Concise UI testing with Clojure
REPL 101
Hey Matti! How can I use REPL with our UI tests?
- A Colleague
"Sorry can't do"
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JavaScript hipster techs
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Tested server must be in a separate process:
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More launch configurations
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Additional API for state resets
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Clojure server bootstrap is slow
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No REPL 😱
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WebDriver
- Bad previous experiences... 🦕
- Practically no REPL
...but does it really need to be like that? 🤔
The birth of CUIC
Concise UI testing with Clojure
CUIC
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Chrome DevTools Protocol
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Good ol' JVM
- Ability to reuse existing codebase
- No need for separate launch confs or extra APIs
- Can haz REPL 🎉
Demo time
Takeaway
Do not write UI test unless you have to
...but if you do, use REPL
Do not write UI test unless you have to
Tsers.
Slack @dibalo