Automating Seckill Price Setup in Admin UI with Selenium Java

When using Selenium for testing, sometimes you need to configure test data in a backend management interface that is on a different page from the course details. This article shares a representative Java script that locates a course in a list page and sets its seckill (flash sale) price.

First, the page layout and relevant XML snippet are shown (image). Then the main method setSeckillPriceByCourseId(int courseId, int price) is presented, which navigates to the course list, selects the formal course, and calls findCourseByIdAndSetSeckillPrice to perform the actual setting.

The helper method findCourseByIdAndSetSeckillPrice(int courseId, int price) iterates through paginated course listings, searches for the element whose data-course_id matches the target ID, and handles different status cases:

When the status is "开始秒杀" (start flash sale), it scrolls to the element, clicks via JavaScript, inputs the new price, confirms, and waits for a success message before returning a status code 2.

If the status is "结束秒杀" (sale already started), it logs the condition and returns status 3.

If the course is not found after two pages, it returns status 4.

The method returns integer codes: 1 – course found, 2 – price set successfully, 3 – sale already started, 4 – course not found.

Supporting utility methods for JavaScript interaction are also provided:

public void scrollToElement(WebElement element) {
    JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
    js.executeScript("arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);", element);
}
public void clickByJs(WebElement element) {
    JavascriptExecutor js = (JavascriptExecutor) driver;
    js.executeScript("arguments[0].click();", element);
}

These snippets demonstrate a practical approach to automate backend configuration tasks with Selenium, handling dynamic elements, pagination, and JavaScript‑driven interactions.