CST8513: Quality Assurance and Testing - Assignment III (Automation Testing)

Course: CST8513 - Quality Assurance and Testing (Summer 2026)
Target Application: SauceDemo (Swag Labs) - https://www.saucedemo.com/
Authors: Devangbhai Pandit & Meet Ahalpara
Professor: Prof. Sharmista Datta
Institution: Algonquin College – School of Advanced Technology
Presentation & Submission Date: August 13, 2026
GitHub Repository: https://github.com/MeetAhalpara/QA-Test-Automation

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1. Project Documentation, Reports & Presentation

All course deliverables, reports, and presentation slides are located in Docs/ in both formal Microsoft formats (.pptx, .docx, .pdf) and Markdown source (.md):

1. Presentation Slides (Mandatory Demo & Project 1, 2, 3 Synthesis - 14 Slides):

   • PowerPoint Presentation: Docs/Project 3 - Final Presentation - Devangbhai & Meet.pptx
   • Markdown Source with Speaker Notes: Docs/PRESENTATION_SLIDES.md

2. Deliverable 1: Automated Test Scripts (with Comments & POM Architecture)

   • Word Document: Docs/Project 3 - Automated Test Scripts - Devangbhai & Meet.docx
   • PDF Document: Docs/Project 3 - Automated Test Scripts - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf
   • Markdown Source: Docs/AUTOMATED_TEST_SCRIPTS.md
   • Framework Code: automation_selenium/ and automation_robot/

3. Deliverable 2: Defects and Discrepancies Report

   • Word Document: Docs/Project 3 - Defects and Discrepancies Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx
   • PDF Document: Docs/Project 3 - Defects and Discrepancies Report - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf
   • Markdown Source: Docs/DISCREPANCIES_REPORT.md

4. Deliverable 3: Final Automation Test Report

   • Word Document: Docs/Project 3 - Final Automation Test Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx
   • PDF Document: Docs/Project 3 - Final Automation Test Report - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf
   • Markdown Source: Docs/FINAL_AUTOMATION_TEST_REPORT.md

5. User & Tester Manual:

   • Markdown Manual: USER_MANUAL.md

6. Visual Interactive Reports:

   • Selenium Pytest Report: reports/selenium_test_report.html
   • Robot Framework Report: reports/robot_logs/report.html

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2. Project Overview

This repository contains the complete automated regression testing framework for Assignment III (Phase 3: Automation Testing) in CST8513. The project transitions manual functional test cases (TC-01 through TC-14 mapping to requirements FR-01 through FR-14) into automated test scripts using the Page Object Model (POM) design pattern.

Key Highlights:

• Selenium WebDriver (Python 3.11 + Pytest) with complete Page Object Model architecture.
• Robot Framework Test Suite with reusable keyword abstractions and SeleniumLibrary.
• Continuous Integration (CI/CD) pipeline configuration for both Jenkins (ci_cd/Jenkinsfile) and GitHub Actions (.github/workflows/automation-tests.yml).
• Comprehensive Reports: Self-contained HTML test reports, JUnit XML artifacts, and failure screenshots.
• 100% Test Pass Rate: All 22 Selenium test scenarios and all 14 Robot Framework test cases pass consistently.
• 89.8% Time Reduction: Regression test execution time dropped from 18 minutes (manual) to 1 minute 50 seconds (automated).

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3. Quick Start: How to Run the Live Demo

Step 1: Activate the Virtual Environment

Open your terminal in this directory (Assignment3):

• PowerShell (VS Code default):

  .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

  (If you see an execution policy error, run: Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass first)

• Command Prompt (cmd):

  .\.venv\Scripts\activate.bat

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Step 2: Live Demo Command Execution

A. Watch the Browser Open & Click on Screen (Mandatory Live Demo):

python -m pytest automation_selenium/tests/ --headed -v

B. Run the Unified Test Runner (Selenium + Robot + Generates Reports):

python run_tests.py --suite all

C. Inspect Interactive Visual HTML Reports:

Open reports/selenium_test_report.html or reports/robot_logs/report.html in Chrome.

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4. Architecture & Page Object Model (POM) Structure

Assignment3/
├── Docs/                                       # Project documentation, deliverables, PPTX & PDFs
│   ├── Project 3 - Final Presentation - Devangbhai & Meet.pptx <-- 14 SLIDE PRESENTATION
│   ├── PRESENTATION_SLIDES.md                  <-- Presentation Source & Speaker Notes
│   ├── Project 3 - Automated Test Scripts - Devangbhai & Meet.docx  <-- DELIVERABLE 1 (Word)
│   ├── Project 3 - Automated Test Scripts - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf   <-- DELIVERABLE 1 (PDF)
│   ├── AUTOMATED_TEST_SCRIPTS.md               <-- DELIVERABLE 1 (Markdown)
│   ├── Project 3 - Defects and Discrepancies Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx <-- DELIVERABLE 2 (Word)
│   ├── Project 3 - Defects and Discrepancies Report - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf  <-- DELIVERABLE 2 (PDF)
│   ├── DISCREPANCIES_REPORT.md                 <-- DELIVERABLE 2 (Markdown)
│   ├── Project 3 - Final Automation Test Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx  <-- DELIVERABLE 3 (Word)
│   ├── Project 3 - Final Automation Test Report - Devangbhai & Meet.pdf   <-- DELIVERABLE 3 (PDF)
│   └── FINAL_AUTOMATION_TEST_REPORT.md         <-- DELIVERABLE 3 (Markdown)
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├── automation_selenium/                        # DELIVERABLE 1: Selenium WebDriver POM Framework
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── config.py                           # App URLs, user credentials, timeouts, paths
│   ├── pages/                                  # Page Object Model (POM) Page Classes
│   │   ├── base_page.py                        # Common wrapper (waits, clicks, React sync)
│   │   ├── login_page.py                       # Login interface & credential validations (FR-01, FR-02)
│   │   ├── inventory_page.py                   # Catalog grid, sorting & cart badge (FR-03, FR-04, FR-06)
│   │   ├── product_details_page.py             # Single item specifications & back navigation (FR-05)
│   │   ├── cart_page.py                        # Cart review, item removal & checkout action (FR-07, FR-08)
│   │   ├── checkout_step_one_page.py           # Customer info input & validation rules (FR-09, FR-10)
│   │   ├── checkout_step_two_page.py           # Order overview, subtotal, 8% tax & total (FR-11)
│   │   └── checkout_complete_page.py           # Confirmation screen & home redirection (FR-12, FR-13)
│   └── tests/                                  # Automated Test Cases
│       ├── conftest.py                         # Pytest fixtures (driver lifecycle, screenshot hooks)
│       ├── test_authentication.py              # TC-01, TC-02, TC-14 (Auth & Logout)
│       ├── test_inventory.py                   # TC-03, TC-04, TC-05 (Catalog & Sorting)
│       ├── test_cart.py                        # TC-06, TC-07, TC-08 (Cart Operations)
│       ├── test_checkout.py                    # TC-09 to TC-13 (Checkout & Calculations)
│       └── test_e2e_workflow.py                # Full End-to-End user purchase lifecycle
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├── automation_robot/                           # Robot Framework Test Suite
│   ├── resources/
│   │   ├── variables.resource                  # Variables, URLs, locators, test data
│   │   └── common.resource                     # Reusable keywords and browser actions
│   └── tests/
│       └── saucedemo_suite.robot               # Automated test cases TC-01 to TC-14
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├── ci_cd/                                      # Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
│   ├── Jenkinsfile                             # Declarative Jenkins CI pipeline
│   └── .github/workflows/automation-tests.yml  # GitHub Actions CI workflow
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├── reports/                                    # Generated test artifacts & reports
│   ├── selenium_test_report.html               # Pytest HTML visual report
│   ├── junit_selenium.xml                      # JUnit XML test result format
│   └── robot_logs/                             # Robot Framework report.html & log.html
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├── run_tests.py                                # Unified test runner CLI
├── pytest.ini                                  # Pytest configuration, CLI flags, markers
├── requirements.txt                            # Python dependencies
└── USER_MANUAL.md                              # Complete Step-by-Step User & Tester Manual

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5. Re-generating Presentation & Reports with Python

If you make edits to PRESENTATION_SLIDES.md or any markdown report in Docs/ and want to update the .pptx, .docx, and .pdf files, run:

# Update PPTX presentation:
python generate_presentation_pptx.py

# Update DOCX documents:
python -c "import pypandoc; pypandoc.convert_file('Docs/AUTOMATED_TEST_SCRIPTS.md', 'docx', outputfile='Docs/Project 3 - Automated Test Scripts - Devangbhai & Meet.docx'); pypandoc.convert_file('Docs/DISCREPANCIES_REPORT.md', 'docx', outputfile='Docs/Project 3 - Defects and Discrepancies Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx'); pypandoc.convert_file('Docs/FINAL_AUTOMATION_TEST_REPORT.md', 'docx', outputfile='Docs/Project 3 - Final Automation Test Report - Devangbhai & Meet.docx'); print('All Word deliverables updated successfully!')"

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Created for Devangbhai Pandit & Meet Ahalpara | CST8513 Quality Assurance and Testing | Algonquin College