Chapter 1. Getting Started

In this chapter, we will see how to set up the Selenium WebDriver test development environment. We will also see some basic settings to help get started with Selenium WebDriver. You will learn the following:

  • Configuring the Selenium WebDriver test development environment for Java with Eclipse and Maven
  • Using Ant for Selenium WebDriver test execution
  • Configuring Microsoft Visual Studio for Selenium WebDriver test development
  • Configuring Selenium WebDriver for Python and Ruby
  • Setting up Internet Explorer Driver Server
  • Setting up ChromeDriver for Google Chrome
  • Setting up Microsoft WebDriver for Microsoft Edge

Introduction

Selenium WebDriver has been widely used for automating web browsers in combination with various tools due to its neat and clean object-oriented design. We can integrate Selenium WebDriver with other tools to develop automated tests.

The initial sections of this chapter explore Selenium WebDriver's integration with development and build tools such as Eclipse, Maven, and Microsoft Visual Studio. These tools provide an easy way to develop test automation frameworks and extend the capabilities of Selenium WebDriver API. The following recipes will explain how to set up and configure these tools with Selenium.

Lastly, we will explore how to set up various browser drivers and initial settings for WebDriver.

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