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Programmer Books. Random Books. Book Description: Selenium WebDriver, also known as Selenium 2, is a UI automation tool used by software developers and QA engineers to test their web applications on different web browsers.

Articulate Storyline Essentials. Beginning SharePoint Development. Beginning SharePoint Beginning PowerShell for SharePoint Hence it makes sense to compare the pros of Selenium over QTP. Selenium QTP Selenium is an open-source tool.

QTP is a commercial tool and there is a cost involved in each one of the licenses. Can be extended for various Limited add-ons and needs add-ons for technologies that expose DOM. Has capabilities to execute Can run tests in specific versions of Firefox, scripts across different IE, and Chrome.

Can execute scripts on various Works only with Windows. Supports mobile devices. Supports mobile devices with the help of third-party tools. Executes tests within the Needs Focus during script execution, as the browser, so focus is NOT tool acts on the browser mimics user required while script execution is actions. QC is also a commercial tool. Cannot access controls within the Can access controls within the browser browser.

No default test report generation. Default test result generation within the tool. For parameterization, users has to Parameterization is built-in and easy to rely on the programming language.

It provides a Graphical User Interface for recording user actions using Firefox which is used to learn and use Selenium, but it can only be used with Firefox browser as other browsers are not supported. However, the recorded scripts can be converted into various programming languages supported by Selenium and the scripts can be executed on other browsers as well.

The following table lists the sections that we are going to cover in this chapter. Selenium User The Java script that allows users to customize or add Extensions new functionality. Under the Selenium IDE section, click on the link that shows the current version number as shown below. Step 2 : Firefox add-ons notifier pops up with allow and disallow options. User has to allow the installation. Click 'Install Now'. Step 5 : The Selenium IDE can also be accessed directly from the quick access menu bar as shown below.

The features of the record tool bar are explained below. The file is saved as. HTML as default. The test can also be saved with an extension htm, shtml, and xhtml. Step 3 : The individual tests are saved with a name along with saving a "Test Suite". Step 1 : The Run status can be seen in the status pane that displays the number of tests passed and failed. Step 2 : Once a step is executed, the user can see the result in the "Log" Pane.

Step 3 : After executing each step, the background of the test step turns "Green" if passed and "Red" if failed as shown below. It is a common step in any script development. Click it to turn it ON. Upon clicking again, it would be turned "OFF".

The execution will NOT be paused if the failure is on the last command of any test case. Step 5 : We can also use breakpoints to understand what exactly happens during the step. To insert a breakpoint on a particular step, "Right Click" and select "Toggle Breakpoint" from the context-sensitive menu.

Step 7 : When we execute the script, the script execution is paused where the breakpoint is inserted. It requires assert and verify commands.

There are two ways to insert verification points into the script. To insert a verification point in recording mode, "Right click" on the element and choose "Show all Available Commands" as shown below.

Given below are the mostly used verification commands that help us check if a particular step has passed or failed. Given below are a few commands that we can use to ensure that the script and application are in sync. It allows users to describe patterns with the help of special characters.

Many a time, the text that we would like to verify are dynamic; in that case, pattern matching is very useful. Pattern matching is used with all the verification point commands — verifyTextPresent, verifyTitle, verifyAlert, assertConfirmation, verifyText, and verifyPrompt.

To specify a glob in a Selenium command, prefix the pattern with the keyword 'glob:'. However the usage of "glob:" is optional while specifying a text pattern because globbing patterns are the default in Selenium. Let us say, the user wants an exact match with the value string, i.

Selenium supports the complete set of regular expression patterns that Javascript supports. To use RegEx patterns, we need to prefix with either "regexp:" or "regexpi:".

The prefix "regexpi" is case-insensitive. The glob: and the exact: patterns are the subsets of the Regular Expression patterns. Everything that is done with glob: or exact: can be accomplished with the help of RegExp. Example For example, the following will test if an input field with the id 'name' contains the string 'tax year', 'Tax Year', or 'tax Year'.

It is done with the help of JavaScript by adding methods to the Selenium object prototype. On startup, Selenium will automatically look through the methods on these prototypes, using name patterns to recognize which ones are actions, assertions, and locators.

Step 5 : Now you will have access to a few more commands such as "Label", "While", etc. Step 3 : Now let us export the script to "WebDriver" and save it with a name. Step 4 : The saved WebDriver file is displayed as shown below. Setting up the environment involves the following steps. Let us see how to download and install Java. In this case, it is 'Windows ' bit.

Click the appropriate link and save the. Step 5 : Run the downloaded exe file to launch the Installer wizard. Click 'Next' to continue. Step 7 : The installer is extracted and its progress is shown in the wizard. Step 9 : The installer installs the JDK and new files are copied across. Step 11 : To verify if the installation was successful, go to the command prompt and just type 'java' as a command. The output of the command is shown below. If the Java installation is unsuccessful or if it had NOT been installed, it would throw an "unknown command" error.

Step 2 : Click the 'Download' button. Unzip the contents. Step 4 : Locate Eclipse. Step 6 : The Eclipse window opens as shown below. Step 4 : FirePath, a plugin that works within Firebug, helps users to grab the 'XPath' of an element. For demonstration, we will use www. Step 1 : First click on the arrow icon as highlighted in the following screenshot and drag it to the object for which we would like to capture the properties. We are able to capture the 'ID' of the input text box with which we can interact.

We will understand how to develop scripts with Selenium RC in later chapters, however for now, we will understand just the configuration part of it.

To do so, open command prompt and navigate to the folder where the downloaded JAR file is kept as shown below. Now we can start writing Selenium RC scripts. We will understand how to develop scripts with Selenium WebDriver in later chapters, however for now, we will understand just the configuration part of it.

Step 3 : The Unzipped contents would be displayed as shown below. How to map it to the project folder and how to start scripting would be dealt in the WebDriver chapter. Now Selenium RC is hardly in use, as WebDriver offers more powerful features, however users can still continue to develop scripts using RC.

It allows us to write automated web application UI tests with the help of full power of programming languages such as Java, C , Perl, Python, and PHP to create more complex tests such as reading and writing files, querying a database, and emailing test results. The browser executes the Selenium command using its JavaScript interpreter. In addition to that, it interprets and executes the Selenese commands. We will perform a Percent calculation using 'Percent Calculator' that is present under the 'Math Calculators' module.

Step 1 : Start Selenium Remote Control with the help of command prompt. Step 6 : Properties for 'selrcdemo' opens up. Choose the Selenium RC jar file that we have downloaded and it would appear as shown below. Step 10 : The Created Class is created under the folder structure as shown below. The following code has comments embedded in it to make the readers understand what has been put forth.

DefaultSelenium; import com. Step 13 : The final state of the application is shown as below. The percentage is calculated and it displays the result on the screen as shown below.

Step 14 : The output of the test is printed on the Eclipse console as shown below, as we have printed the output to the console. Upon execution, if an action fails, the execution of the current test is stopped. For example, "click a link" and "select an option".

The following table lists the Selenium action commands that are used very frequently, however the list is note exhaustive. Echo message Prints the specified message on console which is used for debugging. After opening the window, user need to activate it using the selectWindow command. For example, "storeTitle". The following table lists the Selenium accessors that are used very frequently, however the list is not exhaustive.

The value of the attribute may differ across browsers. The cellAddress syntax: tableLocator. This works for any element that contains text. Assertions Assertions enable us to verify the state of an application and compares against the expected. It is used in 3 modes, viz. For example, "verify if an item from the dropdown is selected". The following table lists the Selenium assertions that are used very frequently, however the list is not exhaustive.

Please refer the Environment Setup chapter for details. Users cannot return a value but can evaluate as an expression in the block. It is popularly known as Selenium 2. WebDriver uses a different underlying framework, while Selenium RC uses JavaScript Selenium-Core embedded within the browser which has got some limitations. WebDriver interacts directly with the browser without any intermediary, unlike Selenium RC that depends on a server.

Architecture WebDriver is best explained with a simple architecture diagram as shown below. Selenium server acts as a middleman WebDriver interacts directly with between the browser and Selenese the browser and uses the browser's commands.

Selenium RC script execution is slower, WebDriver is faster, as it interacts since it uses a Javascript to interact with directly with the browser. Selenium RC cannot support headless WebDriver can support the headless execution, as it needs a real browser to execution. Less object-oriented API. This site comply with DMCA digital copyright.

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