# Generating application state

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Selenium should not be used to prepare a test case.  All repetitive
actions and preparations for a test case, should be done through other
methods.  For example, most web UIs have authentication (e.g. a login
form). Eliminating logging in via web browser before every test will
improve both the speed and stability of the test. A method should be
created to gain access to the AUT* (e.g. using an API to login and set a
cookie).  Also, creating methods to pre-load data for
testing should not be done using Selenium.  As mentioned previously,
existing APIs should be leveraged to create data for the AUT*.

***AUT**: Application under test