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Selenium WebDriver Test Automation with Java

Java, Maven, TestNG, browser interactions and framework design

Introduction

Why this course

Build and organise automated web-application tests using Java and Selenium WebDriver. The course combines a Java refresher with Maven project setup, TestNG, browser interactions, synchronisation and selected distributed-testing examples.

Develop a small reusable test framework with page objects and data-driven tests. Cucumber, Grid and CI/logging integrations are introduced through selected examples; browser automation is distinguished from specialist database and performance testing.

Learning outcomes

Use core Java constructs needed for browser tests.
Create a Maven/Selenium/TestNG project and troubleshoot its configuration.
Locate elements, interact with browser UI and assert expected results.
Apply suitable waits and browser/session cleanup.
Organise parameterised tests, suites, listeners and execution reports.
Implement a small page-object/data-driven framework.
Explain Cucumber, Grid/parallel execution and CI/logging roles.
Recognise where database/API checks and purpose-built performance tools are needed instead of WebDriver.

Prerequisites

Programming experience in any language and basic file-system/internet knowledge.
A compatible JDK, browser, Maven and IDE such as Eclipse, with approved setup permissions.
Reliable internet and access to the designated application under test.
Authorised remote access where the Grid/CI lab requires it; unrestricted root/admin privileges are not a general prerequisite.

Training outline

5 modules

01Module 1 — Java Foundations for Tests4 topics

Java versions/platform context: application, mobile, web and integration roles.
Algorithms, flow, logic, subroutines, dependencies and memory concepts.
JShell: hello world, arithmetic, basic I/O, expressions, variables and data types.
Operators, conditions and loops; selected coding exercises.

02Module 2 — Maven Project and First Selenium Test5 topics

JDK/Maven and Eclipse setup; create/configure a Maven project and resolve dependencies.
Review the application under test and write a first test class/method.
Run a TestNG test and debug project or test failures.
WebElement, locators, WebDriver commands, invalid-locator behaviour and assertions.
Explain Ant as an alternative build-tool context rather than a second full build track.

03Module 3 — TestNG Organisation and Reports13 topics

TestNG Annotations Introduction
Xml File
Execution Order of TestNG Annotations
Skipping Tests in TestNG
Prioritise Tests in TestNG
Assertion in TestNG : Verification & Validation
TestCase Grouping in TestNG
Set TestCase Dependency in TestNG
Test Parameterisation Using testng.xml File
DataProvider : Test Parameterization
Listeners in TestNG
Run Multiple TestNG Suites
Reporting in TestNG

Review dependencies/priorities without making independent tests rely unnecessarily on execution order.

04Module 4 — WebDriver and Rich Browser Interfaces7 topics

WebDriver architecture, selected supported browsers and browser-specific options.
Dynamic browser selection, JavaDoc use and close versus quit.
Timeouts, implicit versus explicit waits and Ajax readiness; avoid mixing both wait strategies.
Find one/multiple elements; CSS and XPath locators, visibility and scoped searches.
Dropdowns, frames, browser tabs/windows, alerts and keyboard/mouse actions.
Ajax suggestions and selected JavaScript-executor use.
Inspect links and distinguish browser navigation assertions from direct HTTP status checks.

05Module 5 — Framework Design and Distributed Execution8 topics

Create page objects with reusable UI services and keep business assertions in tests.
Introduce data-driven and hybrid organisation with selected test-data examples.
Cucumber behaviour scenarios and a small integration example.
Selenium Grid, parallel execution, isolated browser sessions and a selected cross-browser run.
Introduce Jenkins CI execution, maintained Log4j logging and test reports through a supplied integration example.
Database verification requires a separate database/API client, not WebDriver itself.
Discuss why WebDriver is not recommended for representative load/performance testing; compare a purpose-built tool conceptually.
Framework exercise and assessment.

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