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A Frontend Web Developer's Guide to Testing

Chapter 1: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies

Over the past few years, web technology has advanced significantly. End users are now exposed to a whole new level of mature web apps in the form of responsive and progressive apps such as React and Flutter. With these advancements, developers are challenged more than ever with ensuring the continuous quality of their web apps, regardless of which platforms (mobile, desktop, or both) they are being used on.

This chapter covers the most advanced web technologies and web application types you will come across, including responsive and progressive types. It is specifically designed to cover the main trends that typically impact web application developers, along with the various testing types that are relevant for such applications. The web landscape offers developers a wide range of web application types across different application frameworks. Applications such as responsive web, progressive web, Flutter, React Native, and more are only a subset of the range of such applications. In this chapter, we will outline the main application types and what they mean as well as how they differ from each other to help frontend developers consider different testing activities.

This chapter will cover the following main topics:

  • An overview of the web landscape
  • Understanding web application types
  • Testing types for web applications
  • Understanding headed and headless browsers within app development and testing

An overview of the web landscape

The web landscape is at its most advanced stage today compared to some years ago. Today, web applications can leverage the unique capabilities of the different web browsers that were simply not available a few years ago. From interaction with location services, cameras, and more to being installed as apps on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, today, web applications are closer than ever to mobile applications.

With all of this in mind, there are other aspects within the web landscape that are important to understand: web technologies that are available and are constantly changing for web application developers.

Based on Hackr.io (https://hackr.io/blog/web-development-frameworks), web developers have a wide array of choices when building their websites. With ExpressJS, Angular, React, Vue, Ember, and more, developers can choose the most relevant technology for their next web application.

With web technologies growing and running on different omni-channels, the quality and growth of vulnerabilities are also becoming a great challenge. Based on the ongoing monitoring of web trends by the HTTP Archive (https://httparchive.org/reports/state-of-the-web), 59.4% of crawled pages contain at least one known third-party JavaScript vulnerability:

Figure 1.1 – Web pages with vulnerable JavaScript code (source: https://httparchive.org/reports/state-of-the-web)

Figure 1.1 – Web pages with vulnerable JavaScript code (source: https://httparchive.org/reports/state-of-the-web)

In addition to the level of growth of web technologies and maturity of browser capabilities, an additional area that has completely changed in terms of both awareness and importance is web application accessibility compliance. Organizations that build web applications today, and in the future, must adhere to strict accessibility rules across desktop and mobile devices. Not meeting these guidelines, such as section 508, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), can result in massive fines and brand damage.

Today, web application developers should be more equipped with the knowledge, tools, and continuous training around web application quality. This is to ensure their apps are solid and don't introduce any kind of business risk to their brand – whether quality-related, security-related, accessibility-related, availability-related, or in terms of compatibility across factors that includes different screen sizes and resolutions.

Now that we've looked at a brief overview of the current web landscape, let's examine the various types of web applications and what each of them mean from a development and testing perspective.

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Testing web applications during a sprint poses a challenge for frontend web app developers, which can be overcome by harnessing the power of new, open source cross-browser test automation frameworks. This book will introduce you to a range of leading, powerful frameworks, such as Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer, and Playwright, and serve as a guide to leveraging their test coverage capability. You’ll learn essential concepts of web testing and get an overview of the different web automation frameworks in order to integrate them into your frontend development workflow. Throughout the book, you'll explore the unique features of top open source test automation frameworks, as well as their trade-offs, and learn how to set up each of them to create tests that don't break with changes in the app. By the end of this book, you'll not only be able to choose the framework that best suits your project needs but also create your initial JavaScript-based test automation suite. This will enable fast feedback upon code changes and increase test automation reliability. As the open source market for these frameworks evolves, this guide will help you to continuously validate your project needs and adapt to the changes.

Who is this book for?

If you are a frontend developer working with popular frameworks, such as Vue or React, and want to develop testing skills by learning the essentials of test automation, this book is for you. An intermediate-level understanding of JavaScript and frontend development is assumed.

What you will learn

  • Choose the ideal tool or combination of tools for testing your app
  • Continuously monitor the market and ensure that your developers are using the right tools
  • Advance test automation for your web app with sophisticated capabilities
  • Measure both code coverage and test coverage to assess your web application quality
  • Measure the success and maturity of web application quality
  • Understand the trade-offs in tool selection and the associated risks
  • Build Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, and Puppeteer projects from scratch
  • Explore low-code testing tools for web apps

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Table of Contents

18 Chapters
Part 1 – Frontend Web Testing Overview Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 1 – Frontend Web Testing Overview
Chapter 1: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies
An overview of the web landscape
Understanding web application types
Testing types for web applications
Understanding headless and headed browsers within app development and testing
Summary
Chapter 2: Challenges Faced by Frontend Web Application Developers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Challenges Faced by Frontend Web Application Developers
Web application development challenges
Coverage challenges for web application developers
Non-functional challenges in web application development
Compliance challenges for web applications
Summary
Chapter 3: Top Web Test Automation Frameworks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Top Web Test Automation Frameworks
An overview of the web testing market
Getting started with the Selenium WebDriver framework
Getting started with the Cypress framework
Getting started with the Google Puppeteer framework
Getting started with the Microsoft Playwright framework
Summary
Chapter 4: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks
Technical requirements
Web testing personas overview
Use cases and considerations for picking a solid test automation framework
Testing automation evaluation matrix
Summary
Chapter 5: Introducing the Leading Frontend Web Development Frameworks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Introducing the Leading Frontend Web Development Frameworks
Technical requirements
Introduction to the leading web development frameworks
Guidelines for picking a web development framework
Summary
Part 2 – Continuous Testing Strategy for Web Application Developers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2 – Continuous Testing Strategy for Web Application Developers
Chapter 6: Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy for Web Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy for Web Applications
The key pillars of a web application testing plan and strategy
Measuring the success of your continuous testing strategy
A case study – a real-life web application testing strategy
Summary
Chapter 7: Core Capabilities of the Leading JavaScript Test Automation Frameworks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Core Capabilities of the Leading JavaScript Test Automation Frameworks
Comparing the test automation framework capabilities
A re-evaluation of test automation frameworks due to compelling events
Summary
Chapter 8: Measuring Test Coverage of the Web Application Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Measuring Test Coverage of the Web Application
Introduction to code coverage and test coverage
JavaScript code coverage tools for web application developers
Complementing code coverage with test coverage
Summary
Part 3 – Frontend JavaScript Web Test Automation Framework Guides Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3 – Frontend JavaScript Web Test Automation Framework Guides
Chapter 9: Working with the Selenium Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Working with the Selenium Framework
Technical requirements
Understanding the Selenium framework and its components
The future of the Selenium framework
Summary
Chapter 10: Working with the Cypress Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Working with the Cypress Framework
Technical requirements
Getting started with Cypress
Cypress's advanced test automation capabilities
The future of the Cypress framework
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Chapter 11: Working with the Playwright Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Working with the Playwright Framework
Technical requirements
Getting started with Playwright
Playwright's advanced test automation capabilities
The future of the Playwright framework
Summary
Chapter 12: Working with the Puppeteer Framework Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Working with the Puppeteer Framework
Technical requirements
Getting started with Puppeteer
Learning about Puppeteer's advanced test automation capabilities
The future of the Puppeteer framework
Summary
Chapter 13: Complementing Code-Based Testing with Low-Code Test Automation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Complementing Code-Based Testing with Low-Code Test Automation
Fundamental features of low-code/codeless testing tools
Codeless tool overview within the open source landscape
Leading commercial codeless testing tools for web applications
Summary
Chapter 14: Wrapping Up Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Wrapping Up
Major takeaways from the book
Useful references and bookmarks
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I'm usually not a big book reader, but I felt like, compared to other topics in web development, the amount of resources available online that cover testing in-depth is not as abundant. I'm an early-career web developer, and this book covered exactly what I was looking for. The author gives a great high-level overview of the different types of testing methodologies (many of which were new to me), as well as diving deep into the various frameworks and how to develop a comprehensive testing strategy for your web applications.If you're looking to learn about front-end testing, especially if you're brand new to the topic, this is a great place to start!
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Books like this, with a complete guide of everything you need to know to start or to update your skills and knowledge on the latest for frontend web development testing, are so useful.There are many tools out there, many free and open source tools to choose from, with this book you can immediately cut to the chase and learn about the most robust and used testing frameworks. You also get a good review of the popular JavaScript development frameworks for web apps, so you get advice to start coding and then automated testing.For newbies as well as frontend testing veterans, in this book, you get everything you need to know to start doing proper frontend testing in 2022. Well written, easy to understand, and with many examples and links to git repos.Without excessive theory, if you want to learn about the latest technologies for frontend web testing, you don’t have to look elsewhere. I recommend this book.
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Packt eBooks are a complete electronic version of the print edition, available in PDF and ePub formats. Every piece of content down to the page numbering is the same. Because we save the costs of printing and shipping the book to you, we are able to offer eBooks at a lower cost than print editions.

When you have purchased an eBook, simply login to your account and click on the link in Your Download Area. We recommend you saving the file to your hard drive before opening it.

For optimal viewing of our eBooks, we recommend you download and install the free Adobe Reader version 9.