Given the fast-paced and dynamic nature of today’s web development landscape, test automation is essential for maintaining quality across dynamic applications. Nightwatch.js stands as a powerful yet accessible end-to-end testing framework that elegantly bridges the gap between testing complexity and implementing simplicity, making automated quality assurance achievable for developers at all skill levels.
This book guides readers through the complete Nightwatch.js journey, beginning with fundamental concepts and practical setup in Visual Studio Code. Early chapters establish a solid foundation in element identification strategies and web interactions, before addressing critical challenges of synchronization in modern applications. The middle sections explore practical testing techniques through assertions. The book covers handling complex HTML elements, such as forms, tables, dropdowns, and new windows, before moving on to advanced topics, including browser logs, performance monitoring, network requests, screenshots, and intricate keyboard and mouse actions. These are all structured within the Page Object Model pattern for maintainability. The final sections focus on professional-grade implementation aspects, including data management with Excel and CSV integration, logging systems, and execution in cloud environments like BrowserStack for cross-browser verification.
By the end of this book, readers will be highly competent in building reliable, maintainable, and scalable test automation suites with Nightwatch.js. They will develop practical skills in JavaScript-based automation, gain understanding of testing best practices, and acquire expertise to implement scalable frameworks, enhancing development workflows and delivering higher-quality software products.
What you will learn
● Nightwatch.js fundamentals and integration with Visual Studio Code for effective test setup.
● Diverse interactions with web elements using Nightwatch.js's command interface.
● Run Nightwatch.js tests on BrowserStack; integrate with GitHub Actions.
● Implement testing approaches using assertions and complex element handling.
● Create scalable test architectures, performance metrics, and Page Object Models.
● Web element identification and interaction strategies, and synchronization techniques.
Who this book is for
This book is intended for beginners new to test automation and experienced testers transitioning to JavaScript-based frameworks, web developers, and QA engineers, who seek to adopt modern automation practices. Development teams looking to implement efficient QA processes will find practical and applicable solutions.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Nightwatch
2. Understanding the Web Applications used in the Book
3. Getting Started with Nightwatch
4. Setting Visual Studio Code with Nightwatch
5. Identifying Elements
6. Interacting with Web Elements
7. Synchronization
8. Assertions in Nightwatch
9. Working with Form Elements
10. Working with Tables, Drop-downs, Frames and Alerts
11. Browser Logs, Page Performance, Capture Screenshots, and Actions
12. Page Objects
13. Managing Data Using Excel and CSV Files
14. Learn About Logs, and Screenshots Management
15. Execution of Tests in BrowserStack
Pallavi Sharma is a versatile professional with a rich experience spanning two decades. She has contributed in various capacities as an individual contributor, technical product manager, scrum master, intellectual property rights coordinator, and coach on various open source tools for test automation, programming for non-programmers throughout her career, and continues.
