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Modern Web Testing with TestCafe

By : Dmytro Shpakovskyi
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Modern Web Testing with TestCafe

By: Dmytro Shpakovskyi

Overview of this book

TestCafe is an open source end-to-end testing framework that combines unmatched ease of use with advanced automation and robust built-in stability mechanisms. This book is a comprehensive, project-based introduction to TestCafe that will show you how to use the TestCafe framework and enable you to write fast and reliable tests; plus you’ll have a proof of concept ready to demonstrate the practical potential of TestCafe. You’ll begin by learning how to write end-to-end web tests using the TestCafe syntax and features of the TestCafe framework. You’ll then go from setting up the environment all the way through to writing production-ready tests. You’ll also find out how to build a sample set of tests in a step-by-step manner and use TestCafe to log in to the website, verify the elements present on different pages, create/delete entities, and run custom JavaScript code. As you advance, you’ll delve into several stages of refactoring that will take you through the showcase setup/teardown and PageObject patterns. While this test suite is relatively simple to build, it showcases some of the most prominent features of TestCafe. Finally, this TestCafe book will show you how the tests can be run on a free and simple-to-use website, without requiring you to build and deploy your own servers or backend services. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to write and enhance end-to-end tests with TestCafe to solve real-world problems and deliver results.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Chapter 1: Why TestCafe?

TestCafe—a new promising software testing framework or just a place where you can eat? Here, we will take a look at what TestCafe is and what its main features are. What is the technology? What do you need to know? How does it integrate with other tools? In this book, we will see what TestCafe is used for, go through its main features, and compare it with a well-known industry standard—Selenium.

More practically, we will develop a set of tests for a bug tracking system. You will learn how to write end-to-end tests using the TestCafe syntax and the features of the TestCafe framework. You'll go from setting up the environment all the way down to writing production-ready tests.

Throughout this book, we'll build a sample set of tests step by step that will log in to a website, verify the elements present on different pages, create/delete entities, and execute custom JavaScript code using TestCafe. Additionally, there will be several...