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Selenium WebDriver Quick Start Guide
Selenium WebDriver Quick Start Guide

Selenium WebDriver Quick Start Guide: Write clear, readable, and reliable tests with Selenium WebDriver 3

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Selenium WebDriver Quick Start Guide

Introducing Selenium WebDriver and Environment Setup

Welcome to the exciting world of test automation using Java 8 and Selenium WebDriver 3.x. Throughout this book, we will get up to speed with Selenium and its surrounding technologies. Selenium is a browser automation tool that has progressed tenfold since its initial inception. Along with tools such as AutoIt, it can be used for automating desktop applications. Selenium is getting used extensively in mobile automation nowadays. The most important point is that it is open source, has a vast developer community, and is constantly evolving. With Selenium Grid, we can simulate different browsers on a single machine.

First, we will start with understanding the basics. This chapter is a gentle introduction to Selenium, and we will be covering the following topics:

  • The need for test automation and its advantages
  • Java 8 (briefly)
  • Selenium RC
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • Various drivers in Selenium
  • Preparing for the first script

Technical requirements

Why is test automation required?

Let's get started by understanding why test automation is needed. Today's agile world needs quick feedback on the code's quality. The developers check-in application code in a source code repository like GitHub. It is imperative that these changes be tested, and the best way to do so is through automation. A test-automation suite can eliminate the mundane work of manual regression testing and can be helpful in finding bugs earlier, thus reducing manual testing time. It can be configured to run at a particular time in the day.

A cut-off time should be provided to the developers, such as 6 P.M. in the evening, by which time they should check in code, get the application build done, and the application deployed to a server like Apache Tomcat. The automation suite may be scheduled to run at 7 P.M. daily. Jenkins is a tool that's used for continuous integration, and so can be used for this purpose.

Advantages of test automation

Advantages of test automation include reducing the burden on the testers doing the manual execution so that they can focus on the functional aspects of the application. Generally, a smoke, sanity, regression test suite is created for this purpose. The advantage of having automatic triggering through Jenkins is that it facilitates test execution in an unattended mode.

Some pointers on Selenium

We will be using version 3.13, which is the latest version of Selenium at the time of writing this book. It has developed a lot from its early ancestor, Selenium 1. Selenium RC was another tool that would let you write automated web application UI tests in programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, Ruby, and so on, against a HTTP website using any JavaScript enabled browser. For the coding part, we will be working with Java 8. Learning with Java can be fun and at the same time, fast.

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  • Learn Selenium from the ground up
  • Design your own testing framework
  • Create reusable functionality in your framework

Description

Selenium WebDriver is a platform-independent API for automating the testing of both browser and mobile applications. It is also a core technology in many other browser automation tools, APIs, and frameworks. This book will guide you through the WebDriver APIs that are used in automation tests. Chapter by chapter, we will construct the building blocks of a page object model framework as you learn about the required Java and Selenium methods and terminology. The book starts with an introduction to the same-origin policy, cross-site scripting dangers, and the Document Object Model (DOM). Moving ahead, we'll learn about XPath, which allows us to select items on a page, and how to design a customized XPath. After that, we will be creating singleton patterns and drivers. Then you will learn about synchronization and handling pop-up windows. You will see how to create a factory for browsers and understand command design patterns applicable to this area. At the end of the book, we tie all this together by creating a framework and implementing multi-browser testing with Selenium Grid.

Who is this book for?

This book is for software testers or developers.

What you will learn

  • Understand what an XPath is and how to design a customized XPath
  • Learn how to create a Maven project and build
  • Create a Singleton driver
  • Get to grips with Jenkins integration
  • Create a factory for browsers
  • Implement multi-browser testing with Selenium Grid
  • Create a sample pop-up window and JavaScript alert
  • Report using Extent Reports

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Table of Contents

9 Chapters
Introducing Selenium WebDriver and Environment Setup Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Understanding the Document Object Model and Creating Customized XPaths Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Basic Selenium Commands and Their Usage in Building a Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Handling Popups, Frames, and Alerts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Synchronization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Actions Class and JavascriptExecutor Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Command Pattern and Creating Components Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Hybrid Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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