Custom commands fixed repeated actions, like login. There is a second kind of repetition, and it hurts just as much.
Look at these three lines. They appear in eight different test files:
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Keeping selectors in one place
When the same selectors appear in ten files, one UI change breaks all of them. Put them in one object.
What you'll learn
- Why repeated selectors make one UI change expensive
- How to keep locators in one place
- Why page objects should not assert
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