The “Hello, World!” of test automation

The test-automation equivalent of Hello, World! is usually a test that checks for the presence of a simple element on a web page, such as a heading or a paragraph of text. This can involve writing a test that does the following:

• Navigates to a web page
• Locates an element on the page using an XPath or CSS selector method
• Verifies that the element is present and displayed on the page

In our first example, we have the following five simple steps to perform a login:

1. Navigate to a simulated login screen.
2. Enter the username.
3. Enter the password credentials.
4. Click the login button.
5. Validate that a message appears, indicating the login was successful.

An example can be found in the pageObjects\login.page.ts file:

await this.inputUsername.setValue(username);
await this.inputPassword.setValue(password);
await this.btnSubmit.click();

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