Firewatir Script Generator Angrez Singh Proteans Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Angrez Singh

Proteans Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd

Motivation Web Applications are increasingly ubiquitous as a functionality delivery paradigm. Testing Web Applications is important Most testers not used to writing the code. Need not learn new language for every tool

Web Applications are increasingly ubiquitous as a functionality delivery paradigm.

Testing Web Applications is important

Most testers not used to writing the code.

Need not learn new language for every tool

What is FireWatir? Testing Web Application using Ruby and Firefox browser Framework / Library for scripting Web application testing cases Functional testing tool for automated browser-based tests

Testing Web Application using Ruby and Firefox browser

Framework / Library for scripting Web application testing cases

Functional testing tool for automated browser-based tests

Example Yahoo Mail require 'firewatir' include FireWatir ff=Firefox.new ff.goto("http://mail.yahoo.com") ff.text_field(:name,"login").set([username]) ff.text_field(:name,"passwd").set([password]) ff.button(:value,"Sign In").click ff.link(:text, "Sign Out").click ff.close

require 'firewatir'

include FireWatir

ff=Firefox.new

ff.goto("http://mail.yahoo.com")

ff.text_field(:name,"login").set([username])

ff.text_field(:name,"passwd").set([password])

ff.button(:value,"Sign In").click

ff.link(:text, "Sign Out").click

ff.close

Conceptual Framework Class for Firefox Classes for each element (e.g. image, link, checkbox etc) Selection mechanism for elements (e.g. index, id, name, value etc)

Class for Firefox

Classes for each element

(e.g. image, link, checkbox etc)

Selection mechanism for elements

(e.g. index, id, name, value etc)

How FireWatir interacts? Uses JSSh extension Runs at port 9997 and listens for commands Firewatir sends JavaScript commands via socket Read back the results

Uses JSSh extension

Runs at port 9997 and listens for commands

Firewatir sends JavaScript commands via socket

Read back the results

Advantages In built XML and XPath support More compliant to standards Can support Linux, Mac platform Made to run on any client machine

In built XML and XPath support

More compliant to standards

Can support Linux, Mac platform

Made to run on any client machine

Firewatir Recorder Came as result of Google Summer of Code Records user action while user is interacting with the application User TestGen4Web XPI for capturing user actions Convert user actions to XML Convert XML to ruby file for playback using tg4rb gem

Came as result of Google Summer of Code

Records user action while user is interacting with the application

User TestGen4Web XPI for capturing user actions

Convert user actions to XML

Convert XML to ruby file for playback using tg4rb gem

Example

Requirements Ruby 1.8.2 and above Firefox 1.5 and above (not tested with Firefox 3.0a) TestGen4Web XPI Tg4rb gem Firewatir 1.1 gem

Ruby 1.8.2 and above

Firefox 1.5 and above (not tested with Firefox 3.0a)

TestGen4Web XPI

Tg4rb gem

Firewatir 1.1 gem

How to install? Install firewatir 1.1 gem Install TestGen4Web XPI Apply patch to TestGen4Web (TG4W) Install tg4rb 0.0.2 gem Start recording actions to XML using TG4W Convert XML to Ruby script using tg4rb

Install firewatir 1.1 gem

Install TestGen4Web XPI

Apply patch to TestGen4Web (TG4W)

Install tg4rb 0.0.2 gem

Start recording actions to XML using TG4W

Convert XML to Ruby script using tg4rb

TO DO’s Adding support for recording Javascript pop up Adding support for recording windows pop up Still first release so all comments/issues are welcomed

Adding support for recording Javascript pop up

Adding support for recording windows pop up

Still first release so all comments/issues are welcomed

References Firewatir ( http://code.google.com/p/firewatir ) tg4rb ( http://code.google.com/p/tg4rb ) TestGen4Web ( http://developer.spikesource.com/wiki/index.php/Projects:TestGen4Web )

Firewatir ( http://code.google.com/p/firewatir )

tg4rb

( http://code.google.com/p/tg4rb )

TestGen4Web

( http://developer.spikesource.com/wiki/index.php/Projects:TestGen4Web )

Q & A