Appium Pro Training, Tutorials, and Certification

We start off by covering what you will learn, what you already need to know, and how the course itself will work.

Before we dive into testing tools and techniques, it's important to understand testing from a high level. In this module we define testing and look at various test types and methods.

The programming language I recommend for writing and running automated UI tests is called Python. In this module we go through a crash course on Python, learn about all the most important parts of the language, and finally write a simple unit test to put it all together.

You'll get a look at the various tools that are available for you to use in the service of web and mobile test automation and a deeper look at the tools that are the focus of this course, in the context of the bigger picture: Selenium and Appium.

Selenium and Appium both share a common architecture, known as the WebDriver Architecture. We cover the special servers called "drivers" that make up this architecture which enable automation for a certain platform or browser, and "clients" which allow your test scripts to easily connect with the drivers.

You don't need to run Appium and Selenium locally for the purpose of taking this course, but it's a good idea to get set up locally anyway, because test development is best done on your own computer. This module takes you through the requirements and setup steps for Selenium, Appium, and the project we'll be building in this course.

Learn the ins and outs of using Selenium for web browser automation via the specific drivers and driver classes available from the Python Selenium client. Topics include finding elements reliably, element interaction, and interaction with other browser objects like windows and alerts.

We take a deep dive into the basics of Appium, porting over our learnings from Selenium which include strategies for finding elements and interacting with them. We learn more about what's unique to Appium, including some idiosyncrasies of iOS and Android. Finally we explore some more advanced topics like touch-based gesture actions.

Learn about some of the more advanced modes and features that Appium has to offer. Here we discuss techniques such as working with devices and apps outside of the app-under-test, and automating non-native apps (web and hybrid apps).

Now that we have a solid understanding of automation, we'll apply it to testing. We discuss all the aspects of a test suite and build one up from scratch using good practices.

Constructing a solid test suite is only step 1. Beyond this, it's essential to think about how that test suite can be scaled into a robust and reliable CI/CD system, so we discuss all the topics related to this goal, including test flakiness and a summary of all the best practices that will assist you on your way.

Once you reach the end, we discuss some additional topics to explore and advice for getting started with your own app.