Selenium, C# and Everything in Between

Create a project layout in Visual Studio by building an empty solution, adding a dot net standard class library automation extensions, and targeting dot net core and dot net framework.

Create a C# test class and a test method using MSTest v2, annotate with TestClass and TestMethod for discovery in the test explorer, and prepare for web driver testing.

Initialize and run Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer drivers using a shared interface in C#. Install Selenium WebDriver if needed, start sessions, execute basic commands, and dispose.

Explore how to manipulate combo boxes using the select element in Selenium with C#, practicing select by index, text, and value, including single and multiple selections.

Explore a practical overview of xpath, learning robust, generic selectors in chrome with $x, using attributes like name and text contains for reliable locators.

Learn to implement a C# web driver factory that creates web drivers on the fly from a JSON-backed contract and serializes driver parameters for initialization.

Learn to implement a Selenium web driver factory in C#, using constructor chaining, JSON serialization, and a default Chrome driver with binaries when input is null or empty.

Develop a c# web-driver factory that creates local and remote drivers for chrome, firefox, internet explorer, edge, and mobile drivers via selenium grid and manages driver binaries and options.

Implement a web-driver factory in C# to switch between local and remote drivers, selecting Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Edge via a simple get driver method.

Implement the get visible elements extension method in C#, returning only displayed elements as a list and supporting default and explicit timeouts. Contrast with get elements that include hidden ones.

Learn to implement the force click extension method in C# using JavaScript execution to click elements when standard clicks fail. Extract the driver, execute script, and return the element.

Package your dotnet solution as a distributable across multiple target frameworks for easy consumption in a ci pipeline. Configure packaging options and metadata, then enable generate on build.

Automate dotnet package distribution by configuring post-build events for CI/CD pipelines, publishing to a local repository, and validating version updates through rebuilds.

Continue the redeployment by adding a node configuration and hub file, setting the node role, hub, port, and preparing to add capabilities in the next lecture.

Learn to configure a selenium grid node and hub by setting driver paths, a selenium server jar, and a node.json configuration, then register the node and run tests remotely.

Set up a selenium grid with a hub and remote nodes to run tests across distributed machines using a remote driver in C#.