Playwright & Cucumber BDD with Java: Novice to Pro

Configure the Java development kit (JDK) on your machine, download version 21 for Windows, mac, or Linux, set JAVA_HOME and PATH, and verify with java -version for Jenkins compatibility.

Explore Java control flow with conditional statements and loops, mastering if-else and switch constructs to output messages for positive, negative, and zero values.

Streamline Java projects with Maven by managing dependencies in pom.xml, exploring the project structure, and using lifecycles like clean and compile while adding Playwright for Java.

Create a simple Java program using the JDK’s built-in Scanner to read two numbers and print their sum, avoiding external libraries.

Explore essential java libraries, including apache commons and google guava, add them via the maven pom.xml, pull dependencies from the maven repository, and run practical string and collection exercises.

Explore using external Java libraries like Apache Commons and Google Guava through Maven dependencies to add string utilities, validate emptiness, reverse strings, and join strings with Joiner.

Leverage cucumber and gherkin to capture a positive contact us scenario on the contact us page, mapping steps with given, when, and then in a feature file for automation.

Create a cucumber runner class to configure and run tests, enabling reports. Point features and glue paths with cucumber options and extend an abstract class for a robust setup.

Learn to navigate new browser tabs in Playwright with cucumber, switch to the most recent tab, wait for pages, and share state across steps using hooks.

Create a browser manager to centralize Playwright setup and teardown, enabling shared browser context and page state across steps while applying the dry principle.

Review how to create feature files with given when then, map steps to playwright actions, and use runner, hooks, and a browser manager with pico container for dependency injection.

Explore cucumber regular expressions to drive data in scenarios by using parameter types such as string and integer, and pass specific data into the WebDriver University contact us form.

Explore generating random data with Data Faker in a Java cucumber BDD project, including adding the Data Faker dependency to pom.xml and using random names and emails in steps.

Implement random data generation in cucumber steps using data faker by initializing a faker instance and invoking name.firstName, name.lastName, and internet.emailAddress to populate test inputs.

Discover how to create and leverage scenario outlines in cucumber for the contact us page on WebDriver University. Learn to define outlines, use examples, and reuse steps across scenarios.

Map and implement cucumber scenario outlines with an examples table in a Java Playwright BDD workflow, covering first name and email steps across three scenarios.

Map and implement dynamic steps for scenario outlines, validating success and error messages using a dynamic xpath, extracting text from h1 or body elements, and asserting with test ng.

Apply the background keyword to define preconditions, reduce code duplication with the dry principle, and move repeated steps into a shared background for all scenarios.

Create a login feature file within your automation framework, using a feature keyword and scenario outline to validate valid and invalid credentials for the WebDriver University login portal.

Map out Cucumber scenario requirements for a login portal, using a scenario outline, parameterized steps for username and password, and expected alert validation to drive reusable step definitions.

Implement and validate alert handling in Cucumber with Playwright by capturing the alert text via the dialog event, accepting the alert, and asserting it matches the expected message.

Learn to use cucumber tags to control scenario execution across feature files, using the at symbol, top-of-file tags like regression and smoke, with practical multi-file examples.

Learn how to use and combine tags like regression, contact, login and smoke in cucumber bdd with java, through real-world examples and runner configurations to target specific scenario groups.