Selenium is a software testing framework for automating tests of Web applications. Join Frank Cohen for a Workshop to learn the basics of Selenium. A screencast for this presentation is on the PushToTest.com Web site.

1. Selenium Basics Workshop
Frank Cohen, +01 (408) 871-0122, fcohen@pushtotest.com
April 20, 2011

2. Open Source Test Automation
About PushToTest
‣ Our Mission: Test, To Make A More Reliable World
‣ Make It Easier To Move From Manual To Automated Testing
‣ Support Advanced Testing, including Agile, Load, Integration
‣ Open Source Testing (OST) For Everyone
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3. Open Source Test Automation
Today
‣ How To Use Selenium in Rich Internet Application (RIA, using Ajax)
Environments
‣ How To Data Enable Selenium Tests Using TestMaker
‣ Testing in Flash/Flex Environments Using AMF Protocols
‣ Integrating TestMaker Tests Into Your Continuous Integration
Environment
‣ How To Analyze Test Results Into Actionable Knowledge
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4. Open Source Test Automation
Manual Testing Process
Results
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Recommend Changes
Explore
Manual
Testing
Tes
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2 Plan
4 Run The Test Steps
Create Test Plans

5. Open Source Test Automation
Side Effects
‣ Exhaustion
‣ Fatigue
‣ Blurry Vision
‣ Night Sweats
‣ Insanity
‣ Hair Loss
‣ Acne
‣ Divorce
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6. Open Source Test Automation
OST Architecture
Application Under Test PTTMonitor
Web, RIA, BPM, SOA CPU, Net, Memory
Functional
Test Injector Test Authoring
Test
Bundles ScriptRunners Data Production Libraries SoapUI (Pro)
MySQL, HtmlUnit Sahi, Selenium, SoapUI, Java csv files, rdbms queries Sahi (Pro)
JUnit Class Framework
Load Test Eclipse Java IDE
Fitness
Test Operation Console Languages: Java, Python
Wiki Collaboration
Production Designer Grid and Cloud Repository Results Analysis
Record/Playback Test Deployment MySQL RDBMS Business Intelligence Tool
Monitor
Continuous Test
Repository Bug Tracker Monitoring
Integration Management
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7. Open Source Test Automation
Selenium Browser Automation
‣ Selenium Core
‣ Selenium RC
‣ Selenium Grid
‣ Selenium IDE
‣ Selenium Domain Specific Language (DSL)
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8. Open Source Test Automation
Selenium Architecture
Selenium 1 Selenium 2 (WebDriver)
Browser Browser
iFrame Browser API
Selenium Client Selenium RC Selenium Client Selenium Server
Browserbot Application
Under Test
Application
(AUT)
Under Test
(AUT) DOM
DOM
Javascript
Javascript
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9. Open Source Test Automation
Selenium Language Basics
‣ Page Commands
‣ Element Commands
‣ Validation Commands
‣ Assertion Commands
‣ Storage Commands
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10. Open Source Test Automation
Selenium Locators
‣ Identifiers
‣ loginForm
‣ id=loginForm
‣ name=loginForm
‣ XPath (1.0 from W3C, no support of 2.0 and XQuery)
‣ Link Locator
‣ link=Continue <a href=”myurl”>Continue</a>
‣ DOM APIs
‣ dom=document.getElementById('loginForm')
‣ CSS Selectors
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‣ css=input.required[type="text"]

11. Open Source Test Automation
Event Handling and Ajax
‣ Selenium Tests Are Event Oriented
‣ Not Timing Oriented
‣ Ajax Web Objects
‣ Complicated Structures
‣ Dynamic Values
‣ Asynchronous Events
‣ No Standards
‣ Ajax Example
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12. Open Source Test Automation
We Recommend
Do Don’t
Components Pause
Record -> Script Use Static Values
Dynamic Locators Storage Values
Work With Devs Test and Trash
Events Expect The Same
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13. Open Source Test Automation
Flex, Flash Testing
‣ Extend the Selenium RC clients for adding Flash communication
‣ http://code.google.com/p/flex-ui-selenium/
‣ http://code.google.com/p/flash-selenium/
public void sumForValidNumbers() {
flexUITester.type("2").at("arg1");
flexUITester.type("3").at("arg2");
flexUITester.click("submit");
assertEquals("5", flexUITester.readFrom("result"));
}
‣ Flex Automation API - Flexmonkium
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14. Open Source Test Automation
TestMaker and Selenium
Application Under Test
TestNode
Selenium RC SeleniumHtmlUnit
Selenese Test
TestMaker Console
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15. Open Source Test Automation
TestMaker Object Designer
‣ Point-and-Click Functional Test Record/Playback
‣ Record Tests In IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera
‣ Automatic Ajax Synchronization
‣ Drag-and-Drop Data Driven Testing
‣ Creates Selenium, Sahi, and Flex Tests
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16. Open Source Test Automation
Resources
‣ http://www.pushtotest.com/
‣ http://seleniumhq.org
‣ http://selenium.pushtotest.com
‣ http://refcardz.dzone.com/refcardz/getting-started-selenium
‣ http://refcardz.dzone.com/refcardz/getting-started-selenium-20
‣ http://www.pushtotest.com/products-comparison
‣ http://www.pushtotest.com/selenium-conference-2011-analysis
‣ http://www.slideshare.net/frankcohen/selenium-xpath-performance-
problems-in-ie
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17. Open Source Test Automation
Where To Go From Here
‣ Watch A Screencast and Tutorial
‣ http://www.pushtotest.com/screencastcentral
‣ The Selenium Tutorial for Beginners
‣ http://www.pushtotest.com/selenium-webinar-series
‣ Attend An Open Source Test Workshop
‣ http://workshop.pushtotest.com
‣ Ask For A Proposal on Licenses, Training, Support, Consulting
‣ Call +01 408 871 0122, sales@pushtotest.com
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