WebDriverIO

This file comprises a test script tutorials for automating in WebdriverIO

All this tutorials are all based from Naveen Automation Labs

1. To start, we have to know how to initially check if npm and node is intalled or not

i) Install Node JS

ii) Install NPM

iii) To check node version in terminal use

  node -v

iv) To check npm version use

  npm -v

2. After installing node and npm, create a workspace in ur VSCode

   eg : WDIO_POM_Framework

3. Then below are the commands used for inatalling webdriverIO

   a) npm init //initialize the npm installation

   b) npm install webdriverio --save-dev

   c) npm install @wdio/cli

   d) npx wdio config

   e) npm install chai --save-dev

   f) npm install chai-webdriverio --save-dev

   e) npm install local-runner --save-dev

   f) npm install @wdio/selenium-standalone-service --save-dev //To install selenium-standalone-service

4. Add this line in your package.json file, if you getting any error like: browser is not defined or no tests found. "scripts": { "test": "./node_modules/.bin/wdio ./wdio.conf.js" },

5. Add this in wdio config under before Suite

   beforeTest: function (test, context) {

    const chai = require('chai')
    const chaiWebdriver = require('chai-webdriverio').default
    chai.use(chaiWebdriver(browser))
    
    global.assert = chai.assert
    global.should = chai.should
    global.expect = chai.expect
   

   },