SDET: Automation Architect Masterclass [Java + Hands-On] (Udemy.com)

Great course and clear explanation about the topic. If you are on Windows it requires a lot of extra job to make everything work as expected so lots of additional consulting with AI requires to make everything works. The course needs more support for windows as in most of cases bat command doesn't work, path in Windows style doesn't work, WSL2 with jdk and with Docker desktop could be buggy, so I had to figure out how to run on Windows everything like on Ubuntu (macOS) so I can do exactly what instructor is doing. As we use linux containers bat doesn't work there, only sh. We need to use linux path styles as well. So I thank you Vinoth for the course but it requires Windows support improvements. At the end of the day I figured out all challenges with AI help to make it work as on Ubuntu.

Masterful. This is an example of the integration from an automation test project delivered on many levels: Java Selenium, Docker, Selenium Grid, Jenkins, and AWS. This course drives us from a couple of small end-to-end projects in standalone Java code to a page object model and independent page objects, abstract classes, and a collection of resources: test suites, test data, a file of properties for the test execution: browser, local/remote, URL... A set of util classes... this is a very rude description of what Vinoth achieves. Details a project creation using IntelliJ IDEA with Maven. Working with the pom.xml file configurations, running the tests and using initially the testNG framework integration. Enhancing the standalone code until a standard solid framework runnable within Selenium Grid. Running this tests using Jenkins jobs and finally AWS as a node. All this begins with presenting the lightest version of any software: a Docker image. Introducing a powerful concept, “container” as the running image result. These Docker images can be easily downloaded, uploaded to the cloud and are supported and built by the Selenium community. Docker is a tool that is basically executed as a container where we can run any number of containers, any software downloaded or crafted. For the sake of developing software purposes. This way you might be running automated tests from a simple yaml file in any browser, any version, any created test, and as much software as you might need in a parallel execution test. From the basic commands and concepts of images and containers, compiling, and executing Java classes, building and creating new images using Dockerfiles. Working with DockerHub. Running containers from images, stopping and dropping containers, creating parameters, networks, volumes, assigning ports, creating dependencies, and more. All this is aimed to run your automated Java tests inside Docker, therefore it is necessary to refactor the Java code until running the tests without the IDE assistance, only using JDK. Showing how to redirect the tests to browsers via Selenium Grid, to launch tests in parallel, to scale browsers using replicas, refactor code for running directly within Docker, to use TestNG reports, and to connect to an external node. Running tests and creating compiled files using Maven commands. Also understanding the compiled files' structure: jars, resources, folders settled up in the pom.xml file. Detailing how to execute the tests using only Java commands and the testNG library. Using this understanding to create a docker image of the automated tests using a lightweight JDK (Java Development Kit) image and the compiled file structure of our Java code. Creating a grid infrastructure to run the tests using a unique .yaml file. Including grid hub, browsers, tests services and defining everything required. Later introducing an advanced feature, “the grid status,” one grid endpoint, and implementing it with a runner.sh file to monitor the grid status. Working with JQ and Curl tools to monitor the grid status during the execution of the tests. Working to load test data straight from the local files using volume mapping, scaling browsers using the docker-compose tool, and running multiple commands using a run.sh file. A comprehensive introduction to master-slave (node/agent) Jenkins architecture. Setting up Jenkins as a versatile-disposable Docker container. However, keep the configuration via volume mapping. Creating and setting up initial jobs, playing with plugins (Docker, EC2 fleet...), working with Jenkinsfiles (pipelines) syntax to build and push the test images to Docker Hub, and running the tests in Docker. Working with Jenkins internal nodes and external nodes. Learning other tips as: credentials, tags, trigger mechanisms, parameterized jobs, nested jobs, pipeline scripts, agents, stages, and much more. Creating an AWS “spot request” to be finally called and used from a Jenkins pipeline as a node. Walking through EC2 (Elastic Container Service) to create an instance (of an operating system) and setting up some software, creating an AMI (Amazon Machine Image), creating a launch template, and finally a spot request. In between, playing a bit with IAM (Image Amazon Management) to set up security groups, key pairs, policies, users, access keys, roles, and more.

Amazing course, very detailed and thorough. I wished there were more details about AWS like docker , that's the only comment I have, otherwise I have gained alot more knowledge in general studying this course, thanks Vinoth!

This course is very informative and truly helps you understand Docker from the basics to an advanced level. This is exactly what you need as a SDET to master Docker and ultimately run CI/CD also use cloud AWS. Vinoth has a clever way of presenting information so that by the end, you’ll have a comprehensive understanding in simple steps. He is also very responsive to any questions. Thank you so much, Vinoth!

Thanks for the course. Really helpful. I like most of the courses by vinod as how the courses are goal oriented and ways its structured to have basic covered with focus of applying it to automation.

Great course for beginners to understand how to build and how the testing infrastructure works with such in demand tools, especially nowadays! Will definitely recommend it to go through! Now it's time to implement acquired knowledge to real life project!

At the begining it was hard to follow the Vinoth because of his individual style, but after a cople of lectures when I got used to it I faund a tons of useful information. Yes I have to use google to understand some ditails mo dipply, but its ok, and some of the parts of the course is above my level of knowledje, but again its ok. All together I am glad that I bought thes cours. Thanks for expirience !!! I am planing to check for some more courses of Vinoth.

Course was a good match for me. Using dark background in intelliJ made text a bit difficult to read. I think the course should have been thought using a Windows machine as most testers use Windows machine as oppose to Linux

The course is very good. I started with zero knowledge on docker. By the end of the course, I learned a lot of things such as creation of docker images, building yaml files for docker-compose, using git and jenkins. All in all, I am equipped with the knowledge to drive a test automation project from end-to-end using docker and CI/CD model. I rate this course 5 stars. More importantly, the course tutor is very friendly and answers your questions. All the best!!

Thanks a lot to Mr. Vinoth for your wonderful tutorials. He has covered so many different topics in a single course which really helped me to get a holistic view from a tester's perspective. Terrific approach of using simple diagrams and examples is something we dont see very often and Vinoth is an exception and exceptional. I would request you to create more interesting tutorials that also helps testers like me. Thank you once again.

Trainer is very knowledgable and the way he teaches is very nice. I am completely new to Docker and this skill is highly required in my new project. I am glad i have got this course.

Sir, request you to please include here more advance features as well, or take a new tutorial for advance docker with selenium.

So far the course is good. The instructor is covering the topics in details.