Automated Flight Search

What you'll build

An automated flight booking system that allows users to search for flights based on their preferences. The system will provide the following features:

User input for departure and arrival cities
Date selection functionality for departure and return dates
Flight search execution
Display of available flight options
Sorting and filtering of flight results
Error handling for invalid inputs
Timeout management for slow-loading pages
Logging of search activities

The system will be built using Selenium WebDriver with Java. It will interact with a real-world flight booking website (e.g., Expedia, Kayak) to simulate a real user's interaction. The system will be designed with modularity in mind, separating concerns for element identification, test logic, and utility functions.

What you'll learn

Element locating strategies
Handling form inputs and submissions
Basic Selenium WebDriver configuration
Exception handling in automation

Roadmap

19 steps · 14 tasks

Automated Flight Search

Setting Up Project Structure

Configure Selenium WebDriver

Utility Classes Implementation

Develop page object classes for the flight booking website's pages (e.g., HomePage, SearchResultsPage)

Identify and document element locators (XPath, CSS, etc.) for all interactive elements on the pages

Implement methods for user input actions (typing in text fields, selecting from dropdowns)

Develop a date picker utility to handle calendar interactions

Create a search execution method that combines user inputs and triggers the search

Implement result parsing logic to extract flight information from search results

Add sorting and filtering functionality for flight results based on user preferences

Implement error handling for element not found, timeout, and invalid input scenarios

Add logging statements to track the flow of execution and errors

Develop test cases to validate the functionality under different scenarios

Implement cross-browser compatibility checks

Add configuration files to manage test data and user preferences

Set up a test automation framework (e.g., TestNG) for executing tests

Create a data-driven testing approach using external data sources (Excel, CSV)

Implement parallel execution capability for faster test runs

Add report generation for test results