Test Plan - Release v0.0.1
Release: NexusAI Deployer v0.0.1Release Date: January 6, 2026Test Plan Version: 1.0Document Date: January 6, 2026
1. Overview
Comprehensive testing and verification plan for the NexusAI Deployer v0.0.1 (Initial MVP Release). This release introduces the Electron-based desktop application with an 8-step deployment wizard for deploying NexusAI business capabilities to AWS environments.
2. Prerequisites
Requirement
Details
Test Environment
Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, or Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+)
AWS Account
With administrative access or appropriate IAM permissions
AWS Credentials
IAM Role ARN, Access Keys, CLI Profile, or ADFS
Route53 Hosted Zone
For custom domain deployments
Network Access
Internet connection for AWS API access
Memory
4GB RAM minimum
Disk Space
500MB for application
3. Test Scope
3.1 Installation Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-1.1
Windows NSIS Installer
Run NexusAI-Installer-Setup-x.x.x.exe, complete installation wizard
Application installs successfully, shortcuts created
3.2 Welcome Screen Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-2.1
Home Screen Display
Launch application
Welcome screen displays with hero illustration, platform icons (AWS supported, others "Coming Soon"), "Get Started" and "View Installation History" buttons
TC-2.2
Get Started Navigation
Click "Get Started" button
Navigates to Capability Selection screen
TC-2.3
Installation History
Click "View Installation History"
Displays deployment history (empty for fresh install)
3.3 Capability Selection Testing (Step 1)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-3.1
Load Capabilities
Navigate to Capability Selection
Available capabilities load with name, version, description, estimated time
TC-3.2
Installed vs Available
View capability sections
Green border for installed, blue border for available capabilities
TC-3.3
Install Action
Click "Install" on available capability
Proceeds to Architecture Selection
TC-3.4
Update Action
Click "Update" on installed capability
Proceeds to update workflow
TC-3.5
Delete Action
Click "Delete" on installed capability
Confirmation dialog appears, deletion proceeds
TC-3.6
Refresh
Click "Refresh" button
Capability list reloads
TC-3.7
Call Processing Available
Check capability list
"Call Processing v0.0.1" is available
3.4 Architecture Selection Testing (Step 2)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-4.1
Frontend Options
View frontend options
CloudFront+S3 (recommended), AWS Amplify, Skip Frontend available
TC-4.2
Backend Options
View backend options
ECS Fargate (recommended), EKS, EC2, Skip Backend available
TC-4.3
Default Selection
Check default selections
CloudFront+S3 and ECS Fargate pre-selected as recommended
TC-4.4
Skip Both Validation
Try to skip both frontend and backend
Error: At least one must be selected
TC-4.5
Navigation
Select options, click Next
Proceeds to Environment Configuration
3.5 Environment Configuration Testing (Step 3)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-5.1
Environment Selection
Select dev/staging/prod
Environment selection works correctly
TC-5.2
Domain Configuration
Enter base domain, subdomains
Fields accept valid domain names
TC-5.3
Route53 Zone ID
Enter hosted zone ID
Field accepts valid zone ID format
TC-5.4
Region Selection
Select AWS region
All major regions available (us-east-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1, etc.)
TC-5.5
Required Field Validation
Leave required fields empty, click Next
Validation errors displayed
TC-5.6
Navigation
Complete all fields, click Next
Proceeds to AWS Configuration
3.6 AWS Configuration Testing (Step 4)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-6.1
IAM Role ARN Auth
Enter valid Role ARN, select source credentials
Role assumption succeeds
TC-6.2
Access Keys Auth
Enter valid Access Key ID and Secret
Credentials validated successfully
TC-6.3
CLI Profile Auth
Select existing AWS CLI profile
Profile credentials loaded and validated
TC-6.4
ADFS/SAML Auth
Enter ADFS URL, credentials, fetch roles
Roles retrieved, selection works
TC-6.5
Invalid Credentials
Enter invalid credentials, click Test
Clear error message displayed
TC-6.6
Test Credentials
Click "Test Credentials" with valid creds
Shows: ✅ AWS account access, ✅ STS identity, ✅ Account ID
TC-6.7
Cross-Account Role
Use role from different account
Role assumption works with proper trust policy
3.7 Permission Verification Testing (Step 5)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-7.1
All Checks Pass
Use credentials with full permissions
All 6 checks show ✅ Passed
TC-7.2
AWS Account Access
Verify STS identity check
Check passes with valid credentials
TC-7.3
IAM Permissions
Verify 17 AWS service permissions
All required permissions validated
TC-7.4
Frontend Artifact
Verify S3 artifact check
S3 artifact availability confirmed
TC-7.5
Backend Image
Verify ECR image check
ECR container image exists
TC-7.6
Network Resources
Verify VPC/AZ check
Availability zones and VPCs checked
TC-7.7
Service Limits
Verify ECS capacity check
Service quotas validated
TC-7.8
Failed Check Handling
Use credentials missing permissions
❌ Failed status with clear error message
TC-7.9
Re-verify
Fix issue, click "Re-verify"
Checks run again, status updates
TC-7.10
View Details
Click "View Details" on failed check
Detailed error information displayed
3.8 Deployment Execution Testing (Step 6)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-8.1
Pre-Deployment Summary
View summary before deployment
Shows capability, version, environment, region, account ID, estimated time
TC-8.2
Progress Bar
Start deployment
Progress bar shows percentage, color changes (blue→green)
TC-8.3
Stage Display
Monitor deployment
Current stage displayed and updates
TC-8.4
Live Logs
View log panel
Terminal-style logs with timestamps, auto-scroll
TC-8.5
Refresh Logs
Click "Refresh"
Logs manually refreshed
TC-8.6
Restart Polling
Click "Restart Polling"
Auto-refresh resumes
TC-8.7
Copy Logs
Click "Copy Logs"
Logs copied to clipboard
TC-8.8
Download Logs
Click "Download Logs"
Logs saved to local file
TC-8.9
Cancel Deployment
Click "Cancel"
Confirmation dialog appears
TC-8.10
Deployment Stages
Monitor all stages
Stages progress: Initialization → Frontend Global → Cognito → Regional → Upload → Backend Foundation → Storage → Network → Service → Verification → Complete
TC-8.11
Deployment Time
Complete full deployment
Completes within 15-30 minutes
3.9 Post Verification Testing (Step 7)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-9.1
Health Checks Run
Deployment completes
Automated health checks execute
TC-9.2
Frontend Availability
Check frontend status
✅ Healthy - Application loads
TC-9.3
Authentication Service
Check Cognito status
✅ Healthy - Cognito responds
TC-9.4
Backend API
Check API status
✅ Healthy - Health endpoint responds
TC-9.5
Database Connectivity
Check DynamoDB status
✅ Healthy - DynamoDB accessible
TC-9.6
SSL Certificates
Check SSL status
✅ Healthy - HTTPS working
TC-9.7
Re-verify
Click "Re-verify"
Health checks run again
TC-9.8
Degraded Status
Simulate partial failure
⚠️ Degraded status shown correctly
3.10 Deployment Results Testing (Step 8)
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-10.1
Output Display
View results screen
Frontend URL, Backend API URL, Cognito User Pool ID, Region displayed
TC-10.2
Admin Credentials
View credentials section
Admin email and temporary password displayed
TC-10.3
Copy Values
Click "Copy" buttons
Values copied to clipboard
TC-10.4
Access Frontend
Open Frontend URL
Application loads in browser
TC-10.5
Access Backend
Open Backend API URL
API health endpoint responds
TC-10.6
Admin Login
Login with provided credentials
Login succeeds, password change prompted
TC-10.7
View Dashboard
Click "View Dashboard"
Management dashboard opens
TC-10.8
New Deployment
Click "New Deployment"
Returns to Capability Selection
3.11 Installation History Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-11.1
History Display
View Installation History
Shows capability name, version, environment, region, date, status
TC-11.2
Multiple Deployments
Deploy to multiple environments
All deployments listed
TC-11.3
Update from History
Click "Update" on deployment
Update workflow starts
TC-11.4
Delete from History
Click "Delete" on deployment
Deletion workflow starts
TC-11.5
View Details
Click "View Details"
Detailed deployment info displayed
3.12 Update Workflow Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-12.1
Update Existing Strategy
Select "Update Existing"
Stacks updated in place, minimal downtime
TC-12.2
Clean Deploy Strategy
Select "Clean Deploy"
Stacks deleted and recreated
TC-12.3
Data Preservation
Update existing deployment
Data preserved after update
3.13 Delete Workflow Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-13.1
Delete Confirmation
Click Delete
Confirmation dialog with warning
TC-13.2
Full Cleanup
Confirm deletion
All AWS resources removed (S3, CloudFront, ECS, VPC, DynamoDB, etc.)
TC-13.3
History Update
After deletion
Deployment removed from history
3.14 Error Handling Testing
Test ID
Test Case
Steps
Expected Result
Status
TC-14.1
Network Failure
Disconnect network during deployment
Graceful error handling, retry option
TC-14.2
Session Expiry
Let credentials expire
Clear error message, re-authentication prompt
TC-14.3
Resource Limit
Exceed AWS quota
Clear error with guidance
TC-14.4
Stack Failure
Simulate CloudFormation failure
Rollback handled, error details shown
TC-14.5
Recovery Options
After failure
Clean Deploy or manual recovery options available
Test ID
Platform
Expected Result
Status
TC-15.1
Windows 10
Full functionality
TC-15.2
Windows 11
Full functionality
TC-15.3
macOS Intel
Full functionality
TC-15.4
macOS Apple Silicon
Full functionality
TC-15.5
Ubuntu 20.04
Full functionality
TC-15.6
Ubuntu 22.04
Full functionality
4. Success Criteria
Criteria
Requirement
Met?
Installation
All platform installers work correctly
Wizard Flow
All 8 steps complete without errors
Authentication
All 4 auth methods work (IAM Role, Access Keys, CLI Profile, ADFS)
Deployment
Full deployment completes in 15-30 minutes
Health Checks
All post-deployment health checks pass
Application Access
Deployed application is accessible and functional
Update/Delete
Update and delete workflows function correctly
Error Handling
All error scenarios handled gracefully with clear messages
Cross-Platform
Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
5. Known Limitations (Out of Scope)
Multi-cloud support (Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, On-Premise) - Coming soon
Capabilities other than Call Processing - Coming soon
Offline deployment mode - Not supported
Safari browser - Experimental support only
6. Test Data Requirements
Data
Details
AWS Account
Test account with full permissions
Domain
Test domain with Route53 hosted zone
IAM Role
Cross-account role for testing
ADFS
Enterprise ADFS server (if testing ADFS auth)
7. Deliverables
Screenshots of any failures
Deployment logs for failed deployments
April 26, 2026
April 19, 2026