Search-Bar-Test

How to test a search bar?

This project aims to open up ideas to test search bars with adequate coverage, and using Google as an example

Used Test Scenarios

A) Numbers

• Positive decimals (one-digit, multi-digit)
• Negative decimals (one-digit, multi-digit)
• Floats
• Zero

B) Letters

• Single Characters
• Words (small cases, Capital case, UPPER CASE)
• Words with typos (missing letter, extra letter)
• Word of a different language
• Sentence (< 32 search limit)
• Paragraph (= 32 search limit)
• Paragraph (> 32 search limit)
• Gibberish
• Special characters in URL query (ex: q, ?, etc.)
• Special word operator in advanced search
• Special character operator in advanced search
• URL
• Null
• A search in its URL encoding

Built With

• Python

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8.3
• Selenium 3.141.0
• Requests 2.27.1
• Webdriver (Chromedriver in my case, and the version depends on the browser version)

Installing dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

🤝 Resources

• Stackoverflow -> for small code tips and sharing a few testcases
• Browserstack -> how to use Selenium with Python
• PEP8 and RealPython -> Python style conventions
• Github -> which I used to find good readme templates
• Wikipedia -> Google advanced search using operators
• Google guide -> helped with knowing more about the search limit and other useful tips

Useful links

• Install any Webdriver: https://www.browserstack.com/guide/python-selenium-to-run-web-automation-test#toc0

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📝 License

This project is MIT licensed.