Selenium WebDriver Practical Guide: Interactively Automate Web Applications Using Selenium Webdriver - Softcover

Avasarala, Satya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782168850 ISBN 13: 9781782168850

Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Key Features

• Covers basic to advanced concepts of WebDriver
• Learn how to design a more effective automation framework
• Explores all of the APIs within WebDriver
• Acquire an in-depth understanding of each concept through practical code examples

Book Description

Selenium WebDriver is an open source web UI automation tool implemented through a browser-specific browser driver, which sends commands to a browser and retrieves results.

Selenium WebDriver Practical Guide will guide you through the various APIs of WebDriver which should be used in automation tests, followed by a discussion of the various WebDriver implementations available. This guide will support you by offering you access to source code fi les, including the essential HTML fi les, that allow you to work with jQuery and other examples throughout the book. Finally, you will receive an in-depth explanation of how to deal with the latest features of WebDriver through step-by-step practical tutorials.

What you will Learn

• Learn the basic design of Selenium WebDriver and understand how it overcomes the limitations of its predecessor
• Set up and use Selenium Grid
• Discover the various mechanisms used to locate web elements
• Perform advanced actions such as drag-and-drop, double-click, right-click, and action builders on web pages
• Explore the advanced features of WebDriver such as handling cookies, taking screenshotsmanaging timeouts, and browser navigations
• Acquire an understanding of the various WebDriver implementations such as Firefox Driver, IE Driver, and Chrome Driver
• Explore WebDriver EventListeners
• Design effective automation frameworks using the PageObject pattern
• Learn how to deal with the latest features of WebDriver

About the Author

Satya Avasarala has rich experience in Java development and automation testing. He is an engineer in computer science. He has used WebDriver for many years now and has created several good automation frameworks. He has worked at various large software enterprises such as Oracle Corp, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., and the REA Group.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing WebDriver and WebElements
2. Exploring Advanced Interactions of WebDriver
3. Exploring the Features of WebDriver
4. Different Available WebDrivers
5. Understanding WebDriver Events
6. Dealing with I/O
7. Exploring RemoteWebDriver and WebDriverBackedSelenium
8. Understanding Selenium Grid
9. Understanding PageObject Pattern
10. Testing iOS and Android Apps

About this title

About the Author:

Satya Avasarala

Satya Avasarala has rich experience in Java development and automation testing. He is an engineer in computer science. He has used WebDriver for many years now and has created several good automation frameworks. He has worked at various large software enterprises such as Oracle Corp, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., and the REA Group.

In addition, he is also interested in Service Oriented Architectural design and Business Intelligence. He is an Oracle-certified Service Oriented Architecture Infrastructure Implementation Expert and a Business Intelligence Foundation Suite Implementation Specialist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Packt Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782168850
• ISBN 13: 9781782168850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246