Cypress Automation Testing Online Course

Cypress Automation Testing Online Course

This course introduces Cypress by comparing it with Selenium and highlighting its architectural strengths in automation. You’ll learn installation, setup, and test structure before diving into core features like locators, selectors, assertions, and Cypress commands. The course covers handling UI elements, windows, tabs, popups, and frames, along with promise handling in asynchronous operations. You’ll also explore the Page Object Model, environment variables, API testing, and advanced CSS selectors, while gaining practical experience with Git, GitHub, and Jenkins. By the end, you’ll be ready to build robust automation frameworks with Cypress.

Who should take the course?

This course is ideal for software testers, QA engineers, and developers who want to learn end-to-end automation testing using Cypress. It’s well-suited for those with basic knowledge of JavaScript or testing concepts who are looking to streamline testing workflows and ensure application reliability. Whether you’re a beginner exploring automation, a QA professional enhancing your skill set, or a developer aiming to integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, this course will equip you with practical skills to perform efficient and reliable automation testing with Cypress.

What you will learn

• Understand Cypress architecture and how it compares with Selenium
• Understand the asynchronous nature of Cypress and handle promises
• Conduct both implicit and explicit assertions in testing
• Interact with web UI elements like checkboxes, dropdowns, and mouseover events
• Perform API automation with Cypress
• Integrate and manage Jenkins for continuous integration

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introduction And Course Outcome
• Cypress Architecture and Cypress vs Selenium

Tools Installation And Project Setup

• NodeJS VS Code And Project Setup – Windows
• NodeJS VS Code And Project Setup – Mac

Cypress Setup And Project Structure

• Cypress Installation
• Cypress Test Runner Introduction
• Exploring Cypress Folder Structure
• How To Update Cypress Version

Getting Started With Cypress Automation

• Cypress Syntax And First Test Case
• How To Run Cypress Automation Using Commands
• Cypress Intellisense With VS Code
• Cypress Locator Strategy And Selector Playground
• Get Method And CSS Selectors Implementation

Using XPath With Cypress

• Working With Cypress XPath

Deep Dive Into Cypress Concepts

• Get Command Details
• How To Chain Commands
• Within Command Details
• Find Command - How to work with child elements

Asynchronous Nature

• Synchronous Vs Asynchronous Nature
• Cypress Promise Handling

Cypress Assertions

• Implicit Subject Assertions
• Explicit Subject Assertions
• Default And Common Assertions

Web UI Interactions

• How To Click On Element - Multiple Ways
• Double And Right Click On Element
• How To Type And Clear Element
• Checkbox and Radio Button Interaction
• How To Work With Dropdown Elements
• How To Mouseover - Trigger Command
• How To Mouseover - Invoke Command

Working With Element List

• Each And Wrap Command - For Loop
• Element List Iteration
• AutoSuggest Dynamic Dropdown
• Working With Windows-Tabs-Popups-Frames

JavaScript Alert And Confirm Popups

• Working With Multiple Tabs
• Working With Multiple Windows
• Working With Iframes

Common Challenges

• Send Empty Data - Handle Uncaught Exceptions

Framework Preparation

• Hooks Explained
• Include Exclude From Test Execution
• Fixtures - Handling Test Data
• Fixtures - Run Same Test With Multiple Data
• Custom Commands - Create Your Own Cypress Command
• Custom Commands - Real World Examples

Page Object Model Framework

• What is a Framework?
• What is Page Object Model?
• No Framework Test Suite
• Create Page Object Test Suite
• Framework Refactor - Remove Hard Coded Data

Reporting And Cloud Dashboard

• Test Execution Screenshots And Videos
• Retry Failed Test Cases
• Awesome Reports Generation
• Awesome Reporter Options
• Cypress Cloud Dashboard

Advanced Features

• How to use Environment Variables
• Experimental Feature - Safari Webkit

API Testing Concepts

• RestAPI Architecture - Part 1
• RestAPI Architecture - Part 2
• What Are Endpoints
• GET-POST-PUT-DELETE
• Understanding Headers
• What To Verify In RestAPI Testing

Cypress API Automation

• Practice Resources And Postman Account
• How To Make A Get Request
• How To Use Alias
• POST Request - Multiple Examples
• Request Chaining
• POST-PUT-Delete - Complete Workflow
• Code Refactor - Complete Workflow
• Working With OAuth 2.0

Git And GitHub - Version Control System

• Git and GitHub Introduction
• Git Installation on Windows
• Git Installation on Mac
• Create Local Git Repo - Staging And Commit
• File Checkin - GitHub Remote Repository
• Advantages and Importance of Git Branches
• File Checkin and Resolve Merge Conflicts - Real Time Example
• Course Code Files On GitHub
• GitHub Project Check-in And Git Clone

Continuous Integration With Jenkins

• Jenkins Features And Advantages
• Jenkins Prerequisites
• Jenkins Setup And Installation - Generic WAR File
• Jenkins Setup And Installation – Windows
• Jenkins Setup And Installation – Mac
• Securing Jenkins
• Jenkins Plugins Management
• Building A Remote Project Using Git And Jenkins

CSS Selectors - Advanced Locators

• Using Ids With CSS Selectors To Find Elements
• Using Multiple CSS Classes To Find Elements
• Using Wildcards With CSS Selectors
• Finding Child Nodes Using CSS Selectors