BaseAbstractTest (Selenium POM Framework 1.0.9 API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.co.evoco.tests.BaseAbstractTest

```
public abstract class BaseAbstractTest
extends Object
```
BaseAbstractTest to handle things that testers shouldn't need to worry about (like starting up a WebDriver instance and getting everything in the right space for consumers to run tests that are correctly configured etc).

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected static ResultsManager resultsManager

protected org.openqa.selenium.support.events.EventFiringWebDriver webDriver

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BaseAbstractTest()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`beforeAll()`	This will run before every test class.
`void`	`setUp()`	This will run before EVERY @Test that extends this class The method will create a new instance of WebDriver and a browser and open Google.com This ensures we always have a fresh browser window and a guaranteed starting point
`void`	`tearDown()`	This will run after EVERY @Test that extends this class The method will close the current browser and WebDriver instance down This ensures we have cleaned up after ourselves (this happens even if the test fails)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - webDriver
```
protected org.openqa.selenium.support.events.EventFiringWebDriver webDriver
```
  - resultsManager
```
protected static ResultsManager resultsManager
```
- Constructor Detail
  - BaseAbstractTest
```
public BaseAbstractTest()
```
- Method Detail
  - beforeAll
```
@BeforeAll
public static void beforeAll()
```
    This will run before every test class. This method gets the configuration and constructs the WebDriver instance, the screenshot directory and the makes these items accessible.
  - setUp
```
@BeforeEach
public void setUp()
           throws IOException
```
    This will run before EVERY @Test that extends this class The method will create a new instance of WebDriver and a browser and open Google.com This ensures we always have a fresh browser window and a guaranteed starting point
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if results directory isn't created or config file cannot be found
  - tearDown
```
@AfterEach
public void tearDown()
```
    This will run after EVERY @Test that extends this class The method will close the current browser and WebDriver instance down This ensures we have cleaned up after ourselves (this happens even if the test fails)