Book: Automated Functional Testing Recipes

Automated Functional Testing Recipes Cover KDP v1.0.86

Behaviour-Driven Acceptance Testing

A comprehensive guide with 700+ recipes for building
reliable, maintainable, and scalable automated test suites
using Behaviour-Driven Development.


Rajab Natshah with Tasneem Natshah and Shimaa Natshah 

Table of Contents

  • Dedication and Acknowledgments

Part I: Foundations

  • Chapter 1: The World of BDD
  • Chapter 2: Setting Up webship-js
  • Chapter 3: The Gherkin Deep Dive
  • Chapter 4: Your First Real Test Suite

Part II: Browser Testing Recipes

  • Chapter 5: Navigation Recipes
  • Chapter 6: Form Testing Recipes
  • Chapter 7: Waiting and Dynamic Content
  • Chapter 8: Modal and Dialog Testing
  • Chapter 9: Table and List Testing
  • Chapter 10: Authentication and Authorization Testing

Part III: API and Advanced Testing

  • Chapter 11: API Testing Recipes
  • Chapter 12: Multi-Browser Testing
  • Chapter 13: Responsive and Mobile Testing
  • Chapter 14: Screenshot and Visual Testing
  • Chapter 15: Accessibility Testing

Part IV: Architecture and Organization

  • Chapter 16: The PlaywrightWorld Deep Dive
  • Chapter 17: Writing Custom Step Definitions
  • Chapter 18: Hooks and Lifecycle
  • Chapter 19: Organizing a Large Test Suite
  • Chapter 20: Design Patterns for Tests

Part V: Troubleshooting and Maintenance

  • Chapter 21: When Tests Go Bad
  • Chapter 22: Debugging Techniques
  • Chapter 23: Test Maintenance
  • Chapter 24: Performance Optimization

Part VI: Real World

  • Chapter 25: CI/CD Integration
  • Chapter 26: Testing CMS Applications
  • Chapter 27: Testing Single-Page Applications
  • Chapter 28: Building a Complete Test Suite
  • Chapter 29: BDD in the Age of AI
  • Chapter 30: Best Practices and Pro Tips

Part VII: The AI-Powered Testing Ecosystem

  • Chapter 31: The Webship-js AI Agent Ecosystem
  • Chapter 32: Real-World Testing, International and Enterprise Websites
  • Chapter 33: The Complete Step Definition Reference with Examples

Part VIII: Expanded Ecosystem

  • Chapter 34: Advanced Selectors, Named Locators, Spatial Relations, Viewports

Part IX: Structured Prompt-Driven Development

  • Chapter 35: Structured Prompt-Driven Development with Webship-js

Part X: Modern Test Authoring

  • Chapter 36: Web-First Assertions
  • Chapter 37: Iframe Testing
  • Chapter 38: Clock Mocking and Time Travel
  • Chapter 39: Network Mocking and Request Recording
  • Chapter 40: File Downloads and Video Recording
  • Chapter 41: XML and YAML Response Testing
  • Chapter 42: Pointer Actions, Drag and Drop, Keyboard
  • Chapter 43: Advanced Field Types

Part XI: Production Practice

  • Chapter 44: JavaScript Errors and Tester-Friendly Error Handling
  • Chapter 45: CI/CD Provider Deep-Dive
  • Chapter 46: Video Recording Deep-Dive
  • Chapter 47: Lessons From Varbase
  • Chapter 48: Storage, Cookies, and Selectors, Deep Dive
  • Chapter 49: Reference Patterns Library
  • Chapter 50: Patterns vs Anti-Patterns
  • Chapter 51: Foundations, Wisdom From the TDD and BDD Canon

Appendices

  • Appendix A: Why Playwright Won, The Journey from Nightwatch.js
  • Appendix B: webship-js Step Definition Quick Reference
  • Appendix D: Further Reading
  • About the Authors

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