Basics of automated testing – JAVA, Selenium, Page Object Pattern

Course objectives

To learn the basics of JAVA programming necessary to create the first automatic Selenium tests, and then to apply a design pattern compatible with Page Object. During the training, participants have the chance to create their own program, a suite for testing complex systems, as well as learn about the operation and practical use of Selenium to communicate with browsers and websites.

Benefits

• Workshop participants will learn about:
• • basics of object oriented programming in JAVA
  • basics of finding items on websites
  • mode of operation and practical use of Selenium for communication with browsers and websites
  • Ways to build easily maintainable tests that match the page object pattern
• Students will gain detailed knowledge enabling:
  • writing your own simple programs
  • creating scripts and tests operating on websites
  • creating packages for testing complex systems in a legible and easy to maintain manner

Traing scope

• Basics of JAVA programming:
  • Basic concepts
  • Creating your own classes, methods, objects
  • The first executable program
• Finding website elements:
  • Own selectors based on CSS
  • XPath selectors
• Selenium basics
• The first Selenium scripts
• Discussion of the Page Object Pattern idea – re-executing scripts according to this pattern
• Advantages of POP when maintaining tests in a changing environment – exercises and examples