Configuration management in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test verifies that the Selenium WebDriver correctly loads configuration settings from a properties file and uses them to open a specified URL and check the page title.

Test Code - JUnit 5 with Selenium WebDriver

Selenium Java

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Properties;

public class ConfigManagementTest {
    static WebDriver driver;
    static Properties config = new Properties();

    @BeforeAll
    public static void setup() throws IOException {
        FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("config.properties");
        config.load(fis);
        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", config.getProperty("chrome.driver.path"));
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

    @Test
    public void testOpenUrlAndCheckTitle() {
        String url = config.getProperty("app.url");
        String expectedTitle = config.getProperty("app.title");
        driver.get(url);
        Assertions.assertEquals(expectedTitle, driver.getTitle());
    }

    @AfterAll
    public static void teardown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
    }
}

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Load configuration from 'config.properties' file	Properties object contains keys: 'chrome.driver.path', 'app.url', 'app.title'	Check that properties file loaded without IOException	PASS
2	Set system property 'webdriver.chrome.driver' with path from config	System property set for ChromeDriver executable path	-	PASS
3	Initialize ChromeDriver instance	Chrome browser window opens	Driver instance is not null	PASS
4	Navigate to URL from configuration	Browser loads the page at configured URL	Page title is retrievable	PASS
5	Assert that page title matches expected title from config	Browser shows the loaded page	assertEquals(expectedTitle, actualTitle)	PASS
6	Close browser and quit driver	Browser window closes, driver quits	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Configuration file missing or incorrect path to ChromeDriver

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What is the purpose of loading 'config.properties' in this test?

A To get configuration values like URL and driver path

B To store test results

C To initialize the Chrome browser

D To write logs during test execution

Key Result

Using external configuration files helps keep test data and environment settings separate from test code, making tests easier to maintain and adapt to different environments.