Test reporting in CI in Selenium Python - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test opens a web page, clicks a button, and verifies the result. It demonstrates how test results are reported in a Continuous Integration (CI) environment.

Test Code - Selenium with unittest

Selenium Python

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
import unittest

class TestButtonClick(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.driver = webdriver.Chrome()
        self.driver.implicitly_wait(5)

    def test_button_click(self):
        self.driver.get('https://example.com/buttonpage')
        button = WebDriverWait(self.driver, 10).until(
            EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.ID, 'click-me'))
        )
        button.click()
        message = WebDriverWait(self.driver, 10).until(
            EC.visibility_of_element_located((By.ID, 'message'))
        )
        self.assertEqual(message.text, 'Button clicked!')

    def tearDown(self):
        self.driver.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

Execution Trace - 9 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Test runner initializes and prepares to run tests	-	PASS
2	Browser opens Chrome	Chrome browser window opens, ready for navigation	-	PASS
3	Navigates to 'https://example.com/buttonpage'	Page loads with a button having ID 'click-me'	-	PASS
4	Waits until button with ID 'click-me' is clickable	Button is visible and enabled	Button is clickable	PASS
5	Clicks the button	Button click triggers message display	-	PASS
6	Waits until message with ID 'message' is visible	Message element appears with text 'Button clicked!'	Message is visible	PASS
7	Checks that message text equals 'Button clicked!'	Message text is exactly 'Button clicked!'	Assert message.text == 'Button clicked!'	PASS
8	Test ends and browser closes	Browser window closes, test runner collects results	-	PASS
9	Test report generated in CI environment	CI system shows test passed with details	Test status is PASS in report	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Message text does not match expected 'Button clicked!'

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after clicking the button?

A That the page URL changes

B That the message text is 'Button clicked!'

C That the button disappears

D That the browser closes automatically

Key Result

Always include clear assertions and wait conditions to ensure reliable test results in CI environments.