Summary
In this chapter, you had a brief introduction to the Page Object pattern. Using this pattern, we are able to create a test suite framework, which is simple to understand and easy to maintain in the long term. We discussed different advantages of using the Page Objects as opposed to writing direct Selenium commands. These advantages are portability, upgradability, and reusability.
By using the test tool independence pattern, we demonstrated that our Page Object framework could be used with any testing tool the development wishes to use. We concluded the chapter by discussing several alternative implementations for the framework.
In the next chapter, we will talk about prioritizing the test growth in the test suite. We will also discuss different ways to manage our test environments.
