How can I handle the chrome driver implementation in the path of the system successfully?

320    Asked by DanielBAKER in QA Testing , Asked on Feb 9, 2024

 I am currently engaged in a particular task that is related to a successful implementation of chromedriver in the path of a particular system considering this requirement should be met within the environment of automation framework. How can I do so? 

Answered by Daniel Cameron

 In the context of selenium, you can ensure that the implementation of a ChromeDriver should be implemented in the path of a system in your framework of automation by using the following steps:-

Download Chromedriver

First, you would need to download the appropriate version of Chromedriver in your particular system from its official site.

Include the Chrome driver in the system path

Now you can add the path to the directory which would contain the chrome driver to the PATH of the system. This can be done programmatically and even manually. Here is the approach given programmatically by using the Java programming language:-

// Set the path to ChromeDriver executable
String chromeDriverPath = “path/to/chromedriver”;
// Add ChromeDriver path to system’s PATH
String currentPath = System.getProperty(“java.library.path”);
System.setProperty(“java.library.path”, currentPath + File.pathSeparator + chromeDriverPath);

Verify chrome driver availability

Try to check whether Chromedriver is accessible or not before starting your automation test. This would ensure that it is excitable in the defined path or not. Here is the example given in Java programming language:-

// Verify ChromeDriver is in the system’s path
Try {
    New ChromeDriver();
    // ChromeDriver is accessible, proceed with tests
} catch (WebDriverException e) {
    // Handle exception, ChromeDriver not found in the path
    System.out.println(“ChromeDriver not found in the system’s path. Please check configuration.”);
}

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