STIF is an advanced test harness for testing Symbian and S60 non-UI components. It is a toolkit meant for test case implementation and test cases execution.
STIF provides a framework for implementing test cases in separated test modules, meaning that:
STIF is not an automatic test case creator but enables you to concentrate on the actual test case implementation.
The benefit of STIF is to: “write once, test everywhere”. This means, for example, that test cases made during the development phase can be used in system testing, automatic release testing, and so on.
STIF Carbide plug-in gives you an easy access to the creation of STIF test modules and test cases, as well as to configuring some of STIF's options.
STIF also contains a TestDrop functionality that enables you create test packages of STIF projects and send them to the Automatic Test System (ATS) for execution. For more information, see Automatic Test System (ATS).