Creating a Login Test Case in Selenium IDE: A Step-by-Step Guide to Automated Web Testing

Learn how to create a simple yet effective login test case using Selenium IDE. This tutorial provides a step-by-step process for recording and playing back user actions, verifying functionality, and demonstrating the basic principles of automated web testing.

Creating a Login Test Case in Selenium IDE

Selenium IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a browser extension that simplifies creating automated tests. This guide demonstrates building a login test case using Selenium IDE. You'll need to have Selenium IDE installed in your browser.

Recording a Login Test Case

  1. Launch Selenium IDE: Open your browser (Firefox is generally recommended) and launch Selenium IDE (typically from a browser extension).
  2. Create a New Project: Create a new project in Selenium IDE (e.g., name it "LoginTest").
  3. Create a New Test Case: Create a new test case (e.g., "TestCase1").
  4. Start Recording: Click the "Start Recording" button in Selenium IDE.
  5. Open the Login Page: Open the TestandQuiz login page (https://www.testandquiz.com/) in your browser.
  6. Perform Login Actions: Perform the login actions. You will want to ensure that you have already signed up for an account on this website before proceeding. Click on the login button, enter your username and password, and click the login button. Selenium IDE will automatically record these actions. Remember that Selenium IDE will record all your actions; this can include actions that you do not want included in your test suite.
  7. Verify Account Details: Click on your username to go to your account settings page.
  8. Logout: Click the logout button.
  9. Stop Recording: Click the "Stop Recording" button in Selenium IDE. This will stop recording user actions, and any actions that you have performed will be added as test cases to your test suite.

Playing Back and Saving the Test Suite

  1. Run Test: Click the "Run" button in Selenium IDE to play back the recorded test. Selenium IDE will execute the steps you've recorded, interacting with the webpage. The "Log" pane provides feedback about the test's execution.
  2. Save Test Suite: Click the save button. Save your project (e.g., as "LoginTest").