DevCon 2024 – Efficiency Matters: Mastering Dockerized, Scalable Grid for Selenium and Playwright Test Suites

Bucharest, Romania

UI testing tools offer a robust solution for web application assessment, yet it faces a bottleneck when scaling up to handle extensive UI test suites that require hours to complete. This comprehensive workshop addresses this challenge by guiding you through the creation and deployment of a dockerized Selenium grid, enhanced with autoscaling and video recording features. Capable of efficiently executing several thousand tests in limited period of time, this advanced setup optimizes speed and reliability for UI tests.
Our deep dive will cover the strategic implementation of a high-performance Selenium grid, leveraging cloud technology for dynamic resource allocation and nuanced insight into each test. We’ll be grounding our discussion in a practical context, showcasing a real-world application of a robust UI test ecosystem with multiple nodes to operate tests in isolated environments. This approach not only enhances test accuracy by eliminating external interference but also offers a scalable and efficient methodology applicable to both existing and new UI test suites. Furthermore, we will explore how this same test infrastructure can be seamlessly adapted to run Selenium or Playwright tests in parallel, highlighting its adaptability and efficiency across different testing frameworks. By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to revolutionize your UI testing strategy, making it more resilient, faster, and smarter, regardless of the testing framework employed.