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API Test Automation With RestAssured Library and Cucumber BDD Framework

Introduction to Rest Assured Library

REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architecture that consumes HTTP calls for inter-system communication where a client can access the server resource with a unique URI, and the response of the resource is returned. The URI of the resource acts as a resource identifier, and HTTP operations like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE can be performed on the resource.

REST Assured is a Java library that leverages developing robust, maintainable tests for Restful APIs with domain-specific language(DSL). Let’s discuss some of the salient features of the Rest Assured Library:

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Guide to TestNG Assertions in Selenium Based Test Automation

We all know that testing is a significant part of SDLC, which can be performed manually or automated. No matter which testing type we adopt, knowing where we are getting application blockers while testing is essential. Learning application blockers becomes a bit easy while manually testing an application as human touch is involved.

However, when testing an application via automation, we should explicitly adopt a strategy where we can validate whether the expected results meet the actual results or not.

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Handling Iframes in Selenium Based Test Automation

An iFrame is commonly known as an inline frame which is nothing but an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document. iFrames are a simpler way to embed a web page inside another web page. iFrames are mostly used to display external information on the webpage like displaying advertisements and videos from third-party sources.

The iFrame is basically a tag used in HTML5 like <iframe></iframe>.

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What Is Test Monitoring and Test Control?

Introduction

In the field of app testing, QA managers and other senior testing professionals must implement different test management approaches such as test monitoring and control to ensure that the test suite runs smoothly. These essential management strategies are required by the managers to track and align the test progress for optimal accuracy and efficiency.

What Is Test Monitoring?

Test monitoring is a test execution process in which all testing activities and efforts are evaluated to:

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Top Automation Practices to Avoid During Testing

Introduction

The quality of software solutions delivered to consumers determines the success of every software development company. The hard work of the QA team, which frequently tests and updates the software product to keep it up to date, is one of the most significant factors in ensuring the product’s quality. Automation testing best practices and appropriate test automation technologies can help a company achieve this, but what if your tests fail despite your best efforts? Automation testers make mistakes in their eagerness to do their best, which costs them time and money. It also raises questions about their competency and trustworthiness. It may sound like a nightmare for the company but breathe a relief because you can prevent these blunders.

Automation Testing Practices That Testers Need to Take a Break From

When executing various types of automation testing in the automation testing life cycle. Many novice testers and developers make automation testing blunders. It’s more vital to avoid some of the automation testing practices than it is to get the testing right. Many automation testing tools, automation frameworks, and some AI-based automation tools in the market claim to be a one-stop-shop for all automation testing issues. You can resolve the problem to some extent, but half of it remains, leaving behind the costly impact of the consequences.

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How to Debug Selenium-Based Test Scripts

Writing and maintaining the test automation code is not always a piece of cake. As a matter of fact, we frequently face many scenarios where automated test cases don’t work as expected and might lead to false positive or false negative results, in such cases, debugging is the only way out. Debugging is the primary skill set that an automation tester must adopt. It increases the morale and confidence in automation testers to provide a better code solution to fix the problem permanently.

Debugging issues in the test automation framework become more complicated when the test automation framework has a huge number of test cases. With the expansion of features in the application, the number of test cases gradually increases. In such a scenario, fixing complex issues of hybrid frameworks might require enhanced techniques of debugging. In this article, we will deep dive into such essential debugging techniques that will not only fix script issues easily but also save a good amount of debugging time.

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Understanding the Importance of Cross-Browser Testing

Introduction

Too often, software developers neglect cross-browser compatibility testing. It happens because developers put in a lot of effort into building an application that seems perfect to them, but cross-browser testing is essential if they want it to look the same on different machines.

What Is Cross-Browser Testing?

It is nothing fancy. It's a way to know whether your users will experience your website the way you built it and intended it to be. Cross-browser compatibility testing involves testing the websites across different browsers, OS, devices, and so on. It is important to know that not all browsers behave the same. They render HTML, CSS, and JavaScript uniquely on each platform and browser version. It may sound simple to hear, but it is a daunting task for the developers to test the huge range of combinations. The best way to deal with it is to have your device lab or depend on a third-party cloud-based cross-browser compatibility testing tool, because affording in-house infrastructure is not feasible for every organization. Developers can choose from a variety of free cross-browser testing tools that provide access to thousands of devices. 

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7 Emerging Automated Web Testing Trends to Look Out in 2020

Here's what you can expect from automated testing in 2020

Technology has evolved in multiple forms in the last few years. From development to testing to continuous delivery, we have seen a lot of changes in the IT industry. But, the software testing process has encountered the most positive changes, especially after automation was introduced in the testing process, which made it smooth and easy for testers to test web apps or websites.

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The Benefits Of Website Testing On The Cloud

Here are the reasons you should adopt cloud-based testing

The development of web applications is becoming more and more dynamic. Large and small enterprises are rolling out web applications and upgraded versions in very short intervals. The faster your release cycles are, the more important it becomes to thoroughly your web applications. To support Agile methodology, professionals are constantly striving to discover assets beneficial to the QA teams. One such asset is cloud testing, where you perform web application or website testing over the cloud.

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The Ultimate Website Testing Checklist Before Going Live

Website testing.

We know the excitement when it comes to launching your first web site. After working hard on the stunning design, user interface, and engaging content, you cannot wait to share it with the audience. Are you sure your website is completely ready to launch? Aren’t you missing anything in it?

You may also like: Web Testing Challenges Testers Will Encounter in 2019

Most individuals often make their site live in a hurry without checking some essential factors, and later on, receive negative feedback from the users. It’s necessary to understand that launching a website is critical, as you can easily miss out on essential steps.

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Modern Functional Test Automation Through Visual AI

Which looks better, #1 or #2?
"I am confident that once you give this functional test automation approach a try, you will rethink your entire current code-based approach." — Raja Rao, Head of Test Automation University

In this webinar, you'll see the modern, intelligent way of doing web and mobile testing. Specifically, functional, end-to-end UI testing.

The analogy is a gasoline car versus an electric car: both are cars, both need tires, seats, breaks, etc... but the core engine that moves the car is different - which makes a huge difference.

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The Top 10 New Web UI Testing Tools Everyone’s Talking About

Here's a lineup of the most highly rated web UI tools.

At least a dozen brand new UI test automation tools have surfaced in the last few years. Since every tool has its own focus and strategy, it can be hard to know where to start. Looking for more guidance? Check out the top new UI testing tools below.

As any UI tester could contest, UI testing is relatively straightforward, as long as nothing in your GUI changes, but the problem is...things change all the time. Depending on the solution you’ve chosen for UI testing, changing conditions can either be a revolutionary experience with self-healing and AI locators, or an abysmal failure of convoluted manual workflows.

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Are You Getting What You Need from Your UI Testing Tool?

UI testing has had an upswing in activity in the last few years. New and exciting tools have entered the market, bringing all sorts of innovative approaches to make it simple to do what has traditionally been a pretty complicated process.

Back in the day, we only had big-box solutions like the IBM Rational Suite or Mercury/HP/MicroFocus QTP/UFT. Now we're seeing a lot of people moving away from the "traditional" test automation tools towards open source alternatives, like Selenium, or new innovative AI-powered solutions or frameworks, like mabl, Selenic, or Functionize. This shift is causing lots of hype, but it is also rooted in addressing common complaints and challenges, that you need to make sure to address if you're adopting a new tool.

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Web-Testing Automation in Python

Python is becoming the most widely used programming language.

Different Types of Testing

  • Unit Test — you can picture this being at the bottom of the pyramid. It is mostly used to pinpoint bugs in your code. It cannot be used for integration testing, unit tests should essentially just give the function that’s tested some inputs, and then check what the function outputs are correct.
  • UI Testing — the user interface testing, on the other hand, it can be pictured at the top of the pyramid. The purpose is to test UI elements and features, to replicate a user experience. Usually, this is the most time consuming and expensive type of testing on your web application.
  • Service/API Layer Testing — the aim is to split UI testing from Unit testing and test functionality in terms of services.

Efficient UI testing

I'm going to go ahead and assume that you know what Selenium is and that you are familiar with "Unit Test" or "Pytest" in python. If you are not, I would suggest that you read an article about either, or try them out yourself!

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Making Your Selenium Tests ‘Unbreakable’

Note: This article bases on the recheck-web version 1.1.0, which hasn't been officially published.

If you ever had a test that failed with a NoSuchElementException, because someone changed the website and the identification criteria that the test used to identify an element to check or interact with, this article is for you.

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Web Testing Challenges Testers Will Encounter in 2019

With the introduction of the agile methodology and transformation into the digital world, the software development lifecycle is changing rapidly and increasing the need for better software testing capabilities. And software testing is being forced to be reinvented every day due to the introduction of new technologies like artificial intelligence, virtualization, and predictive analysis. This disruption in development flow and high demand for testing raises many challenges for software testers who test a website or web application. In 2019, we are expecting a lot of new changes in the web and this further poses a challenge in the testing cycle.

Let’s have a look on major challenges that testers might face in testing in 2019.