Automated Web Testing Toolkit

CD-ROM contains: Customizable templates, test plans, cases, scripts, and scenarios -- Links to resources and access to sample tools

While few people deny the benefits of test automation, comprehensive automated testing via UI (browser for web applications) is rarely implemented in software projects. Common reasons for projects' failed attempts on test automation are: Difficult to learn - test scripts are complex and testing tools are not easy to use Hard to maintain - UI tests are vulnerable to application changes Long feedback loop - automated tests take too long to run To succeed in automated testing via UI, software projects need to overcome all these 3 chellenges. This book presents a practical approach to implementing test automation for web applications. Topics include: Developing easy to read and maintain Watir/Selenium tests using next-generation functional testing tool Page object model Functional Testing Refactorings Cross-browser testing against IE, Firefox and Chrome Setting up continuous testing server to manage execution of a large number of automated UI tests Requirement traceability matrix Strategies on team collaboration and test automation adoption in projects and organizations

Automated Web Testing is a step by step guide for the web application testers who want to try their hands at automated testing. It provides step by step instructions for setting up the Automation Framework from scratch. The framework is quite generic and as such can be applied to most website projects. This book concentrates on the 'practical side' of automated testing rather than the 'theoretical side'. It includes the complete listings of the automation code for the demo website that has been set up for you to test against. The code listings explain the logic of individual tests and generic functions. The book covers: Start with an overview of a typical web application architecture. Set up the environment for automation. The software we will use is open source and freeware! Learn techniques to identify elements on web pages. Set up the Automation Framework and Object Repository from scratch. Add important features to the Automation Framework such as reporting result comparisons, saving screenshots, logging information to a Console and CSV files etc. Automate data entry, verification and negative tests using the demo website. Automate tabular and summary reports. Automate Data Driven Testing using Microsoft Excel data sources followed by adding more useful features to the Automation Framework. Cross Browser Testing using Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Safari and Opera web browsers. Automate Web Services Testing using a demo web service. Perform advanced user interactions like Drag-and-Drop, Context Click, executing JavaScripts etc. in web pages.

If you are a quality testing professional, or a software or web application developer looking to create automation test scripts for your web applications, with an interest in Python, then this is the perfect guide for you. Python developers who need to do Selenium testing need not learn Java, as they can directly use Selenium for testing with this book.

Describes how to structure and build an automated testing regime that will give lasting benefits in the use of test execution tools to automate testing on a medium to large scale. Offers practical advice for selecting the right tool and for implementing automated testing practices within an organization, and presents an extensive collection of case studies and guest chapters reflecting both good and bad experiences in test automation. Useful for recent purchasers of test automation tools, technical managers, vendors, and consultants. The authors are consultant partners in a company that provides consultancy and training in software testing and test automation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Elevate Your Web Testing with Practical Insights and Advanced Techniques. KEY FEATURES ● Step-by-step learning curve from the fundamentals to advanced Cypress testing techniques. ● Learn to set up a development environment and write effective Cypress tests with hands-on guidance. ● Master E2E testing, component testing, API testing, and data-driven testing for comprehensive application coverage. ● Explore advanced Cypress techniques, integrate with popular version control systems, and enhance collaboration with tools like Cucumber. ● Implement Cypress in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated testing, and gain insights into test outcomes through comprehensive reporting and result analysis. DESCRIPTION Dive into the world of automated web testing with “Ultimate Web Automation Testing with Cypress.” From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, the book equips professionals with the skills to seamlessly integrate Cypress into their workflow. Starting with setup and basic tests, it progresses to cover end-to-end, component, API, and data-driven testing with practical examples and best practices. Further, it explores advanced topics like custom commands, plugins, Cypress Cloud, Smart Orchestration and Flaky Test Management. The book also unveils the integration with GitHub, GitLab, and Cucumber, and concludes with CI/CD implementation using Docker and Jenkins Pipelines, along with effective reporting techniques. By the end, you will have a profound understanding of Cypress, empowering you to excel in web application testing and advance your careers in the competitive software testing industry. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Learn how to seamlessly incorporate Cypress into your web testing projects for robust and efficient testing. ● Acquire the expertise to navigate and successfully test intricate and challenging scenarios in web applications. ● Discover techniques to enhance the speed and reliability of your Cypress tests, ensuring efficient and accurate results. ● Create custom commands in Cypress, tailoring your testing approach to specific project requirements and complexities. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This book is meticulously designed for software testers, developers, DevOps engineers, managers, students, and educators. It offers practical insights for both beginners and experienced professionals. Whether you're looking to enhance your testing skills or streamline web application testing, this book provides valuable guidance for all levels of expertise. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting Started with Cypress Testing 2. Setting Up the Development Environment 3. Writing Your First Test 4. End-to-End (E2E) Testing 5. Component Testing 6. API Testing 7. Data-Driven Testing 8. Advanced Cypress Techniques 9. Cypress Cloud, Smart Orchestration, and Flaky Test Management 10. Integrating with GitHub, GitLab, and Cucumber 11. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) 12. Reporting and Test Results 13. Conclusion Index

“This book fills a huge gap in our knowledge of software testing. It does an excellent job describing how test automation differs from other test activities, and clearly lays out what kind of skills and knowledge are needed to automate tests. The book is essential reading for students of testing and a bible for practitioners.” –Jeff Offutt, Professor of Software Engineering, George Mason University “This new book naturally expands upon its predecessor, Automated Software Testing, and is the perfect reference for software practitioners applying automated software testing to their development efforts. Mandatory reading for software testing professionals!” –Jeff Rashka, PMP, Coauthor of Automated Software Testing and Quality Web Systems Testing accounts for an increasingly large percentage of the time and cost of new software development. Using automated software testing (AST), developers and software testers can optimize the software testing lifecycle and thus reduce cost. As technologies and development grow increasingly complex, AST becomes even more indispensable. This book builds on some of the proven practices and the automated testing lifecycle methodology (ATLM) described in Automated Software Testing and provides a renewed practical, start-to-finish guide to implementing AST successfully. In Implementing Automated Software Testing, three leading experts explain AST in detail, systematically reviewing its components, capabilities, and limitations. Drawing on their experience deploying AST in both defense and commercial industry, they walk you through the entire implementation process–identifying best practices, crucial success factors, and key pitfalls along with solutions for avoiding them. You will learn how to: Make a realistic business case for AST, and use it to drive your initiative Clarify your testing requirements and develop an automation strategy that reflects them Build efficient test environments and choose the right automation tools and techniques for your environment Use proven metrics to continuously track your progress and adjust accordingly Whether you’re a test professional, QA specialist, project manager, or developer, this book can help you bring unprecedented efficiency to testing–and then use AST to improve your entire development lifecycle.

Over 90 recipes to help you build and run automated tests for your web applications with Selenium WebDriverAbout This Book• Learn to leverage the power of Selenium WebDriver with simple examples that illustrate real-world problems and their workarounds• Explains the testing of mobile applications with Appium for mobile platforms such as iOS and Android• A pragmatic manual with engaging recipes and attractive screenshots to test your web applications efficientlyWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for software quality assurance/testing professionals, software project managers, or software developers with prior experience in using Selenium and Java to test web-based applications. This books also provides examples for C#, Python and Ruby users.What You Will Learn• Understand how the locators work and use various locator methods to build reliable tests• Build reliable and maintainable tests with the Selenium WebDriver API• Use the PageFactory pattern to build a robust and easy to maintain test framework• Build data-driven tests and extend Selenium API to implement custom steps and checks• Integrate and use ATDD/BDD tools such as Cucumber, SpecFlow, Capybara, and Behave with the Selenium WebDriver API• Set up iPhone/iPad and Android simulators and devices to test your mobile web application with Appium• Set up Selenium Grid for faster and parallel running of tests, increasing test coverage and reducing test execution time for cross-browser testing• Build extended Selenium WebDriver tests for additional coverageIn DetailThis book is an incremental guide that will help you learn and use the advanced features of the Selenium toolset including the WebDriver API in various situations to build a reliable test automation. You start off by setting up the test development environment and gain tips on the advanced locater strategy and the effective use of the Selenium WebDriver API.After that, the use of design patterns such as data - driven tests and PageFactory are demonstrated. You will then be familiarised with extending Selenium WebDriver API by implementing custom tasks and setting up your own distributed environment to run tests in parallel for cross-browser testing.Finally, we give you some tips on integrating Selenium WebDriver with other popular tools and testing mobile applications. By the end of this book, you will have learned enough to solve complex testing issues on your own.Style and approachThis recipe-based guide covers real-life scenarios of testing your web apps with Selenium. Each recipe begins with a short introduction and key concepts along with illustrated examples of use cases, and ends with detailed but informative descriptions of the inner workings of the example.