Combining Automation Frameworks with Design Patterns
summary
Concrete steps and code-level examples for making an automation framework more maintainable and scalable: use a Facade class to expose a single add-to-cart method hiding login/search/navigation, implement a Factory to return platform-specific page objects for web/Android/iOS, and use a Singleton for shared DB connections or loggers; each pattern is shown with where to plug it into an existing suite, how it reduces duplication, and guidance to adopt patterns gradually with periodic refactoring and tests to measure reduced maintenance effort.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:25Topic
- 3:18Building Muscles
- 5:12Facade Pattern
- 7:55Factory Pattern
- 10:00Singleton Pattern
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