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Learn about Selenium WebDriver to create cross-browser tests, explore 170+ recipes, and discover techniques for automating user interactions efficiently across various browsers. Gain valuable automation skills.

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Selenium WebDriver is a powerful web framework that allows you to execute cross-browser tests. By learning this tool, you can create robust, browser-based regression automation suites and tests, all while scaling and distributing scripts across many different environments. This is a recipe course, meaning you can directly go to the part that interests you. For example, if you are testing a multiple select list and don’t know how, you can look it up in the course roadmap and proceed with that lesson. With ...Show More

Selenium WebDriver is a powerful web framework that allows you to execute cross-browser tests. By learning this tool, you can cr...Show More

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105 Lessons18 Quizzes

Getting Started

6 Lessons

Get familiar with Selenium WebDriver basics, Mocha framework, and running your first test.

What is this Course About?

Introduction to Selenium WebDriver

Mocha: A JavaScript-Based Test Framework

Selenium with JavaScript Binding

Running Your First WebDriver Recipe

Quiz Yourself on Selenium Concepts

Working with Locators

4 Lessons

Unpack the core of using locators, finding web elements, and advanced techniques in Selenium.

Locators

Locating Web Elements

Advanced Techniques

Quiz Yourself on Locators

Working with Hyperlinks

5 Lessons

Break apart handling hyperlinks with Selenium: clicking, linking by text/ID/XPath, nth link, and verifying.

Hyperlinks

Clicking a Link By Text, ID, and XPath

Clicking the Nth Link and Link Verifications

Getting Link Attributes and Tabs Switching

Quiz Yourself on Hyperlinks

Working with Buttons

5 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of button interactions, form submissions, and assertions in Selenium WebDriver with Node.js.

Buttons

Clicking a Button By ID, Name, Image, and Javascript

Form Submissions

Button Assertions

Quiz Yourself on Buttons

Working with Text Fields and Areas

5 Lessons

Solve problems in text field interactions, text entry, clearing fields, and handling inaccessible fields.

Text Fields and Text Areas

Entering Text Into Text Fields and Text Areas

Clearing a Text Field and Focusing On a Control

Handling Read-Only, Disabled or Hidden Fields

Quiz Yourself on Text Field and Text Areas

Working with Radio Buttons and Radio Groups

5 Lessons

Follow the process of effectively interacting with and testing radio buttons and groups using Selenium.

Radio Buttons

Working with Radio Buttons

Working with Radio Groups

Working with Customized Radio Buttons

Quiz yourself on Radio buttons

Working with Checkboxes

5 Lessons

Master the steps to interact with, check, and uncheck standard and customized checkboxes using Selenium WebDriver in Node.js.

Checkboxes

Checking a Box by Name and ID

Unchecking and Asserting a Checkbox

Handling a Customized Checkbox

Quiz Yourself on Checkboxes

Working with Select Lists

6 Lessons

Step through handling select lists in Selenium, selecting single/multiple options, clearing selections, and asserting values.

Select Lists

Selecting a Single Option From a Select List

Selecting Multiple Options From a Select List

Clearing an Option From a Select List

Select List Assertions

Quiz Yourself on Select Lists

Page Navigations and Browser Management

4 Lessons

Look at navigating web pages and managing browser windows with Selenium in Node.js.

Page Navigation with Selenium

Browser Management with Selenium

Advanced Techniques

Quiz Yourself on Page Navigation and Browser Management

10.

Assertions

5 Lessons

Break apart various methods to assert pages, text, tables, and miscellaneous elements.

Page Assertions

Text Assertions

Table Assertions

Miscellaneous Assertions

Quiz Yourself on Assertions

11.

Working with Frames

3 Lessons

Enhance your skills in testing frames and iFrames using Selenium WebDriver in Node.js.

Frame

iFrame

Quiz Yourself on Frame

12.

Working with AJAX

5 Lessons

Solve problems in handling AJAX in Selenium WebDriver with targeted wait strategies.

AJAX

Wait Within a Time Frame

Wait Until Timeout

Wait Until AJAX Call Completes

Quiz Yourself on AJAX

13.

Working with File Uploads and Pop-Up Dialogs

4 Lessons

Tackle file uploads and handle JavaScript and modal pop-up dialogs in Selenium.

Uploading a File

Handling JavaScript Pop-Up Dialogs

Handling Modal Style Dialogs

Quiz Yourself on Dialogs

14.

Debugging Test Scripts

4 Lessons

Master the steps to efficiently debug Selenium WebDriver scripts using various techniques.

Debugging by Printing Texts

Debugging with Mocha

Miscellaneous Techniques

Quiz Yourself on Debugging Test Scripts

15.

Testing Data

5 Lessons

Step through methods for testing numeric, alphabetic, alphanumeric, and miscellaneous data in Selenium.

Testing Numeric Data

Testing Alphabetic Data

Testing Alphanumeric Data

Testing Miscellaneous Data

Quiz Yourself on Testing Data

16.

Working with Browser Profiles and Capabilities

5 Lessons

Get started with managing browser profiles, headless testing, file downloads, and bypassing authentications.

Browser Profiles and Capabilities

Running Browsers Headlessly

Verifying File Downloads

Bypassing Authentications

Quiz Yourself on Browser Profiles and Capabilities

17.

Working with Advanced User Interactions

4 Lessons

Examine advanced user interactions with Selenium's Actions API, simulating complex keyboard and mouse operations.

User Interactions

Keyboard Interactions

Mouse Interactions

Quiz Yourself on Advanced User Interactions.

18.

Working with HTML5 and Dynamic Websites

7 Lessons

Enhance your skills in testing HTML5 fields, JavaScript events, and dynamic frameworks with Selenium.

Working with HTML5 Email and Time Field

Working with JavaScript Events

Working with Select2

Working with Frameworks

Working with HTML5 Geolocation

Working with HTML Canvas

Quiz Yourself on HTML5 & Dynamic Web Concepts

19.

“What You See Is What You Get” HTML Editors

1 Lessons

Solve problems in testing WYSIWYG HTML editors like TinyMCE, CKEditor, and SummerNote.

Working with 'WYSIWYG' Editors

20.

Leverage Programming

5 Lessons

Follow the process of leveraging programming for enhanced test flexibility, dynamic data, and error handling.

Why Programming?

Ignorable Test Errors and External File Reading

Data-Driven Tests

Working with Dynamically Generated IDs, Special Keys, and Unicode

Dynamic Data Extraction

21.

Optimizations

2 Lessons

Maximize test efficiency with text assertions, JavaScript inputs, ternary operators, and environment variables.

Optimization Techniques: Part 1

Optimization Techniques: Part 2

22.

Gotchas

2 Lessons

Break down common Selenium test errors and fix element interaction issues.

Common Test Execution Failures

Tag Error and Element Not Clickable

23.

Appendix A: Miscellaneous

3 Lessons

Get started with Material Design apps, Selenium Server, and parallel test execution in Selenium Grid.

Working with Material Design Web App

Working with Selenium Server

Working with Selenium Grid

24.

Appendix B: Installations

4 Lessons

Go hands-on with setting up Node.js, Selenium, browsers, and IDEs for optimal testing.

25.

Wrapping Things Up

1 Lessons

Break down the steps to improve test automation skills, maintain scripts, and use parallel testing.

Afterword

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Zhimin Zhan

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