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Foundations of Automation and Java Essentials

• Introduction to automated testing
• Manual vs. automated testing
• Testing concepts and terminology
• Overview of Selenium and TestNG
• How Selenium works behind the scenes
• Java basics for testers (variables, loops, functions)
• Setting up Java IDE (e.g., IntelliJ, Eclipse)
• Creating and managing a Maven project
• Introduction to WebDriver API

Locators and Core Selenium Automation

• Understanding locators
• Locator types: ID, CSS, XPath, Name
• Advanced locators:
  • Creating dynamic locators
  • Path-building strategies
  • Element relationships
  • Using text to locate elements
• Best practices in element location
• Automating interactions with Selenium WebDriver
• Handling dynamic content and delays
• Taking screenshots
• Debugging and troubleshooting Selenium tests

TestNG Fundamentals and Integration with Selenium

• Introduction to TestNG framework
• TestNG annotations (BeforeMethod, AfterClass, etc.)
• Writing and organizing TestNG test cases
• Creating and configuring testng.xml
• Assertions and validation techniques
• Parameters and DataProviders
• Running Selenium tests using TestNG
• Cross-browser testing setup and execution
• Introduction to automation design patterns (e.g., Page Object Model)

Advanced TestNG Features

• Grouping test methods and classes
  • Groups of tests
  • Excluding and combining groups
• Test dependencies
• Factory methods
• Timeouts and parallel test execution
• Retrying failed tests
• Listeners in TestNG:
  • Method interceptors
  • Annotation transformers
  • Suite modification
  • Invocation listeners
• Dependency injection concepts
• Running TestNG tests programmatically

Reporting, Optimization & Best Practices

• Success, failure, and assertion handling
• Logging test activity and results
• Reporting in TestNG
• Analyzing test execution outcomes
• YAML and output formats (optional)
• Best practices in test automation
  • Code organization
  • Reusability and scalability
  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
• Comparing TestNG with JUnit
• Final project: build and run a mini test framework using Selenium + TestNG