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apetkova
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Objectify the Screenplay: A Story of Patterns
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Transcript
A STORY OF PATTERNS
About Me Aneta Petkova Automation QA Lead, Honeywell Aerospace
[email protected]
linkedin.com/in/apetkova/
Overview Journey #1: Back in time ••The PageObject pattern Journey
#2: Into the now ••The Screenplay pattern Journey #3: Looking at tomorrow ••No spoilers yet
Why should we care about patterns?
The PageObject
PageObject: concept Web Page Page class Test Separation: Keeping things
tidy
PageObject: structure WebDriver config
PageObject: structure WebDriver config Page Object classes
PageObject: structure WebDriver config Page Object classes Test classes
PageObject Web Java private WebElement folderNameLabel; private WebElement downloadAllLink; private
List<WebElement> files; public void sortByName(); public void downloadAll();
PageObject The test method @Test public void sortTest() { BrowseFolderPage
page = new BrowseFolderPage(); page.sortFilesByName(); List<String> actualFileNames = page.getFileNames(); List<String> expectedFileNames = new ArrayList<String>(actualFileNames); expectedFileNames.sort(); Assert.assertEquals(actualFileNames, expectedFileNames, "File names do not match"); }
PageObject The test method @Test public void sortTest() { BrowseFolderPage
page = new BrowseFolderPage(); page.sortFilesByName(); List<String> actualFileNames = page.getFileNames(); List<String> expectedFileNames = new ArrayList<String>(actualFileNames); expectedFileNames.sort(); Assert.assertEquals(actualFileNames, expectedFileNames, "File names do not match"); }
PageObject The test method @Test public void sortTest() { BrowseFolderPage
page = new BrowseFolderPage(); page.sortFilesByName(); List<String> actualFileNames = page.getFileNames(); List<String> expectedFileNames = new ArrayList<String>(actualFileNames); expectedFileNames.sort(); Assert.assertEquals(actualFileNames, expectedFileNames, "File names do not match"); }
PageObject The test method @Test public void sortTest() { BrowseFolderPage
page = new BrowseFolderPage(); page.sortFilesByName(); List<String> actualFileNames = page.getFileNames(); List<String> expectedFileNames = new ArrayList<String>(actualFileNames); expectedFileNames.sort(); Assert.assertEquals(actualFileNames, expectedFileNames, "File names do not match"); } baby_corgi.jpg cartoon_corgi.png snow_corgi.jpg
PageObject The test method @Test public void sortTest() { BrowseFolderPage
page = new BrowseFolderPage(); page.sortFilesByName(); List<String> actualFileNames = page.getFileNames(); List<String> expectedFileNames = new ArrayList<String>(actualFileNames); expectedFileNames.sort(); Assert.assertEquals(actualFileNames, expectedFileNames, "File names do not match"); }
Payoff
Payoff
Payoff
Pitfalls
Pitfalls
Pitfalls
The PageObject
The Screenplay pattern System functionality before system properties Actions before
objects
Screenplay: concept Actor
Screenplay: concept Actor Abilities has
Screenplay: concept Actor Abilities has Actions Tasks enable made up
of performs
Screenplay: concept Actor Abilities Actions Tasks has enable made up
of performs Questions Elements Screen asks about the state of on the interact with
Screenplay: library “Automated Acceptance Testing with Style” - and great
reporting! /Thucydides.info
Screenplay: structure Page Objects
Screenplay: structure Tasks Page Objects
Screenplay: structure State checks Tasks Page Objects
Screenplay: structure Features -> tests State checks Tasks Page Objects
Screenplay The PageObject class public static Target FOLDER_NAME = the(“Folder
name label”).locatedBy(“#locator”); public static Target DOWNLOAD_ALL = the(“Download All link”).locatedBy(“#locator”); public static Target FILES = the(“List of files”).locatedBy(“#locator”);
Screenplay The test method @Test public void should_be_able_to_sort_his_files_by_name() { roland.wasAbleTo(StartWith.aPopulatedFolder());
roland.attemptsTo(SortFilesInFolder.by("Name")); roland.should(seeThat(FileList.displayed(), is(FileList.orderedBy(system)))); }
Screenplay The test method @Test public void should_be_able_to_sort_his_files_by_name() { roland.wasAbleTo(StartWith.aPopulatedFolder())
roland.attemptsTo(SortFilesInFolder.by("Name")); roland.should(seeThat(FileList.displayed(), is(FileList.orderedBy(system)))); }
Screenplay The test method @Test public void should_be_able_to_sort_his_files_by_name() { roland.wasAbleTo(StartWith.aPopulatedFolder());
roland.attemptsTo(SortFilesInFolder .by("Name")); roland.should(seeThat(FileList.displayed(), is(FileList.orderedBy(system)))); }
Screenplay The test method @Test public void should_be_able_to_sort_his_files_by_name() { roland.wasAbleTo(StartWith.aPopulatedFolder());
roland.attemptsTo(SortFilesInFolder.by("Name")); roland.should(seeThat(FileList.displayed(), is(FileList.orderedBy(system)))); }
Serenity report
Serenity report
Payoff
Payoff
Payoff
Payoff
Pitfalls
Pitfalls
Pitfalls
Pitfalls
The middle ground
The middle ground ØFocus on users, not asserts
The middle ground ØFocus on users, not asserts ØKeep tasks
in separate classes
The middle ground ØFocus on users, not asserts ØKeep tasks
in separate classes ØConsider relaxed encapsulation
Define your own journey!
[email protected]
linkedin.com/in/apetkova