Web Automation Testing For Beginners Using Nightwatch.js

Name: Web Automation Testing For Beginners Using Nightwatch.js
Rating: 4.4 (1184 reviews)

Learn the basics of using Nightwatch.js to invoke Selenium and Webdriver for website test automation

Created byChristopher Jackson

Last updated 10/2020

English

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What you'll learn

Web Test Automation
Nightwatch JS
Selenium
WebDriver

Course content

6 sections • 68 lectures • 3h 36m total length

What will be covered1:06
What will be covered in this course.
Requirements3:12
What you should know going into this course. What do you need to know? What do you need to install?
What is Nightwatch?1:28
Learn how Nightwatch, a test automation tool, runs tests against web browsers via webdrivers, interprets pass or fail results, and sets up drivers for Chrome and Firefox.
About me0:40

Overview0:52
Install Node.js1:32
Install Nightwatch3:50
Install Webdrivers2:17
Install shortcut1:29
Configuration file1:07
Test directory1:52
Url for the Simple Test0:03
A Simple Test6:37
http://tutorials.actionqa.com/yt/nw/simple.html
Using CSS vs Using XPath0:56
Setup Example for CSS vs XPath2:56
Url for useCss and useXpath tests0:02
useCss() and useXpath()7:46
Learn to use Nightwatch.js to input values via both CSS selectors and XPath selectors, switching between useCss and useXpath for reliable element targeting.
A gotcha with useCss () and useXpath()4:11
Set XPath as the default instead of CSS selectors2:20
Review0:28

Overview1:34
Setup2:48
Navigating to a website3:03
Pausing3:52
Url for Click test0:02
Clicking on elements6:06
URL for Text Input tests0:02
Entering text into input fields5:31
Using the keyboard: Set Value4:42
Using the keyboard: An array of characters2:21
Using the keyboard: All the predefined "KEYS"3:18
Using the keyboard: Deleting all characters from an input field6:27
URL for Dropdowns tests0:01
Dropdowns: Setup the test1:44
Set up a new Nightwatch.js test for a select dropdown by cleaning pauses, uncommenting code, creating dropdown.js, and clicking items in the dropdown on a Marvel page.
Dropdowns: SetValue()8:04
Master dropdown automation in nightwatch.js by using browser.setValue with a css selector to type thor, hulk, or black widow and observe option filtering with short waits.
Dropdowns: Clicking5:55
Explore how to interact with dropdowns in nightwatch.js by using the click method with css selectors to open the select and click specific options via nth-child, including looping through items.
Review3:35

Overview4:23
URL for the next few lessons0:01
Test page1:48
Setup Test2:14
Set up a new Nightwatch project by initializing npm, installing Nightwatch and Chrome Driver, creating a test folder with conf.js, and verifying the setup for element visibility.
Assert Visible9:01
Expect Visible7:01
Assert Contains Text9:00
Expect Contains Text7:13
Learn how to validate text in Nightwatch.js by using expect text to contain or equal, handle text changes, and verify element presence with practical debugging techniques.
Assert Element Present6:50
Expect Element Present2:59
Expect Enabled0:28
URL for the Enabled lessons0:01
Enabled Example Page1:10
Show how a text field enables the submit button and navigates to another page, explain the HTML disabled attribute, and address Nightwatch assertion limits with an expect-based approach.
Using Assert Attributes To See If Element Is Enabled5:25
Using Expect Enabled2:51
Verify vs Assert2:15
waitForElementVisible and waitForElementPresent1:40
Compare waitForElementVisible and waitForElementPresent in Nightwatch, and explore how assert, expect, and built-in waits simplify element checks with practical examples.
URL for waitForElement lessons0:01
waitForElement: Test Page1:44
waitForElement: Write the Test10:01
Review2:03

Requirements

Javascript

Description

Do you need to learn how to write test automation for websites? This course gets you started using the basics of web test automation.

By the end of this course, you will be able to write basic web test automation that you can use at any job. You will learn how to install Nightwatch.js from scratch and how to do so in a Node.js friendly way.

Learn how to automate:

navigating to web pages
clicking on elements
filling out forms
validating elements on the page
selecting items from dropdown menus

Under the hood, Nightwatch.js uses Selenium. Taking this course will introduce you to the world of Selenium based testing for web pages. A valuable skill in the marketplace.

You only need to know the basics of Javascript to take this course. You can follow along as all the examples are written on the screen for you to follow along with.

All the tools used in this course are free, so you don't need to buy any fancy software.

The instructor has used Nightwatch.js at his company to build a large number of tests across multiple teams that are used to verify releases in their Continuous Delivery system. Chris has taught multiple teams and other software testers how to use Nightwatch.js to accomplish these goals. You are in good hands in this course!

Who this course is for:

Software Testers writing test automation for web browsers
Software Testers learning a new test framework that leverages Selenium

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Introduction4 lectures • 6min

Getting Started16 lectures • 38min

Basic Actions17 lectures • 59min

Asserts and Expects21 lectures • 1hr 18min

Running Tests8 lectures • 32min

Epilogue2 lectures • 3min

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