Developer Tools in Istanbul
December 6, 2016 - London Developer Meetup
Dave Slusher / dave.slusher@servicenow.com / @DaveSlusherNOW
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CreatorCon Challenge
Agenda
- Overview of Istanbul Release
- Javascript Debugger
- Automated Testing Framework
- Source Control Improvements
- Licensing
Istanbul Release
- In Early Access Now
- Available in Personal Developer Instances
- Will be Available for Hackathon
JavaScript Debugger
- Not the Debugger from pre-Fuji
- Complete rewrite
- Breakpoints Available in Rich Script Editor
Open Demo
Invoking the JavaScript Debugger Requires All Of:
- Breakpoint set
- By Current User of Interactive Session
- Code Invoked in Session
- JavaScript Debugger Open in Session
This Means:
You Can Debug
- Business Rules
- Script Includes
- UI Actions
- Scripted REST API via REST Explorer
This Means:
You Cannot Debug
- Inbound Email Actions
- Background Scripts (directly)
- Scripted REST API via External Integration
Automated Testing Framework
- Available as of Istanbul
- Ships with a set of Pre-built Test Steps
- Custom Scripting of Test Steps is possible
- Comes with a Test Runner That Invokes the Tests
Automated Testing Framework
- Tests Consist of Series of Test Steps
- Suites Consist of Sets of Tests
- Can be Run at Test or Suite Level
- Test Runner Actually Performs The Steps
Automated Testing Framework
- Results are Reported at Test and Suite Level
- Tests Can be Configured to Cause Suite to Stop Execution
- Logs and Screenshots are Taken
Licensing
- No additional license cost to develop or use Service Portal
- The licensing is the same as using functionality through the web interface
There are wonderful things in here!
Let's build something impressive!
Questions?
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