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Practical WebDriverIO

Learn to Automate Effectively Using WebDriverIO APIs

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  • Teaches you intermediate and advanced methods for using WebDriverIO APIs

  • Includes key points with each example that may be asked in an interview for a role that requires that skill

  • Provides essential notes on each API which are required to avoid common mistakes while automating a webpage

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
  2. Getting Started

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 1-14
  3. Web Locators

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 15-39
  4. Browser APIs

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 41-116
  5. Element APIs and WebdriverIO Assertions

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 117-146
  6. Additional WebdriverIO Methods

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 147-174
  7. Other Useful APIs

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 175-190
  8. Waits

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 191-202
  9. Timeouts

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 203-211
  10. Framework Options and Design Patterns

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 213-227
  11. Assertions

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 229-237
  12. Configuration File

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 239-253
  13. Conclusion

    • Shashank Shukla
    Pages 255-261
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 263-270

About this book

Learn how to quickly set up the test automation tool WebdriverIO, one of the major Node.js-based test frameworks. Software testing is here to stay, and an integral part of this is test automation. Dive into the amazing possibilities that WebDriverIO offers to automate browser interactions for a user of any web application. 

You will learn to automate a vast range of actions that a user takes to interact with the browser. From a simple click to more complex user actions such as frame switches, selecting from drop-downs, and file downloads using WebDriverIO APIs. You will also learn about assertions, timeouts, waits, parallel testing frameworks, and the general pros and cons of WebDriverIO.

With over 150 working code samples demonstrating various test scenarios that you require in your day-to-day automation testing, this book is your practical handbook to WebDriverIO.

What You'll Learn

  • Set up and install WebdriverIO efficiently
  • Run parallel execution using WebdriverIO
  • Review the pros, cons and challenges you may face with WebdriverIO
  • Ensure optimum usage and avoid common mistakes

Who This Book Is For

This book is ideal for test engineers who have a basic understanding of test automation with Selenium, developers who want to implement this testing tool for internal testing, Test Managers/IT Project Managers who want to get some general understanding of this tool and its advantage, and students who want to pursue career in test automation.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mandla, India

    Shashank Shukla

About the author

Shashank Shukla has been working in software testing for over a decade and is passionate about tools and technology that can be leveraged to enrich the testing experience and optimize the quality of delivery. This is his first book. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Practical WebDriverIO

  • Book Subtitle: Learn to Automate Effectively Using WebDriverIO APIs

  • Authors: Shashank Shukla

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6661-8

  • Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA

  • eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books

  • Copyright Information: Shashank Shukla 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-6660-1Published: 09 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-6661-8Published: 09 March 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 270

  • Number of Illustrations: 147 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Web Development

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access