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Enhanced Test Automation with WebdriverIO

By : Paul M. Grossman, Larry C. Goddard
Book Image

Enhanced Test Automation with WebdriverIO

By: Paul M. Grossman, Larry C. Goddard

Overview of this book

This book helps you embark on a comprehensive journey to master the art of WebdriverIO automation, from installation through to advanced framework development. You’ll start by following step-by-step instructions on installing WebdriverIO, configuring Node packages, and creating a simple test. Here you’ll gain an understanding of the mechanics while also learning to add reporting and screen captures to your test results to enhance your test case documentation. In the next set of chapters, you’ll delve into the intricacies of configuring and developing robust method wrappers, a crucial skill for supporting multiple test suites. The book goes beyond the basics, exploring testing techniques tailored for Jenkins as well as LambdaTest cloud environments. As you progress, you’ll gain a deep understanding of both TypeScript and JavaScript languages and acquire versatile coding skills. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the expertise to construct a sophisticated test automation framework capable of executing an entire suite of tests using WebdriverIO in either TypeScript or JavaScript, as well as excel in your test automation endeavors and deliver reliable, efficient testing solutions.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
16
Epilogue
Appendix: The Ultimate Guide to TypeScript Error Messages, Causes, and Solutions

Summary

Following the aforementioned principles, you can create a Page Object pattern akin to the meticulous planning of a superhero, ensuring your code becomes more maintainable, reusable, and readable. Just as a superhero fine-tunes their abilities to be more effective, by adhering to these strategies, you can reduce code duplication and enhance maintainability in your Page Object pattern. Reusing common objects, methods, and components across pages is like harnessing the compartments of a superhero's utility belt, streamlining your code and ensuring that modifications are easy to implement and maintain.

In the next chapter, we will continue to amplify our framework's prowess by leveraging system variables and dynamic configurations, much like a superhero adapts to different environments, to seamlessly switch between dev and stage landing pages.