Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multi-environment test automation (META) driver, that is, a test automation driver that can be used in multiple environments such as, for example, to test HTTP calls as well as relational database statements in SQL, in order to provide a flexible, extensible framework for test components so that a single driver can span multiple test environments. Certain embodiments further enable best practices to be formalized on a per environment basis, while certain other embodiments will provide a unified interface for authoring new tests.