Launching Your Selenium Java Journey: Page 1 - The Roadmap

    Hello all! You've here to leaarn some new tech which never get old, in some other words "Old is Gold", Selenium with Java. In this page you can learn the basic you need to start.



  

Before entering in the journey refer what is Automation testing here.

Here is your Page 1 Roadmap-the must-know themes you have to master, outlined stage by stage in logical order. Print this out, highlight it, and use it to track your progress!


Step 1: The Foundation (Core Setup & Basics)

Here we can see what are we need to install and tools we use. Make sure you have some knownledge before starting to learn about the Selenium testing

1. Environment and Project Setup 

  • Java Development Kit (JDK): Installation and configuration.Kindly refer the youtube for more tutorials to easy steps.

  • IDE (Integrated Development Environment): Setting up IntelliJ or Eclipse. Mostly prefer is Eclipse.

  • Build Tools: We are using the Maven project (essential for dependency management).

  • Selenium Dependencies: Add the necessary Selenium and WebDriver Manager JARs (or Maven/Gradle dependencies). Details will tell when they required. 

2. WebDriver Initialization 

  • Driver Instantiation: Writing the minimal code to launch a browser like ChromeDriver.

  • Browser Management: Controlling the window (maximizing, setting size, closing, and quitting).

  • Navigation: Using driver.get() and navigation commands  like Maps(),back(), forward().


Phase 2: Interacting with Elements (The Heart of Testing)

This is the most time-consuming and critical phase: teaching Selenium how to see and interact with the webpage.

3. Locators Mastery 

  • Basic Locators: Learn the quick locators:  ID, Name, ClassName, TagName, LinkText.

  • Advanced Locators (Essential): Deep dives into creating robust and unique CSS Selectors and XPath expressions (relative XPath is crucial).

  • Finding vs. Finding All: Understanding the difference between findElements()  (returns one element) and findElements() (returns a list).

4. Element Actions 

  • Input: To type text sendKeys() and to clear fields clear().

  • Clicking: To click with buttons, links, and checkboxes click().

  • Retrieval: To get data from the page (getText(), getAttribute(), getCssValue()).

5. Synchronization (Waits) 

  • The Problem: Why tests fail due to timing issues (elements not loaded yet).

  • Implicit Waits: Set a default timeout for finding elements.

  • Explicit Waits: Use WebDriverWait and ExpectedConditions to wait for a specific state (e.g., waiting until an element is clickable or visible).


Phase 3: Building Robust Structure Like Framework Design

Write tests in easy way; writing maintainable, reusable code and tests is the goal.

6. Test Structure and Reporting 

  • Test Frameworks: Integrate with TestNG or JUnit 5. prefer to learn is TestNG

  • Annotations: Use annotations like @BeforeMethod, @AfterMethod, @Test to structure your execution flow.

  • Assertions: Use assertion libraries (assert statements) to check if the expected outcome matches the actual outcome.

7. Design Pattern (Page Object Model - POM) 

  • Concept: Understande why POM separates the UI Elements from the Test Logic.

  • Implementation: Create Page Classes, Base Classes, and Test Classes for clean, scalable code.

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