Dario Kondratiuk - UI Testing with Puppeteer: Implement end-to-end testing and browser automation using JavaScript and Node.js

Implement end-to-end testing and browser automation using JavaScript and Node.js

Dario Kondratiuk

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

Copyright 2021 Packt Publishing

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing or its dealers and distributors, will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this book.

Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Associate Group Product Manager: Pavan Ramchandani

Publishing Product Manager: Kaustubh Manglurkar

Senior Editor: Sofi Rogers

Content Development Editor: Aamir Ahmed

Technical Editor: Shubham Sharma

Copy Editor: Safis Editing

Project Coordinator: Manthan Patel

Proofreader: Safis Editing

Indexer: Tejal Daruwale Soni

Production Designer: Shankar Kalbhor

First published: March 2021

Production reference: 1100321

Published by Packt Publishing Ltd.

Livery Place

35 Livery Street

Birmingham

B3 2PB, UK.

ISBN 978-1-80020-678-6

www.packt.com

To God, who makes all things possible.

To my wife, Abigail, for all her unconditional support all these years. I am who I am thanks to you.

To my dad, Carlos. You always knew that I was going to write a book.

-Dario Kondratiuk

Dario Kondratiuk has been a web developer since 2001. He won the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) award in 2020 for his contributions to the developer community. Dario has been working with Puppeteer since the beta versions, back in 2017. He is the author of Puppeteer-Sharp, a Puppeteer port to .NET, and Playwright-Sharp, a Playwright port to .NET. He writes about web automation on his blog, https://www.hardkoded.com, and he's active on Stack Overflow.

I want to thank my family, Abigail, Carlos, Graciela, Yanel, Eduardo, and Nacho, for all their support during this project. I would also like to thank Mauro, Ezequiel, Facundo, Lucas, Javier, Fede, and Fercho, for helping me be a better professional. Lastly, I would like to thank Pablo, Roge, Fran, Faa, Marcos, Martin, Jere, and Christian for helping me be a better person.

David Rubio Vidal is a senior software test engineer, AWS solutions architect, and professional Scrum Master with international and multi-disciplinary experience in software engineering. He has worked in the subsea/oil and gas, aerospace, and multimedia industries as well as in the public sector. Regarding software testing, he has proven experience at all levels and disciplines: from UI to API, accessibility, layout, mobile, and more. David is also capable of deploying and managing infrastructure in the cloud, with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. Finally, as well as working as a software engineer, he has developed his career as a Scrum Master to ensure Agile methodologies are applied properly in the teams he has worked with.

Jim Munro has two decades of professional experience as a test automation engineer. He is passionate about the quality and usability of software and generally enjoys breaking things.

He has spent most of his career writing code in Python and JavaScript and testing with tools such as Puppeteer, Cypress, and Selenium. He lives near Boulder, Colorado with his wife, his daughter, Stella, and their dog, Kipper. He can be reached via email at jim@jimmunro.net or on Twitter as @jimfmunro.

I would like to thank Manthan Patel, Nitin Nainani, and the team at Packt Publishing. For my parents, Bill and Patricia, who have kindly never asked me to be their tech support.