Testing Web Applications with Scripting Languages Mark Rees Century Software

twill Simple language for web browsing Stress tester Web site tester http://code.google.com/p/twill

Simple language for web browsing

Stress tester

Web site tester

http://code.google.com/p/twill

twill-sh Interactive shell twill-sh Scripted browsing twill-sh -u http://localhost:8087 Record twill scripts with scotch

Interactive shell

twill-sh

Scripted browsing

twill-sh -u http://localhost:8087

Record twill scripts with scotch

twill-fork Scripted stress testing twill-fork -n 100 -p 5 test-wiki.twill

Scripted stress testing

twill-fork -n 100 -p 5 test-wiki.twill

twill - unit testing twill-sh process directory of tests twill master run script Python unit test framework

twill-sh process directory of tests

twill master run script

Python unit test framework

twill – other features Supports authentication Debug helpers Extended with user defined commands Handles “bad” html “ in-process” wsgi support

Supports authentication

Debug helpers

Extended with user defined commands

Handles “bad” html

“ in-process” wsgi support

twill – the cons Advanced usage requires python skills It knows nothing about javascript

Advanced usage requires python skills

It knows nothing about javascript

selenium Test web apps from within the browser Linux, Mac OS X, Windows ie6+, firefox 0.8-3.0, mozilla 1.6+, safari, opera 8+, chrome http://www.openqa.org/selenium

Test web apps from within the browser

Linux, Mac OS X, Windows

ie6+, firefox 0.8-3.0, mozilla 1.6+, safari, opera 8+, chrome

http://www.openqa.org/selenium

Selenium Core Uses javascript & iframes to embed test engine Core must be installed on webserver under test

Uses javascript & iframes to embed test engine

Core must be installed on webserver under test

Selenium IDE Firefox extension Gets round core limitations Saves tests as html or ruby ide scripts Selenium RC run scripts in Java, C#, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby

Firefox extension

Gets round core limitations

Saves tests as

html or ruby ide scripts

Selenium RC run scripts in

Java, C#, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby

Selenium Remote Control Allows auto web ui testing with any language 2 components Selenium server, written in java Drivers for languages including python and ruby

Allows auto web ui testing with any language

2 components

Selenium server, written in java

Drivers for languages including python and ruby

Selenium: how it works

Other options Watir http://www.openqa.org/watir Watij http://www.openqa.org/watij Floyd http://www.openqa.org/floya HttpUnit http://httpunit.sf.net Sahi http://sahi.co.in/w/ WebDriver http://code.google.com/p/webdriver

Watir http://www.openqa.org/watir

Watij http://www.openqa.org/watij

Floyd http://www.openqa.org/floya

HttpUnit http://httpunit.sf.net

Sahi http://sahi.co.in/w/

WebDriver http://code.google.com/p/webdriver

WebDriver One day will be part of selenium 2.0 Drives the browser using best native method Java & Python bindings

One day will be part of selenium 2.0

Drives the browser using best native method

Java & Python bindings

Questions

code:test-rst2html.twill go http://localhost:8081/rst2html formvalue 1 text hello submit find "hello" back follow "Home"

code:test-rst2html-debug.twill debug http 1 go http://localhost:8081/rst2html formvalue 1 text hello submit find "hello" back follow "Home"