Enhanced Test Automation with WebdriverIO: Unlock the superpowers of hybrid testing frameworks - Softcover

Grossman, Paul M.; Goddard, Larry C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1837630186 ISBN 13: 9781837630189

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Elevate your testing game to the next level using advanced techniques and proven strategies with this book for WebdriverIO beginners and automation pros alike

Key Features

• Improve your coding skills and empower your automation journey
• Leverage self-healing objects and adaptive frameworks for cutting-edge WebdriverIO automation
• Overcome script stability challenges and ensure robust, dependable test execution
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

This book helps you embark on a comprehensive journey to master the art of WebdriverIO automation, from installation through to advanced framework development.

You’ll start by following step-by-step instructions on installing WebdriverIO, configuring Node packages, and creating a simple test. Here you’ll gain an understanding of the mechanics while also learning to add reporting and screen captures to your test results to enhance your test case documentation. In the next set of chapters, you’ll delve into the intricacies of configuring and developing robust method wrappers, a crucial skill for supporting multiple test suites. The book goes beyond the basics, exploring testing techniques tailored for Jenkins as well as LambdaTest cloud environments. As you progress, you’ll gain a deep understanding of both TypeScript and JavaScript languages and acquire versatile coding skills.

By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the expertise to construct a sophisticated test automation framework capable of executing an entire suite of tests using WebdriverIO in either TypeScript or JavaScript, as well as excel in your test automation endeavors and deliver reliable, efficient testing solutions.

What you will learn

• Discover techniques to efficiently maintain and enhance your Page Object Model, saving time and effort
• Gain insight into diagnosing and resolving script instability issues to ensure reliable test execution
• Improve test resilience by building objects that adapt to changing element locators
• Enhance your testing productivity by learning to write effective test cases with TypeScript
• Explore strategies for comprehensive result analysis to enable data-driven decision-making
• Develop frameworks that adapt to evolving user journeys, ensuring long-term test sustainability

Who this book is for

Whether you are a novice software development engineer in test (SDET) joining your first WebdriverIO automation project building test cases in TypeScript, or a seasoned lead framework architect experienced in solutioning daily test automation challenges, this book is for you. This book will also help developers and framework architects with basic knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript who are looking to gain expertise in functional frontend testing. A basic understanding of CSS and XPath will help you get the most out of this book.

Table of Contents

1. The Utility Belt - Tools every Superhero SDET needs
2. Fortress of Solitude – Configuring WebdriverIO
3. Cybernetic Enhancements – WebdriverIO Config and Debug Tips
4. Super Speed - Time Travel Paradoxes and Broken Promises
5. Alter Egos – Why Do We Need Function Wrappers?
6. The setValue Wrapper – Entering Text and Dynamic Data Replacement
7. The Select Wrapper - Choosing Values in List and Combo boxes
8. The Assert Wrapper - The Importance of Embedded Details
9. The Ancient Spellbook - Building the Page Object Model
10. Increased Flexibility – Writing Robust Selectors and Reducing Maintenance
11. Echo Location - Skipping the Page Object Model

(N.B. Please use the Look Inside option to see further chapters)

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Paul M. Grossman is a test automation framework architect, project manager, and conference speaker with a love of stage magic. Since 2001, he has worked with numerous toolsets, including WebdriverIO in TypeScript, Selenium in Java, OpenText UFT in VBScript, and WinRunner in C++. He advocates for low-code automation tools for manual testers, including testRigor. He is also the creator of the CandyMapper sandbox website, where he invites novice users to try their hand at automating common challenges.

Larry C. Goddard, aka "LarryG," is the creator of Klassi-js. He boasts a stellar career as an award-winning test automation framework architect, mentor, career coach, and speaker since 2000. His expertise spans diverse toolsets, including AI, ML, WebdriverIO, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Selenium. With a profound journey across aviation, software testing, and telecommunications sectors, he has also lent his technical prowess to a major fashion house and served as an expert witness for an international law firm. He's a father of five, an ex-international rugby player for Trinidad and Tobago, ex-military, and a certified physical training instructor.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1837630186
• ISBN 13: 9781837630189
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar