How to Fix Your Broken Selenium Framework with OOP Principles

🚀 **Your Selenium Framework is Broken. Here's Why (And How to Fix It)** Let me guess what your test automation looks like: - 5000+ line test classes that no one wants to touch - Copy-paste code across 50+ test files - One UI change breaks 200 tests - New developers need weeks to understand the framework **There's a better way.** --- **How OOP Principles Revolutionize Selenium Frameworks:** **1️⃣ ENCAPSULATION - Page Object Model (POM)** ❌ BAD: `driver.findElement(By.id("username")).sendKeys("test");` ✅ GOOD: `loginPage.enterUsername("test");` **Result:** Maintenance time drops by 70%. Change one locator, fix it in one place. Done. --- **2️⃣ INHERITANCE - Reusable Base Classes** ```java BasePage → LoginPage, DashboardPage, CheckoutPage ``` Write common methods once (waitForElement, takeScreenshot, handleAlerts), inherit everywhere. **Result:** 60% less duplicate code. Your future self will thank you. --- **3️⃣ POLYMORPHISM - Multiple Browser Support** ```java WebDriverManager → ChromeDriver, FirefoxDriver, EdgeDriver ``` Same test. Different browsers. Zero code changes. **Result:** Cross-browser testing goes from days to minutes. --- **4️⃣ ABSTRACTION - Test Data & Configuration Layers** Tests don't care if data comes from JSON, Excel, or Database - they just consume it. **Result:** Switch data sources in hours, not weeks. Tests remain untouched. --- **💡 THE TRANSFORMATION:** Before OOP: - 2 weeks to add new test coverage - 40% flaky tests - 6 hours debugging per sprint After OOP: - **2 days** for new coverage - **<5%** flaky tests - **30 minutes** debugging time --- **The Truth Nobody Talks About:** Test automation isn't "just scripting." **It's software engineering.** Your test code deserves the same design principles as production code. --- **Advanced Patterns That Level Up Your Framework:** 🔹 **Page Factory** - Cleaner page objects with @FindBy annotations 🔹 **Singleton Pattern** - One WebDriver instance, zero browser conflicts 🔹 **Strategy Pattern** - Flexible test data handling 🔹 **Factory Pattern** - Smart WebDriver initialization 🔹 **Fluent Interfaces** - Readable test chains that flow like English --- #TestAutomation #Selenium #QualityEngineering #SDET #JavaProgramming #OOP #SoftwareTesting #AutomationTesting #QA #QualityAssurance #ContinuousTesting #DevOps #TechCommunity #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment --- **P.S.** If this helped you see test automation differently, hit repost button Help other QA engineers build better frameworks! --- *Follow me for more content on test automation architecture, framework design, and quality engineering practices.*

What is POM? POM (Page Object Model) is a design pattern used in test automation mainly with Selenium. It helps you separate test logic from UI elements, making your code cleaner, reusable, and easier to maintain. Why we use POM • To avoid duplicate locators and messy test scripts. • To make updates easy if one element changes, you fix it in one place only. • To keep tests readable and maintainable. Different Ways to Implement POM 1. Without PageFactory (classic way) –using By locators and driver.findElement(). 2. With PageFactory – using @FindBy annotations for cleaner code. Example: Login Page (with PageFactory) import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement; import org.openqa.selenium.support.FindBy; import org.openqa.selenium.support.PageFactory; public class LoginPage { WebDriver driver; // Locators @FindBy(id = "username") WebElement usernameField; @FindBy(id = "password") WebElement passwordField; @FindBy(id = "loginBtn") WebElement loginButton; // Constructor public LoginPage(WebDriver driver) { this.driver = driver; PageFactory.initElements(driver, this); } // Actions public void login(String username, String password) { usernameField.sendKeys(username); passwordField.sendKeys(password); loginButton.click(); } } Usage in Test Class import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; import org.testng.annotations.Test; public class LoginTest { @Test public void verifyLogin() { WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); driver.get("https://example.com/login"); LoginPage loginPage = new LoginPage(driver); loginPage.login("admin", "password123"); driver.quit(); } } Bottom line POM = Clean structure + Reusable locators + Easy maintenance. It’s the backbone of any good Selenium automation framework. =================================================== 🚩 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ✅ - Training Starting Soon! Register now for further Updates:- Google form:https://lnkd.in/est6yhzA OR Join WhatsApp group for future updates:https://lnkd.in/epGNUW6y Follow Ashwini Belgaonkar for more job updates

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𝐂𝐆𝐈 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 1) 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 1. What is Selenium? 2. Which component of Selenium is the most important? 3. Which browser supports Selenium? 2) 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 & 𝗫𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵 4. Among all the given locators, which one is the fastest? 5. How many locators are there in Selenium? 6. How many types of XPath are there in Selenium? 7. Which type of XPath starts with a double forward slash (//)? 8. Which type of XPath starts with a single forward slash (/)? 9. Write the correct syntax for an absolute XPath. 10. Which XPath is used to search dissimilar nodes in an XML document from the current node? 3) 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 11. When you only want to access a single element on a webpage, which method will you use? 12. Which class is used to handle drop-downs in Selenium? 13. If a method fails to find the element, which of the two methods throws an exception? 4) 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀 14. Which method allows you to switch control from one window to another? 15. Which exception is shown in Selenium when there is a delay in loading elements we want to interact with? 16. How many types of waits does Selenium WebDriver provide? 17. Which type of wait command waits for a certain amount of time before throwing an exception? 18. Which wait takes timeout and polling frequency as its parameters? 19. In Selenium 4, which method allows us to take a screenshot of a specific web element? 5) 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗡𝗚 20. How do you execute multiple test cases at a time in TestNG? 21. Which annotations are executed first in TestNG? 6) 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 & 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 22. What is Page Object Model (POM)? 23. Which methods are present in POM to locate web elements? 24. Which tool is used to manage and organize JARs and libraries in automation? 25. Which open-source tool allows us to read and write MS Excel files using Java? 7) 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻 & 𝗕𝗗𝗗 26. What language is used in Gherkin? 27. What are the main keywords used in Gherkin? 8) 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 28. What is UI Testing? 29. What is open-source software? 30. What is regression testing? Happy Testing! 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - Training Starting from 1st Dec. Join WhatsApp Group for further Updates: https://lnkd.in/gBFFDvuF

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💻 "Which Selenium Automation framework should I learn first?" That was the question one of my team member asked me few months back. POM, Data-Driven, TestNG, Cucumber... so many names. So many paths. For the first time when they hear these terminologies, they feel super complex... I smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story from when I started with Java Selenium..." 🔹 At first, I wrote tests without any framework. It was messy. Hard to maintain. Every small change meant rewriting tons of code. Then I discovered TestNG, my first breakthrough. It gave me structure. Annotations like @Test, @BeforeMethod made my life easier. Test reports? Handled beautifully. 🔹 But then came the Data-Driven Framework I needed to test login with 50 different users. Writing 50 test methods? No way. That’s when I learned to feed data from Excel using Apache POI and @DataProvider. 🔹 Next came the Keyword-Driven Framework This one opened doors for collaboration. Non-technical team members could define test steps like: 📄 Click | id=loginBtn 📄 EnterText | name=username | testuser The Java code would interpret and act. It was magic. 🔹 I started combining things. 👉 TestNG + Data-driven + Reusable modules. That's when I unknowingly built a Hybrid Framework. It gave me power and flexibility. I could scale my tests across modules and features. 🔹 Then I hit a wall: maintainability. So I adopted the Page Object Model (POM). Every page got its own class. Elements were managed centrally. Even after UI changes, I only needed to update one place. 🔹 Later, I discovered BDD with Cucumber This one wasn’t just for testers. Now, product owners could write test cases in plain English: Gherkin Given user is on login page When user enters valid credentials Then user should land on homepage Business + Tech finally spoke the same language. 🚀 Today, we use a combination: ✅ TestNG for execution ✅ POM for structure ✅ Data-driven for flexibility ✅ Cucumber for collaboration ✅ Extent Reports for beautiful results ✅ Maven manages builds and dependencies, while Jenkins runs them automatically in your CI/CD pipeline. 💡 My advice? Don’t rush to learn all frameworks at once. Start with TestNG + POM, then layer others as your needs grow. What framework did you start with? Drop your story. Let’s learn together. #Selenium #Java #AutomationTesting #TestNG #POM #Cucumber #Frameworks #LearningJourney #QACommunity #SoftwareTesting #RanjitAppukutti

🌐 Day 14 of SDET JOURNEY — Getting Started with Selenium WebDriver (Your First Step into Test Automation) You’ve learned Java basics, OOPs, exception handling, and file management — now it’s time to put that knowledge into action 💥 Welcome to Selenium WebDriver, the backbone of web automation. 🧩 What Is Selenium WebDriver? Selenium WebDriver is a browser automation tool that allows you to: Open a browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) Interact with web elements (click, type, validate) Run end-to-end automated test cases Think of it as your virtual tester — doing exactly what a human would do, but faster ⚡ ⚙️ Basic Setup You’ll need: 1. Java SDK 2. Selenium WebDriver JAR (or via Maven) 3. Browser Driver (like ChromeDriver) 🧱 Maven dependency: <dependency> <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId> <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId> <version>4.23.0</version> </dependency> 💻 Your First Selenium Script import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver; import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver; public class FirstTest { public static void main(String[] args) { WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); driver.get("https://www.google.com"); System.out.println("Page Title: " + driver.getTitle()); driver.quit(); } } ✅ Opens Chrome ✅ Navigates to Google ✅ Prints the page title ✅ Closes browser Simple, clean, and your first automation victory 🎉 💬 Why It Matters for an SDET As an automation engineer, Selenium WebDriver is your hands-on weapon: Used for UI testing in almost every company Forms the base for frameworks (TestNG, Cucumber, POM) Works with Java, Python, JS, C#, Kotlin, etc. Once you master it, transitioning to other tools (like Playwright or Cypress) becomes effortless. 🧠 Pro Tip 💡 Always use the latest WebDriver matching your browser version. Use driver.manage().window().maximize() and implicit waits early on to stabilize your scripts. 🧭 Mini Task for You ✅ Install ChromeDriver ✅ Write a Java program to: Launch Chrome Navigate to any website Print the title Close browser That’s it. You’ve officially started hands-on automation. #SDET #Selenium #AutomationTesting #TestAutomation #QACommunity #SoftwareTesting #JavaForTesters #LearningJourney #TestingTools #CareerGrowth #WebDriver #QATraining

💻 "Which Selenium Automation framework should I learn first?" That was the question one of my team member asked me few months back. He was overwhelmed. POM, Data-Driven, TestNG, Cucumber... so many names. So many paths. I smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story from when I started with Java Selenium..." 🔹 At first, I wrote tests without any framework. It was messy. Hard to maintain. Every small change meant rewriting tons of code. Then I discovered TestNG — my first breakthrough. It gave me structure. Annotations like @Test, @BeforeMethod made my life easier. Test reports? Handled beautifully. 🔹 But then came the Data-Driven Framework I needed to test login with 50 different users. Writing 50 test methods? No way. That’s when I learned to feed data from Excel using Apache POI and @DataProvider. 🔹 Next came the Keyword-Driven Framework This one opened doors for collaboration. Non-technical team members could define test steps like: 📄 Click | id=loginBtn 📄 EnterText | name=username | testuser The Java code would interpret and act. It was magic. 🔹 I started combining things. 👉 TestNG + Data-driven + Reusable modules. That's when I unknowingly built a Hybrid Framework. It gave me power and flexibility. I could scale my tests across modules and features. 🔹 Then I hit a wall: maintainability. So I adopted the Page Object Model (POM). Every page got its own class. Elements were managed centrally. Even after UI changes, I only needed to update one place. 🔹 Later, I discovered BDD with Cucumber This one wasn’t just for testers. Now, product owners could write test cases in plain English: Gherkin Given user is on login page When user enters valid credentials Then user should land on homepage Business + Tech finally spoke the same language. 🚀 Today, we use a combination: ✅ TestNG for execution ✅ POM for structure ✅ Data-driven for flexibility ✅ Cucumber for collaboration ✅ Extent Reports for beautiful results ✅ Maven & Jenkins to automate everything 💡 My advice? Don’t rush to learn all frameworks at once. Start with TestNG + POM, then layer others as your needs grow. Because frameworks are not about “coolness” they’re about solving real problems. What framework did you start with? Drop your story. Let’s learn together. #Selenium #Java #AutomationTesting #TestNG #POM #Cucumber #Frameworks #LearningJourney #QACommunity #SoftwareTesting #RanjitAppukutti

💻 "Which Selenium Automation framework should I learn first?" That was the question one of my team member asked me few months back. He was overwhelmed. POM, Data-Driven, TestNG, Cucumber... so many names. So many paths. I smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story from when I started with Java Selenium..." 🔹 At first, I wrote tests without any framework. It was messy. Hard to maintain. Every small change meant rewriting tons of code. Then I discovered TestNG — my first breakthrough. It gave me structure. Annotations like @Test, @BeforeMethod made my life easier. Test reports? Handled beautifully. 🔹 But then came the Data-Driven Framework I needed to test login with 50 different users. Writing 50 test methods? No way. That’s when I learned to feed data from Excel using Apache POI and @DataProvider. 🔹 Next came the Keyword-Driven Framework This one opened doors for collaboration. Non-technical team members could define test steps like: 📄 Click | id=loginBtn 📄 EnterText | name=username | testuser The Java code would interpret and act. It was magic. 🔹 I started combining things. 👉 TestNG + Data-driven + Reusable modules. That's when I unknowingly built a Hybrid Framework. It gave me power and flexibility. I could scale my tests across modules and features. 🔹 Then I hit a wall: maintainability. So I adopted the Page Object Model (POM). Every page got its own class. Elements were managed centrally. Even after UI changes, I only needed to update one place. 🔹 Later, I discovered BDD with Cucumber This one wasn’t just for testers. Now, product owners could write test cases in plain English: Gherkin Given user is on login page When user enters valid credentials Then user should land on homepage Business + Tech finally spoke the same language. 🚀 Today, we use a combination: ✅ TestNG for execution ✅ POM for structure ✅ Data-driven for flexibility ✅ Cucumber for collaboration ✅ Extent Reports for beautiful results ✅ Maven & Jenkins to automate everything 💡 My advice? Don’t rush to learn all frameworks at once. Start with TestNG + POM, then layer others as your needs grow. Because frameworks are not about “coolness” they’re about solving real problems.