Mocks and Network Tricks in UI Automation
summary
Covers front-end testing challenges for modern web apps (SPAs and PWAs) where front-end and back-end are developed and released separately. Describes using browser network inspection to read requests/responses and mocking responses to support UI automation; mentions practical cases and automation tools that solve these issues.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:22Frontend evolution impact
- 7:21UI automation tools
- 8:49Mocks for events
- 15:19Response templates
- 19:35Dynamic content cases
- 22:30Mocks benefits
- 26:54Negative cases & errors
- 33:03Backend error simulation
- 36:57Service blocking
- 38:42Frontend independence
- 40:28Conclusion & Q&A
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