Page Object Model is universally applicable in web test automation

Using Page Object Model wisely to enhance automated test maintenance

Last year, I was requested to do a Test Automation POC (proof of concept) in a large financial company. The project manager, under the influence of a principal software engineer, wanted to implement a set of acceptance tests in different frameworks/languages (Java, JavaScript and Ruby). The plan for POC was three months. I accomplished the core tasks within three days.

How? I started with RSpec (Ruby) first, then re-implemented the tests in Java and JavaScript quickly (using a converting script I created). One key practice is that I used the Page Object Model (POM) the same way in all languages (including C# and Python, which were not included in this POC). In the article, I will share my approach.

Table of Contents:
· What is Page Object Model?
  ∘ Demo
· Test Scripts: similar among all versions
· Page Classes: similar too
· How did I create with multiple versions of test scripts quickly? 
· If one works well, why bother another language? 
· Q & A

What is Page Object Model?

Page Object Model, also known as Page Object Pattern, is a well-known test design pattern in test…