Selenium series: Creating the framework

Matthew Casperson's blog post outlines the development of a Selenium WebDriver test framework through the creation of an AutomatedBrowserFactory class, which simplifies the configuration of browser drivers like ChromeDriver and FirefoxDriver. The framework employs the decorator pattern to build flexible, browser-agnostic testing capabilities, allowing for the easy addition of features such as proxies and remote browsers without deep class hierarchies. The post details the setup process, including directory configuration in IntelliJ and the implementation of the AutomatedBrowser interface, which defines key browser interactions. By utilizing the AutomatedBrowserBase class, decorators such as ChromeDecorator and FirefoxDecorator manage browser-specific logic, while a WebDriverDecorator facilitates browser actions using the WebDriver API. The AutomatedBrowserFactory is updated to utilize these decorators, enabling the creation of customized browser instances, which are then tested using JUnit parameterization to run tests across multiple browsers, demonstrating the framework's adaptability and ease of use for future testing scenarios.