Oppiskele Setting Up Jenkins | Intro to Intermediate Automation Testing

1. Introduction to Automation Testing

In this section, we will get an introduction to automation testing, both conceptually and practically. The application which we will be working on throughout this course will be briefly explored in order to familiarize ourselves with the work environment, and set the momentum for the rest of the course.

What is Automation Testing?

JavaScript in Automation Testing

Setting Up & Reviewing our Application

Introduction to Unit Testing

Pros & Cons of Automation Testing

2. Using a Test Automation Framework

In this section, we will learn what Test Automation Frameworks are, why they are necessary, and how to use them. Most programming languages have Test Automation Frameworks, however, we will be using JavaScript to learn about one of the popular JavaScript Test Automation Framework known as Jest. Most of the concepts explored in this section will be transferable to other programming languages and frameworks.

Introduction to Test Automation Frameworks

Setting Up & Using Jest

Writing Unit Tests

Test Coverage Report

Writing Unit Tests Task

The `describe` Block

Common Matchers

Making Test Suites

Pre & Post Test Operations

3. Browser Automation with Selenium

In this section, we will learn how to perform more complicated tests in an automated manner, by automating the browser. This includes, automating user operations like visiting the website, inputting data into the fields and interacting with elements.

Introduction to Selenium

Selenium - Starting a Browser Instance

Selenium - Page Navigation

Selenium - Interacting with Web Elements I

Selenium - Interacting with Web Elements II

Writing Integration Tests with Selenium & Jest

Task - Writing Integration Tests

4. Intro to Intermediate Automation Testing

In this section, we will briefly explore some intermediate Automation Testing concepts like API testing using Jest and Axios, and setting up a CD/CI pipeline to streamline the whole testing process.

API Testing with Jest & Axios

Intro to a CI/CD Pipeline

Setting Up Jenkins

Intro to Automation Testing with Jenkins

Reporting & Logging Results