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what is the role of selenium in aem component testing?

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While Selenium itself is not specifically built for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) component testing, it can be leveraged effectively in testing AEM components.

In the context of AEM component testing, Selenium can be utilized to automate browser-based interactions and verify the behavior and functionality of AEM components within the AEM authoring environment. Here's how Selenium can play a role in AEM component testing:

  1. Automated UI Testing: AEM components are typically rendered on web pages, and Selenium can be used to automate user interactions with these components, such as filling out forms, clicking buttons, and navigating through the AEM authoring interface. By simulating user actions, Selenium allows for the automation of repetitive tasks and the verification of component behavior.

  2. Cross-browser and Cross-platform Testing: Selenium supports multiple browsers and platforms, enabling you to test AEM components across different environments. You can write test scripts that run consistently on various browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and platforms (e.g., Windows, macOS, Linux). This helps ensure that your AEM components work as intended across different configurations.

  3. Functional Testing: With Selenium, you can validate the functionality of AEM components by writing test scripts that interact with the components and assert expected behaviors. For example, you can automate tests to check if a form submission triggers the correct workflow, if a dialog displays the expected content, or if a component responds appropriately to user interactions.

  4. Regression Testing: Selenium can aid in regression testing of AEM components. By creating automated test scripts, you can ensure that existing functionalities continue to work as expected after making changes or updates to your AEM components. By running these tests regularly, you can quickly identify any regressions that might have occurred.

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Hi @chiragtakkar5 

 

While Selenium itself is not specifically built for Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) component testing, it can be leveraged effectively in testing AEM components.

In the context of AEM component testing, Selenium can be utilized to automate browser-based interactions and verify the behavior and functionality of AEM components within the AEM authoring environment. Here's how Selenium can play a role in AEM component testing:

  1. Automated UI Testing: AEM components are typically rendered on web pages, and Selenium can be used to automate user interactions with these components, such as filling out forms, clicking buttons, and navigating through the AEM authoring interface. By simulating user actions, Selenium allows for the automation of repetitive tasks and the verification of component behavior.

  2. Cross-browser and Cross-platform Testing: Selenium supports multiple browsers and platforms, enabling you to test AEM components across different environments. You can write test scripts that run consistently on various browsers (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) and platforms (e.g., Windows, macOS, Linux). This helps ensure that your AEM components work as intended across different configurations.

  3. Functional Testing: With Selenium, you can validate the functionality of AEM components by writing test scripts that interact with the components and assert expected behaviors. For example, you can automate tests to check if a form submission triggers the correct workflow, if a dialog displays the expected content, or if a component responds appropriately to user interactions.

  4. Regression Testing: Selenium can aid in regression testing of AEM components. By creating automated test scripts, you can ensure that existing functionalities continue to work as expected after making changes or updates to your AEM components. By running these tests regularly, you can quickly identify any regressions that might have occurred.

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There are many use case of selenium but one of the major one is to write UI test case to automate websites testing process.

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-cloud-service/content/implementing/using-...