Sahi – Web Automation and Test tool Nivetha Padmanaban Divya Peddi September 20, 2007

Agenda Why OSS? Myths of OSS About Sahi Facts about Sahi Demo Rules to follow Features of Sahi Advantages of Sahi

Why OSS?

Myths of OSS

About Sahi

Facts about Sahi

Demo

Rules to follow

Features of Sahi

Advantages of Sahi

Why OSS? Full control – availability of source code and right to modify, right to redistribute, right to use the software in any way No more technology lock-in No more vendor lock-in Worldwide community Integrating with other tools is easy No cost Less learning curve

Full control – availability of source code and right to modify, right to redistribute, right to use the software in any way

No more technology lock-in

No more vendor lock-in

Worldwide community

Integrating with other tools is easy

No cost

Less learning curve

Myths of OSS Open source is not really free There is no service and support Development resources are scarce Open source is not secure All open source projects are work-in-progress Training is not available

Open source is not really free

There is no service and support

Development resources are scarce

Open source is not secure

All open source projects are work-in-progress

Training is not available

About Sahi Sahi is an open source automation tool Sahi is used to automate tests on web applications Has record and play back option Runs as proxy server Independent of the website / web application Uses simple JavaScript to execute events on browser

Sahi is an open source automation tool

Sahi is used to automate tests on web applications

Has record and play back option

Runs as proxy server

Independent of the website / web application

Uses simple JavaScript to execute events on browser

Facts about Sahi Average of 70+ posts / month in discussion forum in past 8 months Average of 1300+ downloads / month in past 8 months

Average of 70+ posts / month in discussion forum in past 8 months

Average of 1300+ downloads / month in past 8 months

Demo

API’s Normal APIs APIs which are used to access elements of a web page Examples like - _button, _textbox, _checkbox Scheduler APIs APIs which are scheduled to execute later Examples like - _setValue, _click etc

Normal APIs

APIs which are used to access elements of a web page

Examples like - _button, _textbox, _checkbox

Scheduler APIs

APIs which are scheduled to execute later

Examples like - _setValue, _click etc

Rules to follow Perform all actions using Scheduler functions Do not create page dependant variables Use ‘_condition’ for page dependant conditions Always prefix ‘$’ for variables Call custom methods directly

Perform all actions using Scheduler functions

Do not create page dependant variables

Use ‘_condition’ for page dependant conditions

Always prefix ‘$’ for variables

Call custom methods directly

Features of Sahi Ant support for playback of suites of tests Suites can be run in multiple threads External Proxy, HTTP and HTTPS support AJAX support Good Database and file support Easily editable scripts (text files) – version friendly artifacts Logging/reports Tests do not need the browser window to be in focus Supports javascript Editor support – Jedit has supporting sahi.xml

Ant support for playback of suites of tests

Suites can be run in multiple threads

External Proxy, HTTP and HTTPS support

AJAX support

Good Database and file support

Easily editable scripts (text files) – version friendly artifacts

Logging/reports

Tests do not need the browser window to be in focus

Supports javascript

Editor support – Jedit has supporting sahi.xml

Advantages of Sahi over other tools Ant support No proprietary language Multi threading of scripts AJAX support Tests do not need the browser window to be in focus Active community support

Ant support

No proprietary language

Multi threading of scripts

AJAX support

Tests do not need the browser window to be in focus

Active community support

Q & A