Shashank Shukla - Practical WebDriverIO: Learn to Automate Effectively Using WebDriverIO APIs

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WebdriverIO is probably the coolest NodeJS-based framework gathering traction in the market. It has simplified complex, promise-based testing that stems due to the asynchronous nature of JavaScript in NodeJS-based frameworks. This tool saves time in automating websites and is fun to use. This book attempts to condense WebdriverIOs API documentation with practical, easy-to-understand examples. This book is a one-stop reference guide on almost every desktop API provided by WebdriverIO.

The journey starts with setting up the WebdriverIO test tool. You learn how to install it and its related dependencies and run a demo spec file in Chapter , you learn the methods to locate elements using various selector strategies provided by WebdriverIO, which are essential in interacting with web elements.

Chapters explore various WebdriverIO API methods through easy-to-understand examples of automating a variety of user actions on located elements and the web app. You also learn some of WebdriverIOs built-in assertions.

In Chapter , you learn about timeouts. After covering enough groundwork, the book touches upon various WebdriverIO framework options.

You learn about the page object model design pattern in Chapter .

The journey concludes in Chapter by looking at some of the pros and cons of WebdriverIO.

I would like to thank all the generous people in the open source community for tirelessly contributing to making WebdriverIO easy to use, and helping others implement smarter testing approaches.

I want to thank my wife, Anuja, who encouraged me to write this book and supported me throughout the writing process, and my son, Riyaarth, for teaching me not to let the lack of time hold me back.

I would also like to thank my test manager, Eileen Stevenson, for her leadership and guidance, and also my test team, Anju, Gomathi, Shilpa, Mueez, Sreekanth, Kay and Lucie for always being there to support me.

And lastly, I want to thank my editorial team for their interest and effort, which fine-tuned and shaped this book.