Automation Testing Beginner to Advanced with Selenium, Java
Course Description
Master the essentials of automation testing with Automation Testing with Selenium, Java, TestNG: Beginner to Advanced.
- This comprehensive course guides you through the fundamentals of Selenium WebDriver, Java programming, and TestNG framework.
- Perfect for beginners and experienced testers alike, you’ll gain hands-on experience in building robust automation frameworks, writing efficient test scripts, and generating detailed reports. By the end of the course, you will be confident in creating scalable automation solutions integrated with CI/CD pipelines, enhancing your career opportunities in the software testing field.
What You’ll Learn From This Course
- Fundamentals of Selenium WebDriver and its architecture
- Core Java programming for automation testing
- Building test frameworks using TestNG
- Writing reusable and maintainable test scripts
- Implementing data-driven, keyword-driven, and hybrid frameworks
- Generating detailed HTML and Extent Reports
- Integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
- Best practices for functional web automation testing
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a “Certificate of Achievement” in Automation Testing with Selenium, Java, and TestNG. This certificate recognizes your skills and knowledge in automation testing, enabling you to apply them in real-world projects and boost your career.
Curriculum
Section 1: Introduction to Automation Testing
This section introduces the fundamentals of automation testing, its advantages, and its role in software development. Topics include:
- What is automation testing?
- Differences between manual and automation testing.
- Benefits and limitations of automation testing.
- Overview of automation testing tools.
- Why Selenium with Java is widely used for automation.
Section 2: Introduction to Java for Testers
This section provides a crash course in Java, covering all the essential programming concepts needed for automation testing. Topics include:
- Java basics: Variables, Data Types, Operators.
- Control flow statements: If-else, Switch, Loops (For, While, Do-While).
- Functions/Methods: Definition, Parameters, and Return types.
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts: Classes, Objects, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction.
- Exception handling in Java.
- Collections framework (List, Set, Map).
Section 3: Setting Up Automation Environment
This section covers the installation and setup of all required tools to start automation testing. Topics include:
- Introduction to Selenium WebDriver.
- Downloading and installing Java (JDK).
- Installing Eclipse IDE for Java development.
- Configuring Selenium WebDriver in Eclipse.
- Installing WebDriver Manager.
- Introduction to Maven and configuring the project with Maven.
Section 4: Getting Started with Selenium WebDriver
Learn the basic functionality of Selenium WebDriver and its usage for web automation. Topics include:
- Introduction to Selenium WebDriver.
- WebDriver Architecture.
- Navigating web pages using WebDriver: Open, Maximize, Minimize, Close.
- Basic browser commands in Selenium.
- Finding web elements using Locators: ID, Name, Class Name, XPath, CSS Selectors.
Section 5: Handling Web Elements in Selenium
This section covers how to interact with various types of web elements using Selenium WebDriver. Topics include:
- Interacting with text boxes, buttons, and links.
- Handling dropdowns, checkboxes, and radio buttons.
- Working with dynamic web elements.
- Handling frames, iframes, and alerts.
- WebDriver Waits: Implicit and Explicit waits.
Section 6: Advanced User Interactions
Learn how to perform complex user interactions and handle advanced scenarios in Selenium. Topics include:
- Handling multiple windows/tabs.
- Performing keyboard actions using Actions class.
- Mouse actions: Hover, Drag and Drop, Double Click, Right Click.
- Taking screenshots using Selenium WebDriver.
- Scrolling the web page using JavaScriptExecutor.
Section 7: Page Object Model (POM) in Selenium
This section introduces the Page Object Model design pattern for efficient test script management. Topics include:
- Introduction to Page Object Model (POM).
- Creating Page Classes for web elements.
- Designing test cases using POM.
- Advantages of POM for test script maintenance.
- Implementing PageFactory with POM.
Section 8: Framework Design with Selenium
Learn how to build a maintainable and scalable test automation framework. Topics include:
- Introduction to Automation Frameworks.
- Types of frameworks: Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, Hybrid.
- Framework structure: Page Objects, Utilities, Configurations, Test Data.
- Creating reusable components: WebDriver, Logger, Reporter.
- Writing utility classes for common actions.
Section 9: Working with TestNG Framework
This section explains the integration of the TestNG testing framework with Selenium for effective test management. Topics include:
- Introduction to TestNG and its features.
- Setting up TestNG in your Selenium project.
- Writing TestNG test cases.
- TestNG annotations: @Test, @BeforeMethod, @AfterMethod, @BeforeClass, etc.
- Running TestNG test suites.
- Generating TestNG reports.
Section 10: Data-Driven Testing in Selenium
Learn how to drive tests using data and external files such as Excel. Topics include:
- Introduction to data-driven testing.
- Reading data from Excel files using Apache POI.
- Writing data into Excel files.
- Parameterizing test cases using data providers in TestNG.
- Implementing data-driven tests with real-world scenarios.
Section 11: Logging and Reporting in Automation
This section covers how to implement logging and reporting in automation tests for better test traceability and debugging. Topics include:
- Importance of logging in automation.
- Introduction to Log4j for logging.
- Setting up Log4j in the framework.
- Creating logs at different levels: Info, Debug, Warn, Error.
- Generating HTML reports using TestNG.
- Integrating Extent Reports for advanced test reports.
Section 12: Handling External Configurations
Learn how to manage and use external configuration files in your automation projects. Topics include:
- Introduction to property files.
- Reading configurations from property files (e.g., browser, URLs, timeouts).
- Managing environment-specific configurations.
- Reading and writing JSON files.
- Using external configuration tools like Apache Commons Configuration.
Section 13: Parallel Testing with Selenium and TestNG
This section focuses on running tests in parallel to reduce test execution time. Topics include:
- Introduction to parallel testing.
- Running tests in parallel with TestNG.
- TestNG parallel execution strategies (methods, classes, tests).
- Managing browser instances for parallel execution.
- Handling issues in parallel execution.
Section 14: Continuous Integration (CI) with Jenkins and Selenium
This section covers integrating Selenium with Jenkins for continuous integration and automated test execution. Topics include:
- Introduction to Continuous Integration (CI).
- Setting up Jenkins for Selenium projects.
- Configuring Jenkins jobs to run Selenium tests.
- Running Selenium tests on Jenkins with Maven and TestNG.
- Scheduling test executions using Jenkins.
Section 15: Selenium Grid for Distributed Testing
Learn how to set up and use Selenium Grid to run tests on multiple machines in parallel. Topics include:
- Introduction to Selenium Grid.
- Setting up Selenium Grid Hub and Nodes.
- Configuring Selenium Grid for parallel execution.
- Running tests on remote browsers using Selenium Grid.
- Advantages of using Selenium Grid for distributed testing.
Section 16: Advanced Selenium Features and Best Practices
Explore advanced features of Selenium WebDriver and best practices to follow in automation. Topics include:
- Advanced use of WebDriverWait.
- Handling AJAX-based web applications.
- Using JavaScriptExecutor for complex scenarios.
- Best practices for writing efficient Selenium scripts.
- Optimizing Selenium tests for faster execution.
Section 17: Real-World Automation Project
This section provides hands-on experience with a real-world project to apply the concepts learned throughout the course. Topics include:
- End-to-end automation of a web application.
- Designing a framework from scratch.
- Writing test cases for key functionalities.
- Generating detailed reports and logs.
- Debugging and maintaining automation scripts.
Section 18: Automation Testing Interview Preparation
Get ready for automation testing interviews with this dedicated section. Topics include:
- Common interview questions for Selenium and Java.
- How to explain your automation framework in an interview.
- Mock interview scenarios.
- Tips for solving coding challenges.
- Best practices for interview success.
Section 19: Final Project and Certification
Complete the final project to earn your course certification. Topics include:
- Final hands-on project on a live web application.
- Creating test cases, executing them, and generating reports.
- Final assessment and project submission.
- Course completion and certification.
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