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How Watir Works Scripting Web Tests A One-Day Tutorial July 2005 Copyright © 2004-2005 Bret Pettichord. Permission granted to reproduce with attribution.
Browser Automation Use the OLE/COM Automation interface to Internet Explorer Tests drive the browser 2
Document Object Model "DOM" A standard model for elements of a web page Used by client-side JavaScript Supported by IE, Mozilla, FireFox and other browsers IE also provides access to the DOM via OLE/COM 3
Document Object Model 4
The DOM in Action 5
How are tests created? View Source Watir's show methods in IRB DOM Inspector such as SpySmith 6
Building Your Own Any decent language can use Internet Explorer’s OLE/COM Automation interface There are equivalent interface mechanisms for other technologies 7

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How watir works

  • 1. How Watir Works Scripting Web Tests A One-Day Tutorial July 2005 Copyright © 2004-2005 Bret Pettichord. Permission granted to reproduce with attribution.
  • 2. Browser Automation Use the OLE/COM Automation interface to Internet Explorer Tests drive the browser 2
  • 3. Document Object Model "DOM" A standard model for elements of a web page Used by client-side JavaScript Supported by IE, Mozilla, FireFox and other browsers IE also provides access to the DOM via OLE/COM 3
  • 5. The DOM in Action 5
  • 6. How are tests created? View Source Watir's show methods in IRB DOM Inspector such as SpySmith 6
  • 7. Building Your Own Any decent language can use Internet Explorer’s OLE/COM Automation interface There are equivalent interface mechanisms for other technologies 7

Editor's Notes

  1. Scripting Web Tests July 2005 Present this slide deck after completing Lab 3
  2. Scripting Web Tests July 2005
  3. Scripting Web Tests July 2005
  4. Scripting Web Tests July 2005 Slide Courtesy of Dion Johnson
  5. Scripting Web Tests July 2005