Course Overview

Unlock the potential of web automation with our Selenium with Java course. Selenium is a powerful tool for automating web applications, and when combined with Java, one of the most popular programming languages, it offers unmatched flexibility and scalability for automating web-based tasks. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, this course will take you through the fundamentals of Selenium and Java, guiding you to become proficient in test automation.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for:

• • Software Testers who want to automate their testing processes.
  • Developers looking to enhance their web automation skills.
  • QA Engineers aiming to streamline their testing workflow.
  • IT professionals interested in transitioning to automated testing.

No prior experience in Selenium is required, but basic Java knowledge will be beneficial.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the course, you will have mastered the following:

• Introduction to Selenium and Automation
  • What is Selenium? 
  • Importance of Automation in Software Testing 
  • Advantages of Selenium over other tools 
  • Overview of Selenium WebDriver 
  • Understanding Test Automation Life Cycle 
  • Setting up the Selenium environment 
• Java Essentials for Selenium
  • Introduction to Java Programming 
  • OOPs Concepts (Object-Oriented Programming) 
  • Java Basics: Variables, Data Types, Operators, and Expressions 
  • Control Statements: If-Else, Switch, Loops 
  • Methods and Parameters 
  • Exception Handling in Java 
  • Java Collections Framework (ArrayList, HashMap, Set, etc.) 
  • Understanding and Using Java Streams 
  • File Handling in Java 
• Selenium WebDriver Basics
  • Introduction to WebDriver 
  • Setting up WebDriver with Eclipse/IDE 
  • WebDriver Architecture 
  • Different Browsers and WebDriver setup (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) 
  • Basic Commands in WebDriver (Open URL, Click, Type, etc.) 
  • Locators in Selenium (ID, Name, Class Name, XPath, CSS Selectors) 
  • Working with dynamic elements and understanding relative XPath 
• Advanced Selenium WebDriver Concepts
  • Working with Web Elements: Text boxes, Buttons, Dropdowns, Radio Buttons, etc. 
  • Handling Alerts, Frames, and Windows 
  • Managing browser cookies and sessions 
  • WebDriverWait: Explicit and Implicit Waits 
  • Handling AJAX-based web applications 
  • Capturing screenshots on failure 
  • Page Object Model (POM) design pattern 
• Test Automation Frameworks
  • Introduction to TestNG (Test Next Generation) 
  • Setting up TestNG with Selenium 
  • Annotations in TestNG (BeforeMethod, AfterMethod, etc.) 
  • Parallel Test Execution using TestNG 
  • Data-Driven Testing with TestNG and Excel (Apache POI) 
  • Reporting in TestNG (HTML, XML, and Custom Reports) 
  • Cross-Browser Testing using TestNG and Selenium 
• Handling Advanced Web Elements
  • Working with Date Pickers 
  • Handling Drag and Drop functionality 
  • Handling complex tables and data grids 
  • Automating file upload and download 
  • Automating Captcha handling using third-party tools (e.g., OCR) 
• Building Automation Frameworks
  • Designing a Test Automation Framework from scratch 
  • Modular, Data-Driven, Keyword-Driven, and Hybrid Frameworks 
  • Configuring Logging (Log4j or SLF4J) 
  • Integration with Maven for build management 
  • Continuous Integration using Jenkins 
  • Integrating Selenium with Git/GitHub for version control 
• Selenium Grid and Parallel Execution
  • Introduction to Selenium Grid 
  • Setting up Selenium Grid and running tests remotely 
  • Running tests on multiple browsers and platforms 
  • Parallel test execution using Selenium Grid 
• BDD Framework with Cucumber
  • Introduction to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) 
  • Installing and configuring Cucumber with Java 
  • Writing feature files with Gherkin syntax 
  • Creating step definitions in Java 
  • Data-driven testing with Cucumber 
  • Running Cucumber tests with TestNG or JUnit 
  • Generating Cucumber Reports 
• Jira-Xray Integration 
  • Set Up Xray in Jira 
  • Create an API Token for Jira Authentication 
  • Implement Xray Test Execution in Selenium 
  • Send Test Results to Xray via API 
• Saucelabs Integration
  • Set up Sauce Labs account and retrieve credentials (username and access key). 
  • Modify Selenium tests to use RemoteWebDriver pointing to Sauce Labs’ hub. 
  • Customize desired capabilities (browser, platform, resolution, etc.). 
  • Run tests on Sauce Labs cloud. 
  • View test results on Sauce Labs dashboard (videos, logs, screenshots) 
• Continuous Integration and DevOps
  • Setting up Jenkins for Continuous Integration 
  • Configuring Maven with Jenkins for automated builds 
  • Integrating Selenium with Jenkins for Continuous Testing 
  • Jenkins Pipeline for CI/CD 
  • Running Selenium tests from Jenkins 
• Debugging and Best Practices
  • Debugging tests in Selenium and Java 
  • Understanding common issues in Selenium automation 
  • Best practices for writing clean and maintainable Selenium scripts 
  • Using Git for version control and collaboration 
  • Code review and refactoring techniques 
• Real-Time Project Implementation
  • Working on a real-time web application project 
  • Automating end-to-end test scenarios 
  • Building a comprehensive automation framework 
  • Generating reports and test metrics 
• Bonus Topics
  • Introduction to Selenium 4: New Features and Improvements 
  • Integrating with API testing tools (like RestAssured)