4 minutes readKey takeaways A proxy between the device and the network is the only reliable way to see native app traffic. You must install and trust the proxy certificate on the device or HTTPS calls stay opaque. Certificate pinning defeats this deliberately, so expect some apps to refuse to connect. Why would I want to investigate… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways CSV is smaller and easier to analyse; XML keeps full detail you rarely need. Write results to file rather than a listener, which is what keeps large runs stable. Decide which fields you save up front, because you cannot recover what was not written. Here are details on how to save or export… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Opening a tab is only half the job; you must switch the driver to the new window handle. Track handles before and after, then switch to the difference. Close tabs you open, or later steps run against the wrong window. If you want to open a new tab in the browser with Selenium… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Backgrounding and resuming is where state bugs surface, so it belongs in the test suite. Use the driver's background call rather than simulating a home press. Verify state after resume, not just that the app reopened. Navigating the Android application state transitions is a vital skill for testers and developers alike. It’s particularly… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways Explicit waits target a condition; implicit waits apply a blanket timeout to every lookup. Mixing the two produces unpredictable waits, so pick one and use it consistently. Prefer explicit waits: they document what the test is actually waiting for. Navigating the dynamic nature of web applications can be challenging without the right tools…. Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways An apostrophe inside an XPath string literal breaks the expression if you wrap it in single quotes. Wrap the literal in double quotes instead, which is the simplest fix. Use concat() when the text contains both quote characters. Navigating XPath expressions in Selenium WebDriver can sometimes feel like trying to decipher an ancient… Read more »
3 minutes readKey takeaways findElements with By.tagName("a") returns every anchor, including ones that are not visible. Filter on getAttribute("href") before using them, since many anchors have no destination. For link checking, collect the URLs first and request them outside the browser. Navigating through a webpage and cataloging every single link can be a daunting task, especially if… Read more »
