TechPrufer
Get started
Slack
Slack logoSlack · Feature trail

End-to-End UI Test Automation Framework

1 post · Jun 2020

What this trail covers

This thread tracks the evolution of Slack's end-to-end (E2E) UI testing capabilities. Initial efforts focused on establishing a culture of testing and increasing test coverage. This post details the development of a reusable automation framework using Cypress.io, incorporating a Page Object Model (POM) abstraction layer with Slack-specific methods and best practices for element selection (data-qa attributes). The framework aims to reduce code duplication, flakiness, and improve maintainability for both automation and front-end engineers.

All Slack trails
  1. Scaling End-to-End User Interface TestsIntroduced a reusable E2E UI automation framework based on Cypress.io and a Page Object Model (POM) abstraction. Developed Slack-specific methods for UI interactions, organized tests by components (e.g., MessageInputComponent), and established best practices including the use of 'data-qa' attributes for element selection. This resulted in a 60% reduction in test flakiness and improved test maintainability.