I'm facing a unique challenge with automated testing of dynamic data in my test suite.
We have a system where certain values, like user IDs, timestamps, or API response payloads, change with every execution. These values are unpredictable and can’t be hardcoded in our test scripts. I’ve tried using data-driven testing to handle these values, but the dynamic nature of the data is causing our tests to either fail or pass inconsistently.
Here are the key challenges I’m dealing with:
- Handling unpredictable values (like timestamps) in assertions.
- Maintaining consistency across multiple test runs when the expected data is generated dynamically at runtime.
- Comparing API responses that contain dynamically generated values without false positives or negatives.
Has anyone dealt with similar issues in their testing framework? What strategies or tools would you recommend to manage dynamic data and ensure stable test results?