What is Monkey Testing?

Monkey Testing involves testing the application with random inputs or events to uncover unexpected bugs. Testers simulate chaos by sending random data, clicking buttons randomly, or shutting down server instances unexpectedly to assess the application's behavior under unpredictable circumstances.

Chaos monkey testing, a more specific form of Monkey Testing, deliberately causes disruptions in a live environment to evaluate the application's resilience and recovery capabilities.

Industry examples include testing e-commerce website stability during peak traffic or assessing a banking application's robustness under high transaction volumes.

Monkey Testing benefits include revealing hidden defects, enhancing software quality, and improving the application's ability to handle unforeseen scenarios.