Selenium WebDriver is commonly used for automating web browser interactions, and it has bindings or libraries available for various programming languages like Java, Python, C#, etc. Selenium WebDriver is typically not directly installed or managed using npm (Node Package Manager), which is primarily used for managing JavaScript packages and dependencies.

However, there is a related project called “webdriverio” that provides a WebDriver implementation for Node.js and can be installed using npm. Webdriverio is a JavaScript library that wraps Selenium WebDriver, allowing you to write Selenium-based tests using JavaScript or TypeScript and run them with Node.js.

Here’s how you can use npm to install webdriverio and create Selenium-based tests in JavaScript:

1. Install Node.js: If you haven’t already, you’ll need to install Node.js on your system. You can download it from the official website: https://nodejs.org/

2. Create a Project Directory: Create a directory for your Selenium WebDriver project, navigate to it using the command line, and run the following commands:

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   npm init -y
npm install webdriverio


   This initializes a new Node.js project and installs the webdriverio package as a dependency.

3. Create Test Files: Create JavaScript or TypeScript files in your project directory to write your Selenium WebDriver tests using webdriverio. For example, you can create a file named myTest.js.

4. Write Selenium WebDriver Tests: In your test file, you can write Selenium WebDriver tests using the webdriverio library. Here’s a simple example:

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   const { remote } = require('webdriverio');

   (async () => {
   const browser = await remote({
   capabilities: {
   browserName: ‘chrome’,
   },
   });

   await browser.url(‘https://www.example.com’);
   const title = await browser.getTitle();
   console.log(‘Title of the page:’, title);

   await browser.deleteSession();
})();


5. Run Tests: You can run your Selenium WebDriver tests by executing the test file using Node.js. For example, if your test file is named myTest.js, you can run it using:

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   node myTest.js


In summary, while Selenium WebDriver itself is not installed via npm, you can use npm to manage the webdriverio library, which provides a way to write Selenium WebDriver tests in JavaScript and run them using Node.js. This is particularly useful for JavaScript developers who want to automate web browser interactions.