Web-based automation tools

1. Selenium
   

2. Watir

3. Capybara

Why we need automation framework ?  

• Easy to read and maintain.

• Agile/TDD environments.

• Avoid doing repetitive tasks.

Capybara

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• Capybara is a library/gem built to be used on top of an underlying web-based driver.

• Tool of choice for developing web-based automated tests.

• Capybara will try to locate the relevant element in the DOM (Document Object Model) and execute the action, such as click button, link, etc.

• it offers a user-friendly DSL (Domain Specific Language) which is used to describe actions that are executed by the underlying web driver.

• Capybara will try to locate the relevant element in the DOM (Document Object Model) and execute the action, such as click button, link, etc.

• Here are some of the web drivers supported by Capybara:​

​       rack::test

       selenium-webdriver

       capybara-webkit

Installation

gem install capybara

Basic DSL

Click

• visit(page_url)
• click_link(link_text or id_of_link)
• click_button(text)
• fill_in('id_of_control', with=>"value")
• choose(radio_button)
• check(check_box)
• uncheck(check_box)
• select('option', :from=>"select box")

Introduction to Cucumber

• Cucumber is a powerful tool to write BDD Tests

• You can write your scenarios and definitions with common language

Feature: Find the GameSparks Website

Scenario: Search for the website        
    Given I am on the Google homepage
    Then I will search for "GameSpark"
    Then I should see "GameSpark"
    Then I will click the Get Started link

1. Describe behaviour in plain text

2. Write a step definition in Ruby

Given(/^I am on the Google homepage$/) do
    visit 'http://www.google.com'

end

Then(/^I will search for "(.*?)"$/) do |searchText|
    fill_in 'lst-ib', :with => searchText
end

Then(/^I should see "(.*?)"$/) do |expectedText|
    page.should have_content(expectedText)
end

Then(/^I will click the Get Started link$/) do
    click_link('Get Started')
end

3.        Run and watch it fail.

4.        Write code to make the step pass.

5.       Repeat 2-5 until green like a cuke

Questions????