Software Testing Fundamentals
Understanding Manual vs Automation testing, Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Bug Life Cycle, Levels of testing, and identifying the right candidates for automation in a project.
Java for Automation Engineers
Setup and Configuration, OOPS concepts (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation), Exception Handling, Java Collections Framework (List, Map, Set), and File I/O for handling external data.
Selenium WebDriver Components
Architecture of Selenium, WebDriver Interface, Browser navigation commands, Handling multi-tabs, Iframe handling, and cross-browser testing setup (Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
Mastering Locators & Selectors
Identifying elements using ID, Name, LinkText, CSS Selectors, and advanced XPath strategies (Axes, Siblings, and Dynamic attributes) for stable automation scripts.
Synchronization & Waits
Understanding the "ElementNotVisible" issues, implementing Implicit, Explicit, and Fluent Waits to manage dynamic element loading and asynchronous web behavior.
Advanced Interactions
Using the Actions class for mouse hover, drag and drop, double click, handling JavaScript alerts, window switching, and executing JavaScript within Selenium.
TestNG Framework
Installing TestNG, using Annotations (@Test, @Before, @After), Priority and Groups, Parameterization via XML, Assertions for validation, and Data Providers for parallel testing.
Page Object Model (POM)
Design patterns for automation, creating Page Factories, maintaining reusable object repositories, and separating Page UI from Test Logic for clean code architecture.
Data Driven Framework
Integrating Apache POI to read/write data from Excel, handling JSON/Properties files for configuration, and implementing data-centric testing scenarios.
BDD with Cucumber
Introduction to Behavior Driven Development, writing Gherkin (Given-When-Then), Feature files, Step Definitions, Scenario Outlines, and Cucumber Hooks.
Maven & Build Tools
Understanding Project Object Model (pom.xml), managing dependencies, running tests from Command Line, and configuring build lifecycles for automation.
Git, Jenkins & CI/CD
Version control basics, pushing code to GitHub, setting up Jenkins jobs, scheduling test suites, and understanding the role of automation in CI/CD pipelines.
Capstone Automation Project
Building a complete, end-to-end Hybrid Automation Framework for a real-world e-commerce site, including reporting, screenshots on failure, and cloud integration.
