A Frontend Web Developer’s Guide to Testing: Explore leading web test automation frameworks and their future driven by low-code and AI

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Foreword
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 – Frontend Web Testing Overview
Chapter 1: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies
	An overview of the web landscape
	Understanding web application types
		Traditional web applications
		Responsive web applications
		PWAs
	Testing types for web applications
		Functional testing of web applications
		The non-functional testing of web applications
	Understanding headless and headed browsers within app development and testing
		Choosing between headed browsers and headless browsers
		Headless browser testing frameworks
	Summary
Chapter 2: Challenges Faced by Frontend Web Application Developers
	Web application development challenges
		Quality vs velocity
	Coverage challenges for web application developers
	Non-functional challenges in web application development
		Performance challenges
		Accessibility challenges
	Compliance challenges for web applications
	Summary
Chapter 3: Top Web Test Automation Frameworks
	An overview of the web testing market
	Getting started with the Selenium WebDriver framework
		Setting up Selenium WebDriver
		Selenium Grid
	Getting started with the Cypress framework
		Important features of Cypress
	Getting started with the Google Puppeteer framework
	Getting started with the Microsoft Playwright framework
	Summary
Chapter 4: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks
	Technical requirements
	Web testing personas overview
	Use cases and considerations for picking a solid test automation framework
		Community considerations
		Scale testing capabilities
		Tool stack integrations and plugins
		Ease of use and adoption
		Reusability and maintainability
		Reporting, test analysis, and intelligence
	Testing automation evaluation matrix
	Summary
Chapter 5: Introducing the Leading Frontend Web Development Frameworks
	Technical requirements
	Introduction to the leading web development frameworks
	Guidelines for picking a web development framework
		ReactJS
		AngularJS
		Vue.js
		Ember.js
		Svelte
	Summary
Part 2 – Continuous Testing Strategy for Web Application Developers
Chapter 6: Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy for Web Applications
	The key pillars of a web application testing plan and strategy
		Know your target users
		Building a test plan
		Prep your tool stack and environments
		Set quality criteria and objectives
		Build a timeline and a schedule
		Execute, monitor, measure, and document
	Measuring the success of your continuous testing strategy
	A case study – a real-life web application testing strategy
	Summary
Chapter 7: Core Capabilities of the Leading JavaScript Test Automation Frameworks
	Comparing the test automation framework capabilities
		Visual testing
		API testing
		Supported development languages
		Mobile device testing
		Performance testing
		Accessibility testing
		Network control testing and mock services
		Working with elements
	A re-evaluation of test automation frameworks due to compelling events
	Summary
Chapter 8: Measuring Test Coverage of the Web Application
	Introduction to code coverage and test coverage
		Test coverage
		Code coverage
	JavaScript code coverage tools for web application developers
		Measuring JavaScript code coverage using Istanbul and Cypress
	Complementing code coverage with test coverage
	Summary
Part 3 – Frontend JavaScript Web Test Automation Framework Guides
Chapter 9: Working with the Selenium Framework
	Technical requirements
	Understanding the Selenium framework and its components
		Selenium WebDriver
		The advanced features of Selenium
		Various testing methods with Selenium
	The future of the Selenium framework
	Summary
Chapter 10: Working with the Cypress Framework
	Technical requirements
	Getting started with Cypress
		The Cypress GUI
		Cypress IDE and command-line executions
	Cypress's advanced test automation capabilities
		Cypress test retries
		Using stubs, spies, and clocks with Cypress
		Running Cypress within CI
		Component testing
		Cypress Studio
		Cypress plugins
		Cypress API testing
	The future of the Cypress framework
	Summary
Chapter 11: Working with the Playwright Framework
	Technical requirements
	Getting started with Playwright
	Playwright's advanced test automation capabilities
		Playwright Inspector
		Emulating mobile devices
		Playwright test annotations
		Playwright API testing
		Playwright assertions
		Playwright network mocking
		Playwright POM (Page Object Model)
		Playwright test reporting
		Playwright test runners
		Playwright trace viewer
		Playwright advanced configurations
		Playwright integration with CI
	The future of the Playwright framework
	Summary
Chapter 12: Working with the Puppeteer Framework
	Technical requirements
	Getting started with Puppeteer
	Learning about Puppeteer's advanced test automation capabilities
		Puppeteer namespaces
		Puppeteer working with elements
		Puppeteer load test option
		Puppeteer and Cucumber BDD
		Puppeteer accessibility testing
		Puppeteer web app tracing
		Puppeteer for API testing
		Puppeteer with Google DevTools
		Puppeteer and CodeceptJS integration
		Puppeteer testing within CI
	The future of the Puppeteer framework
	Summary
Chapter 13: Complementing Code-Based Testing with Low-Code Test Automation
	Fundamental features of low-code/codeless testing tools
	Codeless tool overview within the open source landscape
		Open source codeless tool lineup
	Leading commercial codeless testing tools for web applications
		Perfecto scriptless web overview
		Testim codeless web tool overview
		Mabl codeless web testing tool overview
	Summary
Chapter 14: Wrapping Up
	Major takeaways from the book
	Useful references and bookmarks
		Cypress framework-specific
		Playwright framework-specific
		Selenium framework-specific
		Puppeteer framework-specific
Index
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