Page objects library

An apparatus for maintaining automated tests, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• execute an automated page functionality test configured to check a functionality of an instance of a cloud-based software platform, the instance comprising at least one page of an application and one or more user interface components included in the at least one page, wherein the automated page functionality test uses a static locator to locate a component in the page, and applies one or more actions to interact with the component expecting the component to produce a first outcome, the instance being configured for a tenant of the cloud-based software platform;
• identify that a change to the static locator for the component would cause a failure of the automated page functionality test, wherein the application of the one or more actions to the component fails to result in the first outcome;
• reconfigure, based at least in part on the change to the static locator, the static locator for the component to a relative locator for the component with respect to one or more container components for the component, wherein the relative locator is configured to locate the component within the page based at least in part on starting from a root element of the page and traversing a hierarchy of components within a parent component until the relative locator locates the component in the page;
• generate a library of classes for a plurality of page objects that points to relative locators, wherein the relative locator is configured with respect to a page object of the plurality of page objects;
• and
• provide the library of classes to the tenant of the cloud-based software platform.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for maintaining automated tests, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• execute an automated page functionality test configured to check a functionality of an instance of a cloud-based software platform, the instance comprising at least one page of an application and one or more user interface components included in the at least one page, wherein the automated page functionality test uses a static locator to locate a component in the page, and applies one or more actions to interact with the component expecting the component to produce a first outcome, the instance being configured for a tenant of the cloud-based software platform;
• identify that a change to the static locator for the component would cause a failure of the automated page functionality test, wherein the application of the one or more actions to the component fails to result in the first outcome;
• reconfigure, based at least in part on the change to the static locator, the static locator for the component to a relative locator for the component with respect to one or more container components for the component, wherein the relative locator is configured to locate the component within the page based at least in part on starting from a root element of the page and traversing a hierarchy of components within a parent component until the relative locator locates the component in the page;
• generate a library of classes for a plurality of page objects that points to relative locators, wherein the relative locator is configured with respect to a page object of the plurality of page objects;
• and
• provide the library of classes to the tenant of the cloud-based software platform.