Basic Steps in a Selenium WebDriver Script
Step 1: Setting Up Selenium IDE: To set up Selenium IDE in your browser you can visit the Selenium IDE website or click on this link to add the extension.
Step 2: Create a New Project: Open the installed Selenium IDE extension to access its default interface. Then, click “Create a New Project“.
Step 3: Name your project: The next step is to assign a name to your project. You can give any name that reflects your project’s identity.
Step 4: Creating a New Test Case: To begin the process of creating a test case for your website, add a new test case by clicking ‘+’ on the Tests tab and name your Test.
Step 5: Adding Playback base URL: A playback base URL is required to execute your test case, your test case will start from the URL that you will give. Add a playback base URL e.g., https://www.w3wiki.org/ in the tab as shown in the image below.
Step 6: Recording Your Test Case: To start the recording of your Test Case, click the recording button available. It will capture every interaction with the web application in real-time.
Step 7: Performing Actions: Visit the website you intend to test and carry out the specific actions you wish to incorporate into your test case. Selenium IDE will record these actions as steps in your test case.
For example, Initiate a search for “Selenium IDE” in the search bar on the Geeks for Geeks website and press Enter to initiate the search. Click the first article that will redirect you to the Selenium IDE article webpage.
Step 8: Stopping Recording: Once you’ve completed your interactions, click the “Stop Recording” button in Selenium IDE.
Step 9: Running Your Test Case: Click the “Run current test” button to execute your test case and it will replay the actions that you performed. Observe the interactions and you can identify any issues during the test run.
Step 10: Evaluate: You can easily evaluate the summary of your test case by checking the ‘log’ section below, which will help you identify whether any steps have failed or passed.
Step 11: Export Your Test Case: Click on the three dots located on the right side of your test and select ‘Export‘ to export your test case in your desired language so that you can use it with other Selenium tools and frameworks for various testing and automation purposes.
Note: It will give you options to export your test case in the given languages. You can choose any of the given languages to export your test case.
Selenium WebDriver Tutorial | Working, Benefits and Limitations
Selenium WebDriver is one of the most important part of of the Selenium test suite and this Selenium WebDrive Tutorial will provide you with the answer to why it is the most important Selenium suite, along with all the basic concepts.
Selenium is an open-source program that automates web browsers. Selenium Webdriver is mainly used to execute the scripts according to the browser we are using. Selenium is a powerful tool for controlling web browsers through programs.
It is functional for all browsers, works on all major OS, and its scripts are written in various languages, i.e., Python, Java, C#, etc., we will be working with Python. Selenium has four major components Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, Selenium Web driver, and Selenium GRID.
Table of Content
- What is Selenium?
- Selenium Components
- What is Selenium WebDriver?
- Selenium WebDriver Framework Architecture
- Basic Steps in a Selenium WebDriver Script
- How Selenium WebDriver Works
- How to use Selenium WebDriver in Java:
- Benefits of Selenium WebDriver
- Limitations of Selenium WebDriver
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