python-automation-framework 0.1.1

Automation framework for the WebDriver API

PAF - Python Automation Framework

Python implementation of Testerra API.

It is basically a wrapper for Selenium WebDriver and WebElement which bring some more comfort features. This is not a test framework, but it implements some assertion features anyway.

The basic concept is, to identify WebElements on every action or property accessor to prevent StaleElementExceptions.

Quick start

import inject
import paf.config
from paf.locator import By
from paf.page import FinderPage, PageFactory

# Configure dependency injection
inject.configure(paf.config.inject)

# Instantiate the page factory
page_factory = inject.instance(PageFactory)

# Create a simple finder page
page = page_factory.create_page(FinderPage)

# Visit URL
page.open("https://google.com")

# Find element
element = page.find("#q")

# Perform actions
element.type("Search")

# Perform assertions
element.expect.text.be("Search")

Prerequisites

• You need at least a local WebDriver installed.

  brew|choco|apt install chromedriver
  

• Python 3.10 (or higher).

Feature list

• UiElements
• Locators
• Page objects
• Components
• Managing WebDrivers
• Execution controlling
• Inject listener

Missing features (tdb)

• Rect assertions
• ShadowRoot support
• Drag & Drop over frames

Environment variables

The value behind the variable is the default value.

• PAF_BROWSER_SETTING=chrome:90: Sets the requested browser name and it's version.
• PAF_WINDOW_SIZE=1920x1080: Sets the browsers default window size.
• PAF_SCREENSHOTS_DIR=screenshots: Sets the screenshots' directory.
• PAF_SEQUENCE_WAIT_AFTER_FAIL=0.3: Wait in seconds whenever a sequence action fails.
• PAF_SEQUENCE_RETRY_COUNT=3: Retry count for every sequence action.
• PAF_DEMO_MODE=0: Enables the demo mode by highlighting actions and assertions.

Examples

I added two examples.

1. test_google.py: is a regular Google search, implemented with Page Objects and Components.
2. test_todo_mvc.py: are re-implemented test cases from the Robot Framework TodoMVC example. It's IMHO developer friendly, better readable and less code.

Comparison

Comparison of the syntax with other frameworks.

Pylenium

py.get("a[href='/about']").should().have_text("About")

find("a[href='/about']").expect.text.be("About")

SeleniumBase

self.assert_text_not_visible("Thanks for your purchase.", "#app .success")

find("#app .success").expect.text.not_be("Thanks for your purchase.")

Selene

browser.all('#rso>div').should(have.size_greater_than(5)) \
    .first.should(have.text('Selenium automates browsers'))

div = find("#rso>div")
div.expect.count.greater_than(5).be(True)
div.first.expect.text.be("Selenium automates browsers")

References: https://www.nextgenerationautomation.com/post/python-test-automation-frameworks

Developer area

Testing

Run the tests on you local machine

pytest --cov=paf -n=4 test

Build test base container (for use in GitHub Actions)

podman build -f base.Dockerfile --arch=amd64 -t paf-test-base:latest
echo $DOCKER_CONTAINER_REGISTRY_TOKEN | podman login -u mreiche --password-stdin ghcr.io
podman push paf-test-base:latest docker://ghcr.io/mreiche/paf-test-base:latest

Build test runner container (for testing)

podman build -f test.Dockerfile --arch=amd64 -t paf-test:latest

Run tests within container

podman run paf-test:latest PAF_TEST_HEADLESS=1 PAF_TEST_CONTAINER=1 pytest --cov=paf -n=4 test

Run local selenium server

wget https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/releases/download/selenium-4.9.0/selenium-server-4.9.0.jar -O selenium-server.jar
java -jar selenium-server.jar standalone --host 127.0.0.1

Debug XPaths in Browser's Developer Console

xpath = "//dt[.//text()='Title:']/following-sibling::dd[1]"
snapshot = document.evaluate(xpath, document.body, null, XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE)
snapshot.snapshotItem(0).textContent

Release update

1. Update version in setup.py
2. Package library

   python setup.py sdist
   

3. Publish library

   twine upload dist/python-automation-framework-[version].tar.gz
   

References

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64033686/how-can-i-use-private-docker-image-in-github-actions
• https://tecadmin.net/setup-selenium-chromedriver-on-ubuntu/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46052736/python-proxy-class