Stripping Test IDs Can Lead to Inaccurate Testing

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Removing test IDs during the build process can result in challenges for developers, especially when dealing with dynamic content or when relying on these IDs for testing user experience. Test IDs are crucial for testing elements as users see them, and removing them can create a disparity between the end-user view and the testing environment. Utilizing ARIA selectors, data test IDs, or X path can help developers overcome the limitations posed by stripping out test IDs.

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:13 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
05:00 What is scraping?
Socialblade.
08:01 Examples of past scrapers.
Canadian Tire.
10:06 Cloud app downloader.
16:13 Other use cases.
16:58 Scraping 101.
17:28 Client Side.
19:08 Private API.
Proxyman.
22:40 Server rendered.
23:27 Initial state.
24:57 What format is the data in?
Google Puppeteer Extension.
27:08 Working with the DOM.
27:12 Linkedom npm package.
29:02 querySelector everything.
31:28 How to find the elements without classes.
34:08 Use XPath selectors for select by word.
34:53 Make them as flexible as you can. Classes change!
35:10 AI is good at this!
36:26 File downloading.
38:20 Working with protected routes.
Proxyman.
40:41 Programatically retrieve authentication keys because they are short-lived.
Fetch Cookie.
43:20 Deal-breakers.
Mechanical Turk.
44:58 What happened with Amazon?
Uniqlo Self-Checkout
46:42 Wes’ portable refrigerator utopia.
47:25 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.