Which is Selenium? 

Selenium is a top web testing automation tool. It's an open-source framework for programmatic browser control. Selenium lets you develop test scripts that click buttons, fill out forms, and validate website content like real users.

 

Why Selenium in C# are powerful and efficient automated testing tools:

• C# Integration with.NET: Selenium works well with Visual Studio and NUnit, making it ideal for.NET developers. The connection boosts productivity and lets developers use existing tools and frameworks. 
• The C# ecosystem and Selenium have substantial community support. Developers may find many tools, guides, and libraries to debug and improve their testing frameworks. 
• Due to its performance-optimized compilation, C# runs tests faster. C# also simplifies test execution with better error handling and debugging. Parallel Execution: NUnit and MSTest make scaling tests easy in C#. 
• The simultaneous execution of tests in these frameworks greatly reduces test execution time and enhances test efficiency.

 

 

Perquisites

• Install Selenium WebDriver
  • NuGet Package Manager > Manage NuGet Packages for Solution
  • Search for Selenium.WebDriver in the NuGet package manager.
  • Click Install to add the Selenium WebDriver to your project.
• To configure the WebDriver to interact with a specific browser:
  • For Chrome, install Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.
  • For Firefox, install Selenium.WebDriver.GeckoDriver.
  • For Edge, install Selenium.WebDriver.MicrosoftWebDriver.

 

 

Selenium C# Automation Framework using Visual Studio

• Create New Project
  • Click on Create New Project.
  • Search for NUnit Template. From the Search Results choose C# NUnit Test Project (.NET core).
  • Note: Selenium C# project can be created using MSTest libraries as well, but Nunit is most widely used with C# and Selenium.
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  • The default framework contains dependencies for NUnit and NUnit Test Adapter. One file with .cs extension will be created by default i.e UnitTest1.cs.
  • NUnit Framework is the best for Selenium C#. NUnit provides a rich set of features for organizing and structuring tests, making it easy to write and maintain automated tests.
• Add Selenium Dependencies for the project
  • To run Selenium tests using C# and NUnit, add Selenium 
  • Dependencies:- Click on the Tools Menu– Click on NuGet Package Manager
    • Click on Manage NuGet Package for Solution
    • Selenium Webdriver
    • Selenium Support
• Configure/installed WebDriver - desired browser driver
  • Tests require the desired browser driver. Testers require Chromedriver to run Chrome tests. Tests on Firefox require GeckoDriver, etc.
  • Install ChromeDriver for Selenium
    • Navigate to Solution Explorer in Visual Studio.
    • Right click on the Project (ex: SeleniumUiTests)
      Note: Right Click on the Project Name, not on the Solution Name.
    • Click Add.
    • Click New Folder.
    • Name the new folder drivers.
    • Download Browser Drivers:
      • Chrome: Download ChromeDriver matching your Chrome version.
      • Firefox: Download GeckoDriver matching your Firefox version.
      • Extract the zip folder to the desired project location: 
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    • Create Test Class
      • UnitTest1.cs is a default file in the project. Rename to EmployeesUiTests.cs. 
      • Double click on the EmployeesUiTests.cs file and write a few tests.