Automation Testing With Cypress

Automated testing is a vital part of modern application development. Of course, website development is no exception here – you must be able to run automated tests to efficiently detect bugs and regressions.

This course teaches you how to write and run end-to-end (E2E) tests with Cypress – one of the most popular web development E2E testing tools you can use these days!

From learning how to build fast and reliable automation tests for any web application using Cypress, and a complete understanding of Cypress components for generating test execution videos, screenshots and reporting, to understanding JavaScript basics in order to help you implement the best practices of coding for Cypress tests, everything will be covered in this course.

So, whether you’re someone with basic-level knowledge of JavaScript, or even if you know absolutely nothing about JavaScript-based automation tools, this course will get you to the point where you feel confident in your ability to apply for Test Automation Engineer jobs, or even build on your portfolio as an Automation Engineer.

What you’ll learn

Add end-to-end testing workflows to projects
Define and use core Cypress concepts & techniques
Design and run automated end-to-end tests with Cypress
Implement realistic website user workflows with Cypress

Course Content:

Module1: Introduction to JavaScript Basics

Variables
Data Types

Module 2: Functions and Control Flow

Functions
Conditional Statements
Loops

Module 3: Working with Complex Data Structures

Arrays and Objects
Strings and String Methods

Module 4: Advanced JavaScript Concepts

Scope
Arrow Functions

Module 5: Asynchronous JavaScript

Promises and Async/Await
Error Handling (try/catch)

Module 6: Browser Interaction

DOM Manipulation
Event Handling

Module 7: Asynchronous Data Fetching

AJAX and Fetch API

Module8: Introduction to Cypress:

Installing & Using Cypress
How Cypress Tests Are Organized & Stored
Adjusting Our First Test
Writing A More Realistic Test

Module9: Cypress Basic- Core Features and Syntax

Module Introduction
Project Setup
Creating Suites & Test
Visiting Pages inside of E2E Tests
Let the IDE (VS Code) Help You
Selecting Elements & Evaluating Test Results
Selecting By Text
Implicit and Explicit Assertion
get() vs find()
Why You Need To Simulate User Interaction
Simulating User Interaction
Proper Assertions Are Key!
Time To Practice!
Simulating Keyboard Typing & Writing Good Assertions
Checking For Partial Text
Selecting Dropdown Values
Cypress Tests Run In Isolation
Time For More Queries

Module 10: Diving Deeper: Element Selection , Assertion and more

Module Introduction
Project Setup
Selecting Elements – The Best Practice Way
Testing Page Navigation
More on Selecting Elements
Repetition and More Assertions
Chaining Commands
Working with Values & Aliases
Getting More Direct Element Access via then()
A Closer Look At then()
Simulating Special Key Presses
Another Example
Losing & Gaining Focus
Aliases In Action
Using Cypress Studio For Test Evaluation
Running Tests Without Cypress Studio & Working with Screenshots + Videos
Changing Subjects
Taking Screenshots
should() instead of then()

Module11: Configuration & Customization

Module Introduction
Project Setup
The Global Config File
Understanding Timeouts
Global vs Local Config
Setting the Test Browser
Configuring the baseURL
Sharing Logic with Test Hooks
Introducing Custom Commands & Queries
Creating a Custom Command
Creating a Custom Query
Understanding Tasks

Module12: Working with Stubs, Spies, Fixtures and Manipulating the clock

Module Introduction
Starting Project
Understanding the Problem
Understanding Stubs
Creating & Using a Stub
When Empty Stubs Are Not Enough
Adding a Fake Stub Implementation
Using Stubs Across Tests
Stubs with Return Values
Evaluating Stub Arguments
Using Fixtures
Understanding Spies
Creating & Using Spies
The Problem With Timers
Manipulating the Clock

Module13 Network (HTTP) Requests, Databases & Authentication

Module Introduction

Starting Project

Understanding the Problem

Understanding Stubs

Creating & Using a Stub

When Empty Stubs Are Not Enough

Adding a Fake Stub Implementation

Using Stubs Across Tests

Stubs with Return Values

Evaluating Stub Arguments

Using Fixtures

Understanding Spies

Creating & Using Spies

The Problem With Timers

Manipulating the Clock

Summary