Hybrid Automation Framework Development Introduction

1. Hybrid Test
Automation Framework
Introduction
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2. Contents
Existing Test Automation Framework
Data Driven Framework
Why Hybrid Automation Framework
Hybrid Framework
How to Use Hybrid Framework
Disadvantages of Data Driven Framework
Advantages of Hybrid Framework
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3. Data Driven Test Framework
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Existing Framework
In now a days industries using Data Driven frame works
It’s also requires script writing experience using IDE(Eclipse or some
other).
Using this frame work Automation Engineers can write and run robust
data driven test suite.
Learning Curve is higher

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Data-Driven Frameworks
A data-driven framework is where test input and output values are read from data files (ODBC
sources, CVS files, Excel files, DAO objects, ADO objects, and such) and are loaded into variables in
captured or manually coded scripts.
Data Driven frameworks Mainly
Contains Below Packages
• Data Objects
• Execution Class
• Page Objects
• Helper Class

5.  In coming slides describes to what extend QA Engineer
requires coding ability when writes an Execution Class/ Data
Objects, etc..
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6. Data Provider Class
Data Loaded from Excel File
Data Passed to the Execution class
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7. Keyword Driven Framework
 Script Writers can use built in frame work which supports to
Keywords. Therefor no coding ability requires when writing
automation test suite.
 Not supporting bulk data Changes using Excel, CSV or XML
 Easier to understand and scripting
 Not supporting to new functional changes (JavaScript
Executions)
 Flexibility is lower
 With current functional tests(Various Data Levels) less
popular in the industry.
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8. Why do we need Hybrid
Automation framework?
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Data Driven Frame Work + Key
Word Driven Frame Work
What is Hybrid Frame Work
Able to gain advantages of both
frame works by eliminating
disadvantages

10. Sample Test Case Runner that will drive our
Hybrid test is shown below.
Once you built the Framework,
No need of coding, just Excel
Anyone can Automate
Data Set( From Where data is
loaded)
Page Objects
Keywords(Actions)
Data validation
Column names from
Data Set
Locators can be
ID/XPATH/NAMELocator Type
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11. Disadvantages of Data Driven Framework
• Tester should be conversant in programming language
• Learning curve is high
• More time consuming
Disadvantages of Keyword Driven Framework
• Less flexibility
• Not supporting for java script executions/code injections
• Less data driven support
• Highly depending on the developed framework
• When AE’s going to change the framework its highly time consuming and less supporting
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12. Advantages of Hybrid Framework
• No Code level Work (Execution class writes on Excel)
• High level of reusability (All the data objects’ Page Objects
maintained in Excel file)
• High level of maintainability(Use of Data Driven Framework)
• Minimal learning curve for the end user(New Comers can learn
quickly)
• Higher flexibility(Finally Selenium runs in back end)
• Easier to understand(Not in IDE just Excel file)
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13. Further Obstacles and Investigations..
• Report generations
• Use of Jenkins
• Execution of multiple test cases
• Implementing custom listeners
• Different browser per page
• Loading more properties
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14. Next
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More About Frame Work Development
Integration of TestNG
Test execution using “.bat” file

15. Thank You
Presenter : Ganuka Yashantha
ganuyash@gmail.com
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