java - How can I test EVERY link on the WEBSITE with Selenium

Question

I want to test every link on a WEBSITE. I googled a lot but there were only solutions to test every link on a WEBPAGE.

How I wanted to do it: If the script clicks on a link, the script looks on the new webpage if there is a new link. If there is a new link then the script clicks it and repeats the steps(look and click) untill he cannot find a link. In that case the script navigates back until he finds a new link to click.

Does anyone have a solution for me? I am using Java.

Answer 1

You can use a recursive function to open a link, findElements by Html tag name , and call the function again for each of these links in the list. Be aware that, this can go on for a while, you might run out of memory etc because all web pages normally have links.