Selenium Java Maven BDD Framework Setup and Testing Course

Course Overview

• Comprehensive course on setting up and testing with Selenium, Java, Maven, Cucumber, WebDriver Manager, and Allure Reporting.
• Use of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) framework.
• Final output: automated beautiful reports.

Tools and Frameworks

• Programming Language: Java
• Automation Test Tool: Selenium
• Automation Test Framework: BDD (Behavior-Driven Development)
• Cucumber: BDD Tool
• Webdriver Manager: Automates driver management for browsers
• Maven: Build tool for Java projects
• IDE: IntelliJ IDEA

Setup Steps

Step 1: Install IntelliJ

• Download from the official website (Community Edition free).
• Installation usually defaults to C drive.

Step 2: Verify and Install Java

• Verify Java version using java --version in command prompt.
• If not installed, download Java (Oracle link recommended).
• Set environment variables for Java:
  • System variable: JAVA_HOME
  • Update PATH variable with the bin directory of JDK.

Step 3: Verify and Install Maven

• Verify with mvn --version.
• If not installed, download Apache Maven.
• Set environment variables for Maven:
  • System variable: M2_HOME
  • Update PATH variable with the bin directory of Maven.

Step 4: Create Maven Project

• Open IntelliJ and create a new Maven project.
• Set up project name and file paths.

Step 5: Install Cucumber Dependencies

• Add Cucumber dependencies (Cucumber-Java, Cucumber-JUnit, Cucumber-Core) in pom.xml.
• Ensure matching versions for compatibility.

Step 6: Install Selenium WebDriver

• Add Selenium WebDriver dependency in pom.xml.
• Use WebDriverManager for driver management (no need for manual driver installation).

Step 7: Setup Project Structure

• Create package structure for features, pages, runner, stepDefinitions, utility.

BDD Framework Explanation

• Allows creating readable automated tests in natural language.
• Uses Given-When-Then format.
• Example: User stories and scenarios using straightforward language.

Application Under Test

• Live Demo Application: Online Shoe Portal
• Test Scenarios:
  1. User navigates and logs in to view product categories.
  2. New user registration scenario.
  3. General user navigates to view products.

Design Page Object Model (POM)

• Page Classes: HomePage, LoginPage, RegistrationPage, OnlineProductsPage.
• Operations: Define objects and associate operations (e.g., clicks, inputs).

Step Definitions

• Create step definitions to implement scenario steps.
• Map feature file steps to Java methods.

Testing

Running Tests

• Tests involve automated browser actions (e.g., opening URLs, clicking links).
• Use of WebDriverManager to manage browser version consistency.
• Run tests through feature files or TestRunner for batch execution.

Reporting

• Basic HTML Reporting: Use Cucumber plugin to generate basic HTML reports.
• Allure Reporting: More advanced and visually appealing.
  • Install Allure plugin in IntelliJ.
  • Configure pom.xml for Allure.
  • Generate reports using command line (npm and Alure results).

Conclusion

• Comprehensive coverage of setting up an automated testing framework using Selenium and associated tools.
• Focus on BDD methodology for improved collaboration and readable test scripts.
• Use powerful tools for test management and reporting (Cucumber and Allure).