Reducing Selenium Test Flakiness in Edge Environments with Element Synchronization Strategies in Intellij Ide
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9262.IJAIDSML-V4I3P120Keywords:
Selenium, Test Flakiness, Element Synchronisation, Intellij IdeAbstract
Selenium is a leading tool for automated UI testing, but test flakiness, intermittent pass/fail outcomes without code changes, remains a critical challenge, especially in Microsoft Edge environments. Flakiness often arises from timing mismatches, dynamic DOM updates, and asynchronous UI rendering. At Charter Communications, these issues affected enterprise-scale automation, reducing CI/CD reliability. This report investigates advanced element synchronisation strategies implemented within IntelliJ IDE, including explicit waits, conditional locators, and custom polling algorithms. Leveraging IntelliJ’s plugin and automation APIs, the framework stabilises element interactions, automates build and assembly workflows, and significantly reduces intermittent failures, improving regression reliability and cross-browser automation consistency.
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