🏦 ParaBank – Online Banking Application Testing

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📌 Project Overview

End-to-end BDD Cucumber automation framework for the ParaBank online banking demo application.
This project covers the complete banking workflow — from user registration to logout — using Gherkin feature files, Step Definitions, and a Jenkins CI/CD pipeline.

Application Under Test: https://parabank.parasoft.com/

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🎯 Test Scenarios Covered

#	Scenario	Feature File	Result
1	Register new user	Register.feature	✅ PASSED
2	Login with registered user	Login.feature	✅ PASSED
3	Open new savings account	OpenAccount.feature	✅ PASSED
4	Transfer funds between accounts	TransferFunds.feature	✅ PASSED
5	Bill payment	BillPay.feature	✅ PASSED
6	Logout	Logout.feature	✅ PASSED

Total: 6/6 Passed — 0 Failures — 0 Skips

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Version	Purpose
Java	21	Programming language
Selenium WebDriver	4.18.1	Browser automation
BDD Cucumber	7.15.0	BDD framework — Gherkin scenarios
TestNG	7.11.0	Test runner (AbstractTestNGCucumberTests)
Maven	3.x	Build tool and dependency management
WebDriverManager	5.7.0	Automatic ChromeDriver management
Jenkins	2.555.2	CI/CD pipeline — automated test execution

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📁 Project Structure

ParaBankBDD/
├── pom.xml                              Maven build & dependency configuration
├── testng.xml                           TestNG suite — points to TestRunner
└── src/
    ├── main/
    │   └── java/
    │       ├── base/
    │       │   └── BaseClass.java       WebDriver setup, teardown, shared variables
    │       └── pages/
    │           ├── HomePage.java        Register link
    │           ├── RegisterPage.java    Registration form
    │           ├── LoginPage.java       Login form
    │           ├── AccountOverviewPage  Accounts overview validation
    │           ├── OpenNewAccountPage   Open savings account
    │           ├── TransferFundsPage    Fund transfer
    │           ├── BillPayPage          Bill payment
    │           └── LogoutPage           Logout
    └── test/
        ├── java/
        │   ├── stepDefinitions/
        │   │   ├── Hooks.java           @Before + @After (all scenarios)
        │   │   ├── RegisterSteps.java   Register scenario steps
        │   │   ├── LoginSteps.java      Login scenario steps
        │   │   ├── OpenAccountSteps     Open account steps
        │   │   ├── TransferFundsSteps   Transfer funds steps
        │   │   ├── BillPaySteps         Bill pay steps
        │   │   └── LogoutSteps          Logout steps
        │   ├── runner/
        │   │   └── TestRunner.java      Cucumber + TestNG runner class
        │   └── utils/
        │       └── DBUtils.java         SQL/JDBC backend validation pattern
        └── resources/
            └── features/
                ├── Register.feature
                ├── Login.feature
                ├── OpenAccount.feature
                ├── TransferFunds.feature
                ├── BillPay.feature
                └── Logout.feature

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⚙️ Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher installed
• Maven 3.x installed
• Google Chrome browser installed
• Jenkins 2.555.2+ (for CI/CD — optional for local run)

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🚀 How to Run

Option 1 — Run from Eclipse IDE

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/deepaksekarqa/parabank-bdd-framework

2. Open Eclipse → File → Import → Maven → Existing Maven Project
3. Right click testng.xml → Run As → TestNG Suite

Option 2 — Run from Command Line (Maven)

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/deepaksekarqa/parabank-bdd-framework

# Navigate into project
cd parabank-bdd-framework

# Run tests
mvn test

Option 3 — Run via Jenkins

1. Create a Freestyle Project in Jenkins
2. Under Build → Add build step → Invoke top-level Maven targets
3. Set Goals: test
4. Set POM path: pom.xml
5. Click Build Now

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📊 Test Results

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ParaBank BDD Test Suite
Total tests run: 6, Passes: 6, Failures: 0, Skips: 0
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🔑 Key Implementation Highlights

• BDD Gherkin — Feature files written in plain English — readable by non-technical stakeholders
• Hooks.java — Centralised @Before / @After using io.cucumber.java — NOT TestNG annotations
• AbstractTestNGCucumberTests — Integrates Cucumber with TestNG runner seamlessly
• SQL Pattern — DBUtils.java with parameterised queries to validate data at the database level
• Jenkins CI/CD — mvn test triggered on demand — BUILD SUCCESS across multiple builds
• Auto-navigation — ParaBank auto-logs in after registration; test navigates to logout.htm before login step to handle session correctly

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⚠️ Important Notes

• No credentials are hardcoded — test data is generated dynamically during the Register scenario
• The registered user credentials flow from Register → Login automatically via shared test context
• Jenkins requires Java 21 minimum (Jenkins 2.555.2 does not support Java 17)
• SLF4J and CDP warnings in console are harmless and do not affect test execution

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👨‍💻 Author

Deepak S — QA Engineer (Automation & Manual Testing)
📍 Chennai, India
🔗 LinkedIn | GitHub

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