web automation testing using selenium

DiscoverWeb Automation Testing

Using Selenium

manual testing istime consuming

Reading

Clicking

Typing

Creating test data

Remembering test data

enter Automation

speed

repeatability

Why Selenium?widely used

free and open sourcedrives a real browser

multiplatformsupports most modern browsers

can be used with different programming languages

What can it do?

locate elements id attribute

name attribute

link text

XPath

DOM

CSS selectors

act on located elements

open click type

select

return info current URL

text of elements

attributes of elements

values of form fields

presence of text

presence of an element

be used with many programming languages

iterations

conditional statements

data driven tests

database connections

test frameworks

reports

manual testing istime consuming

but not useless

UI defects

usability issues

verification of failed tests

writing test cases and automated test scripts

When to automate?automate unless:

UI is still considerably

changing

short-term project

tight deadline

automate if:

long-term efficiency

frequent regression testing

rapid feedback during development

disciplined test case documentation

continuously increasing test coverage

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