Report publishing in CI in Selenium Java - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test runs a Selenium Java test case in a Continuous Integration (CI) environment and verifies that the test report is generated and published successfully after test execution.

Test Code - JUnit with Selenium WebDriver

Selenium Java

import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import java.io.File;

public class ReportPublishingCITest {
    private static WebDriver driver;
    private static final String REPORT_PATH = "target/surefire-reports/index.html";

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setUp() {
        // Set path to chromedriver executable if needed
        driver = new ChromeDriver();
    }

    @Test
    public void testGoogleSearch() {
        driver.get("https://www.google.com");
        WebElement searchBox = driver.findElement(By.name("q"));
        searchBox.sendKeys("Selenium testing");
        searchBox.submit();
        WebElement results = driver.findElement(By.id("search"));
        Assert.assertTrue(results.isDisplayed());
    }

    @AfterClass
    public static void tearDown() {
        if (driver != null) {
            driver.quit();
        }
        // Verify report file exists after tests
        File reportFile = new File(REPORT_PATH);
        Assert.assertTrue("Test report should be generated", reportFile.exists());
    }
}

Execution Trace - 7 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts - JUnit initializes and runs setUp method	ChromeDriver instance is created, browser window opens	-	PASS
2	Browser navigates to https://www.google.com	Google homepage is loaded in browser	-	PASS
3	Finds search input box by name 'q'	Search input box is located on the page	-	PASS
4	Types 'Selenium testing' into search box and submits form	Search results page loads with query results	-	PASS
5	Finds search results container by id 'search'	Search results container is present and visible	Assert that search results container is displayed	PASS
6	Test finishes, tearDown method runs and browser closes	Browser window is closed, WebDriver quits	-	PASS
7	Check if test report file 'target/surefire-reports/index.html' exists	CI environment file system contains test report file	Assert that test report file exists	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Test report file is not generated or not found at expected path after test execution

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after closing the browser?

A That the test report file exists in the expected location

B That the browser window is still open

C That the search results contain a specific keyword

D That the ChromeDriver executable is installed

Key Result

Always verify that test reports are generated and accessible in your CI environment to ensure test results are properly published and can be reviewed.