Web testing with Nightwatch (2023) part 2: Basics of Writing Tests

Basics of writing Nightwatch tests

Welcome to our in-depth tutorial series on writing Nightwatch tests! In this video, we will be covering the basics of writing Nightwatch tests. We'll cover everything from finding elements on the page to performing assertions and ensuring your tests wait for element states.

🖋️ Table of Contents 🖋️

Introduction to Nightwatch: Get familiar with Nightwatch and understand why it's a powerful tool for automated testing.

Finding Elements: Learn various strategies to find elements on the web page using selectors, making your tests more precise and maintainable.

Interacting with Elements: Discover how to simulate user interactions like clicks, typing, and form submissions, ensuring your tests cover real-world scenarios.

Performing Assertions: Learn how to assert expected outcomes, ensuring your tests validate the correct behaviour of your application.

Waiting for Element States: Understand the importance of waiting for elements to be present, visible, or in a specific state before performing actions, making your tests robust and reliable.


⏱️ Chapters ⏱️

0:00 Introduction & Recap
0:43 Basic components of writing a test
1:37 Finding elements
2:49 Waiting for element states
3:14 Interacting with elements
4:25 Performing assertions
6:05 Writing tests
9:30 Recap & sneak-peek
10:06 Outro

🔗 Helpful Resources 🔗

Link to previous video -    • Web testing with Nightwatch (2023) part 1:...  
Nightwatch website - https://bit.ly/47sDpDm
Nightwatch Get Started - https://bit.ly/3DRuii0
Discord community -   / discord  

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