Java Selenium

📑 Table of Contents

📘 Core Java Programming

Java Installation

  • Environment Variables
  • Path and CLASSPATH

Basic Java Concepts

Java Basics

  • Introduction to Java
  • Setting up Java Development Environment
  • Writing your first Java program

Data Types and Variables

  • Primitive Data Types
  • Reference Data Types
  • Variables and Constants

Control Flow Statements

Conditional Statements

  • If-else Statements
  • Switch Statements

Looping Statements

  • For Loop
  • While Loop
  • Do-While Loop

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Classes and Objects

  • Defining a Class
  • Creating Objects
  • Constructors

Inheritance

  • Superclass and Subclass
  • Method Overriding

Polymorphism

  • Method Overloading
  • Dynamic Method Dispatch

Encapsulation

  • Access Modifiers
  • Getters and Setters

Abstraction

  • Abstract Classes
  • Interfaces

Exception Handling

  • Types of Exceptions
  • Checked Exceptions
  • Unchecked Exceptions
  • Try-Catch Block
  • Throw and Throws
  • Finally Block

Collections Framework

List

  • ArrayList
  • LinkedList

Set

  • HashSet
  • LinkedHashSet
  • TreeSet

Map

  • HashMap
  • LinkedHashMap
  • TreeMap

Java Input and Output (I/O)

  • File Handling
  • File Class
  • Reading and Writing Files
  • Streams
  • Byte Streams
  • Character Streams

Multithreading

  • Creating Threads
  • Extending Thread Class
  • Implementing Runnable Interface
  • Thread Life Cycle
  • Synchronization
  • Inter-Thread Communication

Java Utility Classes

String Handling

  • String Class
  • StringBuilder and StringBuffer
  • Wrapper Classes
  • Autoboxing and Unboxing

Java 8 Features (Overview)

  • Lambda Expressions
  • Streams API
  • Functional Interfaces
  • Default and Static Methods in Interfaces

🧪 TestNG/JUnit Framework

Introduction to TestNG

  • Overview of TestNG and its features
  • Differences between TestNG and JUnit
  • Installation and setup of TestNG in an IDE

TestNG Annotations

  • @Test, @BeforeMethod, @AfterMethod, @BeforeClass, @AfterClass
  • Creating and executing test cases using annotations

TestNG Configuration

  • Configuring test cases using testng.xml
  • Grouping and prioritizing test cases
  • Parameterization using @Parameters and DataProvider

TestNG Assertions

  • Assert methods for validation
  • Soft vs Hard assertions

Parallel Testing

  • Running tests in parallel
  • Configuring in testng.xml

Reporting

  • Default HTML reports
  • Customizing with IReporter

Dependency Testing

  • dependsOnMethods and dependsOnGroups

Data-Driven Testing

  • Using DataProvider
  • Reading from Excel, CSV, etc.

Integration with Build Tools

  • Running TestNG with Maven/Gradle
  • Generating reports with build tools

🗃️ SQL / MySQL Database

Introduction to SQL

  • Importance in automation testing
  • SQL databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle

SQL Basics

  • Databases, tables, records
  • SQL data types

Basic SQL Commands

  • SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY

SQL Functions

  • COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
  • String functions: CONCAT, UPPER, LOWER
  • Date functions: NOW, DATE_ADD

Data Manipulation

  • INSERT INTO, UPDATE, DELETE

Joins

  • INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN

Aggregating Data

  • GROUP BY
  • HAVING clause

Indexes and Keys

  • Primary and Foreign Keys
  • Index usage for optimization

Basic Database Testing

  • Verifying data with SQL
  • Validating test scenarios
  • Common database testing use cases

🛠️ Basic Understanding of Maven

Introduction to Maven

  • What is Maven?
  • Benefits

Maven Installation

  • Prerequisites
  • Installation steps

Maven Project Structure

  • Standard layout

POM File

  • Definition and structure

Dependencies

  • Adding dependencies
  • Scope of dependencies

Build Lifecycle

  • Lifecycle phases

Plugins

  • Commonly used plugins

Example Maven Project

  • Create and build a Maven project

🧭 Selenium Automation with Java

Introduction to Selenium

  • Selenium components
  • Comparison with other tools
  • Setting up WebDriver, IDE, drivers

Selenium WebDriver Basics

  • WebDriver architecture
  • Locating elements: ID, name, XPath, CSS
  • Interacting with elements

Handling Web Elements

  • Buttons, text boxes, checkboxes
  • Alerts, pop-ups, frames
  • Dynamic elements

Synchronization

  • Implicit vs Explicit Waits
  • AJAX handling

Advanced Concepts

  • Multiple windows/tabs
  • Screenshots
  • JavaScript execution

Data-Driven Testing

  • External data sources
  • DataProvider in TestNG

Framework Development

  • Types: keyword-driven, data-driven, hybrid
  • Page Object Model (POM)
  • Managing dependencies with Maven/Gradle

Cross-Browser Testing

  • Running tests on multiple browsers
  • Parallel execution with TestNG/JUnit

Reporting and Logging

  • TestNG, Extent Reports
  • Log4j for logging

Selenium Grid

  • Distributed testing with Selenium Grid
  • Remote test execution

CI Integration

  • Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Automated test execution on commits

💼 Selenium Project 1

Real-world Selenium-based automation project implementation.

🧪 Selenium Project 2

Advanced Selenium project with reporting and CI/CD integration.

🎯 Interview Preparation

Topics, mock questions, and preparation tips for interviews in Java, Selenium, TestNG, and SQL.