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Submitting forms in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

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Test Overview

This test opens a web page with a form, fills in the input fields, submits the form, and verifies that the submission was successful by checking the confirmation message.

Test Code

Selenium Java

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.ExpectedConditions;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.WebDriverWait;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

public class FormSubmitTest {
    private WebDriver driver;
    private WebDriverWait wait;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
        wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(10));
    }

    @Test
    public void testFormSubmission() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/contact");

        WebElement nameInput = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.id("name")));
        nameInput.sendKeys("John Doe");

        WebElement emailInput = driver.findElement(By.id("email"));
        emailInput.sendKeys("john@example.com");

        WebElement messageInput = driver.findElement(By.id("message"));
        messageInput.sendKeys("Hello, this is a test message.");

        WebElement submitButton = driver.findElement(By.id("submit-btn"));
        submitButton.click();

        WebElement confirmation = wait.until(ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("confirmation")));
        String confirmationText = confirmation.getText();
        assertEquals("Thank you for your message!", confirmationText);
    }

    @AfterEach
    public void tearDown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

Execution Trace - 8 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and Chrome browser opens	Browser window is open, ready to navigate	-	PASS
2	Navigates to https://example.com/contact	Contact form page is loaded with input fields and submit button	Page loaded with form elements present	PASS
3	Finds the name input field by id 'name' and enters 'John Doe'	Name field contains text 'John Doe'	Name input field is present and text entered	PASS
4	Finds the email input field by id 'email' and enters 'john@example.com'	Email field contains text 'john@example.com'	Email input field is present and text entered	PASS
5	Finds the message textarea by id 'message' and enters the test message	Message field contains the test message text	Message input field is present and text entered	PASS
6	Finds the submit button by id 'submit-btn' and clicks it	Form is submitted, page processes submission	Submit button is clickable and clicked	PASS
7	Waits for confirmation message with id 'confirmation' to be visible	Confirmation message is displayed on the page	Confirmation message text equals 'Thank you for your message!'	PASS
8	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window is closed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The confirmation message element with id 'confirmation' does not appear after form submission

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Test your understanding

What does the test do after clicking the submit button?

AImmediately closes the browser

BRefreshes the page

CWaits for the confirmation message to appear

DClears all input fields

Key Result

Always wait explicitly for elements that appear after an action like form submission to ensure the test checks the correct page state.