Selenium Web-Driver Test Automation
Course Description
This course include hands-on labs where you will be able to apply the
concepts just learned to developing Selenium automated Java tests. Students
will work with a complex Web Application that requires a number of testing
scenarios.
Course Objectives
• The major building blocks of the Selenium tool suite
• How to use Selenium WebDriver to write web application automated
test scrips in Java.
• How to control test script execution with waits.
• How to use Selenium Advanced User Interactions.
• Advanced Selenium features including popup-windows, Automating
Ajax applications, and taking screen shots.
• How to use the Katalon IDE recorder as a prototype productivity tool
• Using the Selenium POM Pattern and PageFactory to design
maintainable, reusable, automated tests scripts
• Version considerations and migration between Selenium 2
(WebDriver) and Selenium 3
• Look at Selenium's future including the WebDriver W3C Specification
and the Selenium Roadmap
Who Should Attend?
Experienced Java developers working as Web Developers, Test Engineers or
other IT Personnel who want to learn how to use Selenium to automate Web
Application tests.
Students Must be able to develop Java Application in an IDE like Eclipse.
Students should have a background in:
• Web technologies
• Testing concepts
• Knowledge of HTML DOM and Object Oriented Development is
helpful
Course Certificate
IFM certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of
the total tuition hours of the course.
Course Outline
Introduction to Test Automation
• Variations of Test Automation
• Test Harness Tools
• Benefits of Test Automation
• What to test
• The Testing Pyramid
• Test Data
Introduction to Selenium
• Selenium Suite of Testing Tools
• History of Selenium
• Selenium Browser Drivers
• Version Considerations
• W3C WebDriver Specification
• JSON Wire Protocol
• Selenium Roadmap
• Downloading and Installing Selenium
Selenium WebDriver
• Introduction to WebDriver
• Test script as Java code
• The Selenium WebDriver library
• The Main WebDriver classes
• WebDriver Capabilities
• Setting up Selenium WebDriver projects
• Using Maven and Gradle build tools
Working with Selenium WebElements
• WebElements as Nodes in the DOM
• Locating WebElements on the Web Page
• Using Katalon Recorder as a Prototype Time Saver
• Interacting with WebElements
• Retrieving WebElements
• Verifying WebElements
• Submitting a Form
Working with Selenium Clickable WebElements
• Working with Clickable WebElements
• Handling Radi buttons and Check Boxes
• Working with Select Drop Down Elements
Accessing Links Using Selenium WebDriver
• Exact and Partial Link Text Match
• Case-sensitivity
• Using CSS to Locate WebElements
Accessing Tables Using Selenium WebDriver
• HTML Tables Structure
• Advanced Strategies for Locating WebElements
• Using XPath to find WebElements
• Table Utilities
Page Object Model (POM) Pattern
• Introduction to POM (Page Object Model)
• Making Automated Test Scripts Maintainable
• POM Benefits
• How to Refactor a Project to POM
Testing Frameworks
• Testing Frameworks
• Modular
• Data Driven
• Keyword-Driven
• Hybrid
• Using Apache POI to Access Test Data
The Selenium Page Factory
• Introduction to the Page Factory
• PageFactory implicit Instantiations
• Page Factory Annotations
• Lazy Instantiations and Caching
Working with Multiple Windows
• Working with alert pop-ups
• Switching between multiple windows
• Working with iFrames
• Dealing with OS Generated pop-ups
Controlling Test Execution
• Waiting on a Web Page Element
• Implicit Waits
• Explicit Waits
• Specifying Expected Conditions
• Working with Ajax Controls Using WebDriver
• Overview of Ajax
• Issues testing Ajax model
• Pros and Cons of different methods to wait on Ajax
Advanced User Interactions
• Introduction to Advanced User Interactions
• Keyboard & Mouse Events
• Building a Series of Multiple Actions
Advanced Web Application Access
• Taking Screenshot Using WebDriver
• Working with Colors
• HTML5 Considerations
• Handling HTML5 Date Time Picker Using Selenium
• Working with Non-Text Pressable Keys or Unicode PUA Code points
• Menu Selection
Selenium Wisdom
• Selenium Guidelines and Recommendations
• Selenium Worst Practices to Avoid
• Selenium References
