How do we share same Webdriver session through out our test suite?

[Mansi]

**Query# What is the best solution to share same WebDriver object through out our tests? Meaning if we are running a test suite where each test performs a different operation, how do we maintain the same browser session through out?**

## Meta -

OS:  

<MAC OS, Windows>

Selenium Version:  

<WebDriver 3.4 -->

Browser:  

Firefox,Chrome

Browser Version:  

<Chrome 60.0 (64-bit) -->

Sample Code goes like this -

public class BaseClass {

static WebDriver driver;

@BeforeMethod

public void openBrowser() throws Exception{

driver=SelectBrowser.StartBrowser("firefox","http://automationpractice.com/");

Login objLogin=PageFactory.initElements(driver, Login.class);

driver=objLogin.TestLogin();

}

@AfterMethod

public void closeBrowser(){

driver.close();

}

@Test

public void PlaceNewOrder() throws Exception{

PlaceAnOrder objPlaceOrder=PageFactory.initElements(driver, PlaceAnOrder.class);

objPlaceOrder.PlaceOrder();

}

Expected# I wish to use the same webdriver object that I am initializing in the @BeforeMethod, in the other @Test too. 

Actual# But when the control moves to @Test, it opens a new browser session. 

[Krishnan Mahadevan]

If you would like to share the same WebDriver across two or more @Test annotated methods in the same test class, then annotate your openBrowser() method with an @BeforeClass annotation.

 

 

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[Mansi]

Hi Krishnan, 

I tried @BeforeClass annotation, but it still opens 2 browser sessions in the below example - one during login and another for PlaceOrder.

Thanks,

Manaswini Das

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 7:00:29 PM UTC+10, Mansi wrote:

**Query# What is the best solution to share same WebDriver object through out our tests? Meaning if we are running a test suite where each test performs a different operation, how do we maintain the same browser session through out?**

## Meta -

OS:  

<MAC OS, Windows>

Selenium Version:  

<WebDriver 3.4 -->

Browser:  

Firefox,Chrome

Browser Version:  

<Chrome 60.0 (64-bit) -->

Sample Code goes like this -

public class BaseClass {

static WebDriver driver;

@BeforeClass

public void openBrowser() throws Exception{

driver=SelectBrowser.StartBrowser("firefox","http://automationpractice.com/");

Login objLogin=PageFactory.initElements(driver, Login.class);

driver=objLogin.TestLogin();

}

@AfterClass

[⇜Krishnan Mahadevan⇝]

Can you please share the complete code ? Am guessing that your webdriver instantiation is happening somewhere else

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