Design Patterns for Automation (Singleton, Factory, Builder) — Roadma…
Common patterns that show up repeatedly in real automation framework code
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 3 days
- Roadmap: SDET / Automation Testing
Before this step
Mini projects
- Implement a Singleton WebDriver manager and a Factory for creating different browser instances
Interview questions
- Why is a Singleton pattern commonly used to manage the WebDriver instance in a framework?
Study resources
- Design Patterns in Test Automation (Article) — Baeldung's OOP guide, foundational to the design patterns automation frameworks rely on.
- Design Patterns Explained (Video) — A practical walkthrough of Singleton, Factory and Builder, all common in automation frameworks.
Part of
- OOP for Test Automation — section
- SDET / Automation Testing roadmap — the full learning path