Azure DevOps Test Case Generator

A powerful Visual Studio Code extension that leverages Azure OpenAI to automatically generate comprehensive test cases for your Azure DevOps work items. This extension helps quality assurance teams and developers create thorough test coverage by analyzing work item requirements and generating intelligent, context-aware test cases.

Features

🚀 AI-Powered Test Generation

• Utilizes Azure OpenAI models to generate intelligent, context-aware test cases
• Analyzes work item details including title, description, and acceptance criteria
• Generates multiple test case types: functional, negative, edge case, integration, security, performance, and UI/UX tests

🔗 Seamless Azure DevOps Integration

• Direct integration with Azure DevOps REST API v7.0
• Fetches work item details and creates test cases automatically
• Links generated test cases to source work items with proper relationships
• Supports all work item types: User Stories, Features, Requirements, Bugs, Tasks, and custom types

🎯 Smart Duplicate Detection

• Enhanced duplicate avoidance using comprehensive relationship analysis
• Analyzes existing test case titles, steps, and scenarios
• Prevents creation of redundant test cases

📊 Export Capabilities

• Export test cases in multiple formats: CSV, Excel (XLSX)
• Rich webview panel with syntax highlighting
• Interactive review interface before creation

🛡️ Robust Error Handling

• Comprehensive error handling with detailed logging
• Real-time progress indicators
• User-friendly feedback and diagnostic tools

Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Visual Studio Code (version 1.103.0 or higher)
2. Azure DevOps Organization with appropriate permissions
3. Azure OpenAI Service with a deployed model (e.g., GPT-4)

Installation

1. Install the extension from the VS Code marketplace or install the .vsix file
2. Open VS Code and navigate to the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
3. Run the command: Azure DevOps: Configure Settings

Configuration

The extension requires the following configuration parameters:

Setting up Azure DevOps Personal Access Token

1. Go to your Azure DevOps organization
2. Click on your profile → Personal Access Tokens
3. Create a new token with the following scopes:
   • Work Items: Read & Write
   • Test Management: Read & Write

Setting up Azure OpenAI

1. Create an Azure OpenAI resource in Azure Portal
2. Deploy a model (GPT-4 recommended)
3. Get the endpoint URL and API key from the resource

Usage

1. Configure the Extension

   Command Palette → Azure DevOps: Configure Settings
   

2. Generate Test Cases

   Command Palette → Azure DevOps: Generate Test Cases
   

   • Enter the work item ID when prompted
   • Review generated test cases in the interactive panel
   • Choose to create test cases in Azure DevOps or export them

3. Additional Commands

   • Azure DevOps: Reset Settings - Clear all configuration
   • Azure DevOps: Show Diagnostics - View extension diagnostics

Supported Test Case Types

The extension generates various types of test cases based on work item analysis:

• Functional Tests: Happy path scenarios and core functionality
• Negative Tests: Error handling and invalid input scenarios
• Edge Case Tests: Boundary conditions and limit testing
• Integration Tests: Component interaction testing
• Security Tests: Security considerations and vulnerability testing
• Performance Tests: Performance criteria validation
• UI/UX Tests: User experience and interface validation

Build and Development

Prerequisites for Development

• Node.js (22.x or higher)
• npm

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run linting:

   npm run lint
   

4. Run tests:

   npm test
   

Build Extension

# Install vsce (Visual Studio Code Extension CLI)
npm install -g vsce

# Package the extension
vsce package

Project Structure

├── extension.js              # Main extension entry point
├── package.json             # Extension manifest and dependencies
├── utils/
│   ├── azureDevOpsClient.js # Azure DevOps API client
│   ├── azureOpenAIClient.js # Azure OpenAI API client
│   └── testCaseFormatter.js # Test case formatting utilities
├── README.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
└── eslint.config.mjs

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Make your changes and ensure they follow the coding standards
4. Run tests: npm test
5. Run linting: npm run lint
6. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
7. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
8. Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

• Follow existing code style and conventions
• Add tests for new functionality
• Update documentation as needed
• Ensure all tests pass before submitting

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions:

1. Check the CHANGELOG.md for recent updates
2. Use the Azure DevOps: Show Diagnostics command for troubleshooting
3. Create an issue in the repository with detailed information

Version History

• v0.0.2 (Current) - Latest stable release with enhanced features
• v0.0.1 - Initial development version

For detailed version history, see CHANGELOG.md.