Selenium for Test Automation

Course Code: 1936

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Overview

This two-day Selenium training course has been designed by Michael Palotas, one of the creators of Selenium GRID. The course discusses key facets to utilize WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG and how to automate any web-based application. The course also covers how to improve coverage and reduce execution to receive faster feedback, while also focusing on implementing various frameworks.

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Live Classroom
Duration: 2 days

Live Virtual Classroom
Duration: 2 days

What You'll learn

Importance of automation
Overview of test frameworks
Understand the JSON wire protocol
Overview of the Selenium API
Setting up remote WebDriver including a Selenium GRID
Important tips and tricks for using Selenium
Future outlook for Selenium

Outline

Module 1: Introduction

Agile, DevOps and why automation is so important
What is Selenium?
The Selenium tool family
What should you do with Selenium (and what Selenium is not made for)

Module 2: Test Frameworks

What is a test framework?
What are the differences between test frameworks (i.e. JUnit, TestNG, nUnit)
Writing meaningful automated tests
Useful features in test frameworks (i.e. groups, data provider, dependencies)
Hands-on Practice Lab:write some simple tests with a test framework utilizing the built-in features

Module 3: The Selenium / WebDriver protocol

JSON wire protocol
Interaction between Selenium client and server
Hands-on Practice Lab:issue first Selenium commands in order to start different browsers

Module 4: Selenium API

Overview of the Selenium API
Navigating to URLs
Finding elements
Interacting with elements
Waiting mechanisms
Expected conditions
Tips & tricks
Hands-on Practice Lab:Create tests by utilizing the Selenium API.

Module 5: Remote WebDriver & Selenium Grid

Distributing tests to a remote execution environment
Selenium Grid overview
Selenium Grid in action
Hands-on Practice Lab: Set up a remote WebDriver setup including a Selenium Grid to distribute tests across environments and run them parallel.

Module 6: Page Objects

- The importance of maintainable tests
- Page Objects – the key to maintainability
- Page Objects in action
Hands-on Practice Lab: Create an advanced test using page objects

Module 7: Tips & Tricks

Event listeners
Screenshots
Videos
Visual aids for testing
Testing of location-based services
Mobile testing with Selenium

Module 8: A look into the future of Selenium

What is SharePoint Designer?
- History
- Versions
- Basic User Interface
Common Uses of SharePoint Designer
- Site Creation
- User Groups and Permissions
- Lists and Libraries
  
  Columns
  
  Views
  
  Content Types
- Site Columns
- Site Content Types
- Workflows
Lab: Working with SharePoint Designer
- SharePoint Designer Basics

Prerequisites

The virtual machine will be delivered as an OVA file to the participants. So, participants would need to install ‘VirtualBox’ to run the virtual machine. They would also need a stable internet connection.

Participants need to have a basic knowledge of higher level programming languages, such as, Java.