Introduction One of my activities is to review the Quality Engineers’ technical assignment. We ask the candidate to automate at least 2 features in the API and Web layers. Most of the candidates are delivering the API test automation solution using Java and Rest-Assured, which is the same combination we Read more…
Which problem do we want to solve? We will try to solve one of the worst practices used on tests at any level: fixed/hard-coded data. I want to avoid as much as possible any manual pre-action before I can run my tests and, because of that, I try to avoid Read more…
Introduction We face one problem trying to apply the multi-browser test approach: the complexity to create the browser instance. In this article, I will show you the regular browser creation, how we can improve this, and a solution using the Factory design pattern. The basic Using Selenium WebDriver, we need Read more…
The problem Having some QR Codes to scan from your mobile and or web app is getting common nowadays. You can read to add a new contact to your phone, distribute it or even validate a financial transaction. An approach to get the QR Code image is necessary to guarantee Read more…
This post belongs to the How to create Lean Test Automation Architecture for Web using Java series. If you didn’t see the previous posts, please check them out! Introduction A good practice when we are creating an automated test framework using Java is the creation of properties files to add any configuration Read more…
Introduction Imagine you dealing with your functional/e2e tests where you want to clean the input fields. You will, probably, use your web test automation framework to do it, right? It seems a good and easy approach, but is it fast? In this post, I will show you basic comparisons based Read more…
This post belongs to the How to create Lean Test Automation Architecture for Web using Java series. If you didn’t see the previous posts, please check them out! What problem does it solve? One of the biggest pain points during test automation, whatever the layer you are testing, is to manage the Read more…
This post belongs to the How to create Lean Test Automation Architecture for Web using Java series. If you didn’t see the previous posts, please check them out! What is the Base Test Class? It is a simple approach to set up common initialization and cleanup in your tests. We Read more…
Introduction This post exists because I had a question on Linkedin when I was sharing the following post that explains about the Implicitly and Explicitly waits: Explicit Wait and Implicit Wait in Selenium: Finally Explained! I won’t explain the difference because there’re a tons of blog posts and articles about Read more…
Introduction Although extremely important, we are not talking here about unit testing and integration testing, assuming you already know what it is and already apply it, as a developer concerned about the quality of your code. Test Automation Pyramid and Agile Testing Quadrants Creating tests is the easiest and quickest Read more…