Learn how to design a test automation framework for automating web-based applications.

Test Automation

Testing the user interface for any application is generally time-consuming when done for each new release. UI test automation is the most common and effective way to simulate the actual user journey and business use cases for any application.

In this module, we’ll learn to design a test automation framework from scratch to automate any web-based application using Java, Selenium, and TestNG. We’ll start by learning the basics of Selenium and TestNG and then learn about build management, logging, and reporting, all of which are key concepts for any QA engineer or developer. By the end of this module, we will successfully create a UI test automation framework.

Design a Test Automation Framework with Selenium and Java

# Distribution steps

1. Create the framework jar using any build management tool (Maven or Gradle).
2. Upload the binary to the Artifactory (hosted locally or remotely).
3. Create a Java test project and download the binary as a dependency for writing and executing tests.
4. Setup Jenkins or any CI tool.
5. Create a job for running tests via CI tool.
6. Reports will be shared to stakeholders.

Refer to the diagram below which shows the overall distribution and usage of the framework.


Below is a guide to creating a distribution RELEASE version of the automation library.

Distribution of Test Framework Library

Distribution steps