Good Practices When Creating E2E Tests at Skeelo

Skeelo's QA team built a scalable E2E testing framework using Python + Appium. Here's the architecture that keeps their mobile tests maintainable as the app grows.

Lucas Castro from Skeelo Engineering shares their battle-tested approach to mobile test automation. The team chose Python for its low learning curve and Appium for cross-platform support, then built a structure that actually scales.

Key Takeaways

• Page Object Model centralizes UI changes in single classes for easier maintenance
• Triple A pattern (Arrange, Act, Assert) keeps test code clean and self-explanatory
• Clear folder structure separates pages, tests, utils, and config responsibilities
• Each page class encapsulates elements and actions using object-oriented principles
• Slack webhook integration notifies team of test pass/fail status automatically

The team promises follow-up posts on test automation heuristics and the critical topic of properly using waits (spoiler: most teams get this wrong).