GitHub Actions configuration in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test runs a Selenium Java test on GitHub Actions. It opens a browser, navigates to a page, clicks a button, and verifies the expected text appears. It checks that the GitHub Actions workflow correctly executes the Selenium test.

Test Code - JUnit 5 with Selenium WebDriver

Selenium Java

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

public class GitHubActionsSeleniumTest {
    private WebDriver driver;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        // Assuming ChromeDriver is set in PATH or via WebDriverManager
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

    @Test
    public void testButtonClickShowsMessage() {
        driver.get("https://example.com/testpage");
        WebElement button = driver.findElement(By.id("show-message-btn"));
        button.click();
        WebElement message = driver.findElement(By.id("message"));
        assertEquals("Hello, GitHub Actions!", message.getText());
    }

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

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts - JUnit initializes test class and calls setUp()	ChromeDriver instance created, browser window opens	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to https://example.com/testpage	Page loads with a button having id 'show-message-btn' and hidden message element with id 'message'	-	PASS
3	Finds button element by id 'show-message-btn'	Button element is located on the page	-	PASS
4	Clicks the button	Message element with id 'message' becomes visible with text 'Hello, GitHub Actions!'	-	PASS
5	Finds message element by id 'message' and reads text	Message element text is 'Hello, GitHub Actions!'	Assert that message text equals 'Hello, GitHub Actions!'	PASS
6	Test completes, tearDown() called to quit browser	Browser closes, WebDriver quits	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Button with id 'show-message-btn' is not found or message text does not match expected

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What is the first action performed by the test after starting?

A Open browser and navigate to the test page

B Click the button with id 'show-message-btn'

C Assert the message text

D Close the browser

Key Result

Always verify that element locators are correct and that the page is fully loaded before interacting. This ensures stable tests especially in CI environments like GitHub Actions.