pom.xml code example

Example 1: what is pom.xml

- pom.xml file allows us to add, remove, manage dependencies 
and versions from one single location.
    - POM stands for project object model
    - .xml -> stands for: extensible markup language

Example 2: what is pom

Pom basically Creating java classes
for the each page of our application,
and storing related webelements,
and methods in their respective classes.
    
Advantages of POM =
First of all, it makes our code REUSABLE.
I don't have to repeatedly locate web elements
in every single other class.
Secondly it is EASY TO MAINTAIN. I store one
webelement in one class and it is a lot easier to
fix any issue with that web element because I know
exactly where everything is stored.
Thirdly is seperating webelements and our test cases.
Our test cases will be cleaner therefore 
easy to manage overall.

HOW I CREATE POM =  
#1-I Create constructor, 
and pass PageFactory.initElements(objectOfClass, Driver)
#2- I use @FindBy annotation to locate web elements
            - FindBy annotation comes from Selenium.

Example 3: example of simple maven pom java

<properties>        <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>    </properties>     <build>        <pluginManagement>            <plugins>                <plugin>                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>                    <version>3.8.1</version>                </plugin>            </plugins>        </pluginManagement>    </build>

Example 4: pom xml file

- pom.xml file allows us to add, remove, manage dependencies 
and versions from one single location.
- POM stands for project object model
- .xml -> stands for: extensible markup language

Example 5: pom.xml details

<project>  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>   <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>  <version>1</version></project>

Example 6: how to use pom

#1- We initialize the web elements using
          PageFactory.initElements method
          
		- We create connection in between our Driver
          and the object of current class.
           
		- So when we use the object of the class,
          the object is already initialized with all
          the web elements and able to use them.

		PageFactory.initElements(Driver.getDriver(), this);

	- #2 - We use @FindBy annotation to locate web elements.
		@FindBy (xpath = "//something")
		public WebElement exampleBox;