JAV280 - Automated Testing with Selenium WebDriver

Course Description

Short Course | 18 hours | 1.8 CEUs | $1,795

Class modules 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 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 Selenium IDE 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 Radio buttons and Check Boxes
    • Working with Select Drop Down Elements
• Accessing Links Using Selenium WebDriver
  • Exact and Partial Link Text Match
  • Case-sensitivity
• Accessing Tables Using Selenium WebDriver
  • HTML Tables Structure
  • Advanced Strategies for Locating WebElements
  • Walking a Table with Selenium
• Selenium Patterns and Testing Frameworks
  • Testing Frameworks
    • Modular
    • Data Driven
    • Keyword-Driven
    • Hybrid
  • Introduction to POM (Page Object Model)
    • Making Automated Test Scripts Maintainable
    • POM Benefits
    • How to Refactor a Project to POM
• 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
  • 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
• Working with Selenium Grid
  • Introduction to Selenium Grid
  • Selenium Grid Distributed architecture
  • Selenium Server
  • Selenium Grid Console
  • Running Selenium Grid
• Mobile Application Testing
  • Mobile App Considerations
  • Selenium and Mobile Apps
  • Testing with Native Platform Support
  • Appium Cross Platform Support

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