A Small Story to Begin…
Imagine you’re about to build a race car, not a toy one, but a real machine that must run fast, safely, and reliably on different tracks.
You wouldn’t just start welding parts together randomly, right?
First, you’d:
- Decide the design
- Choose the engine
- Pick the tools
- Set up the garage
That’s exactly what we’re doing on Day 01 of building a Selenium Automation Framework.
Today is all about planning and preparation.
🤖 What Is an Automation Framework?
An automation framework is like a rulebook and toolbox combined.
Instead of writing messy test scripts again and again, a framework:
- Tells you how to write code
- Decides where things should live
- Manages test data
- Keeps tests easy to reuse and easy to fix
👉 The result?
- Less duplicate work
- Easier maintenance
- Tests that work on different systems
- Happy testers 😄
🧰 Our Toolbelt (Technology Stack)
To build a strong and modern framework, we’ll use trusted tools—just like choosing good materials for a house.
Here’s what we’re working with:
🔹 Core Engine
- Selenium WebDriver 4 – the heart of browser automation
🔹 Language & IDE
- Java 17 – our programming language
- Eclipse/ IntelliJ IDE – where we write and run code
🔹 Build Tool
- Maven – manages libraries and dependencies automatically
🔹 Testing Framework
- TestNG – organizes tests, controls execution, and handles reports
🔹 Reporting
- Extent Spark Reports – beautiful, visual test reports
🔹 Version Control
- Git & GitHub – track code changes and collaborate like pros
🔹 CI/CD & Containers
- Jenkins – automate test execution
- Docker – run tests inside containers
Don’t worry if some of these sound new—we’ll meet them properly later.
🌟 What Makes This Framework Special?
This isn’t a “hello world” framework. It’s designed for real-world projects.
Some cool features we’ll build:
- 🚀 Selenium Manager – no need to manually download drivers
- 📸 Screenshots in Base64 format – directly embedded in reports
- 🖍️ Element highlighting – elements get a border when tests fail
- ⚡ Parallel execution – run tests faster
- 🌍 Cross-browser testing
- 🔗 API and Database testing support
Basically, this framework is ready for industry-level automation.
🏗️ Framework Structure (The Building Blocks)
Think of the framework like a well-organized office.
1️⃣ Base Class
This is the foundation.
- Opens the browser
- Closes the browser
- Handles setup and teardown
2️⃣ Action Driver Class
This is your helper.
- Clicks elements
- Types text
- Waits for elements Reusable methods live here.
3️⃣ Page Classes (POM)
Each web page gets its own class.
- Login page
- Dashboard page
- Employee page
This follows the Page Object Model, which keeps tests clean and readable.
4️⃣ Utility Classes
These handle the behind-the-scenes work:
- Reading data from Excel
- Database connections
- Report configuration
📂 Project Folder Structure
We’ll follow a professional layout:
src/main/java
👉 Base classes, page objects, utilitiessrc/test/java
👉 Actual test cases and validations
This separation keeps logic and tests nicely organized.
✅ Day 01 Task: Get Your Environment Ready
Before driving the car, we prepare the road.
🔍 What You Should Already Know
- Basic Java (variables, data types, operators)
- Selenium WebDriver basics
- TestNG annotations
📝 Today’s Checklist
Install and verify:
- ☑️ Java
- ☑️ Eclipse IDE/ IntelliJ
- ☑️ Maven
Once these are ready, your system becomes our automation garage 🛠️
🚦 What’s Next?
The next day:
- We’ll create the Maven project
- Set up pom.xml
- Start automating real test cases on the Orange HRM application
For now, relax—you’ve completed Day 01: The Blueprint 🎉
The journey has officially begun.
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