README

page-object/README.md

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+layout: pattern
+title: Page Object
+folder: page-object
+permalink: /patterns/page-object/
+categories: Testing
+tags:
+- Testing
+- Web Development
+- Encapsulation
+---
+
+## Intent
+
+Page Object encapsulates the UI, hiding the underlying UI widgetry of an application (commonly a web application) and providing an application-specific API to allow the manipulation of UI components required for tests. In doing so, it allows the test class itself to focus on the test logic instead. 
+
+
+![alt text](./etc/page-object.png "Page Object")
+
+
+## Applicability
+
+Use the Page Object pattern when
+
+* You are writing automated tests for your web application and you want to separate the UI manipulation required for the tests from the actual test logic. 
+* Make your tests less brittle, and more readable and robust
+
+## Credits
+
+* [Martin Fowler - PageObject](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/PageObject.html)
+* [Selenium - Page Objects](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/PageObjects)
+