure multiple - Order placement Postman, Selenium,

modules work together workflow Cypress

as intended. - Cart + Payment

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 integration

Validate the complete - Full order cycle test

System Testing system against - Admin dashboard Selenium, TestComplete

requirements. updates

Get real user feedback - Beta testers browse,

User Acceptance Manual scripts,
to ensure usability and shop, and check out
Testing feedback forms
satisfaction. - Feedback collection

- SQL injection test

Identify and fix
- Password encryption OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite,
Security Testing vulnerabilities in the
check Nessus
system.
- Session hijack attempt

Check speed, - Simulate 1000 users

responsiveness, and - Load/Stress test JMeter, Locust, Google

Performance Testing
scalability under - Mobile vs. desktop Lighthouse

different loads. performance

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