Web Testing using Mozilla Firefox and Selenium

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Python in Eclipse Setup

Selenium writes it's (automated) tests as Python. Hence the optional Python setup steps

• Python Download or
• Jython Download
• Pydev Python Eclipse Plugin

Setup of Firefox and Selenium

• Selenium RC Firefox Web Testing Plugin
  • Selenium Plugin
  • Selenium RC
  • Selenium IDE
• Other Firefox Plugins

Running Selenium

1. Record Python (or Ruby) Script using Selenium IDE in Firefox
   1. Right click to add assertions into test script.
2. Save to sensible location (e.g. within a Eclipse Pydev project)
3. Run the Selenium RC with a command similar to

java -Dhttp.proxyHost=127.0.0.1 -Dhttp.proxyPort=80 -jar C:\selenium-remote-control-0.9.0\selenium-server.jar
 -firefoxProfileTemplate C:\projects\AutomatedTesting\aw52d9lu.selenium

1. Run the python /ruby test script in whatever (J)Ruby or (J)Python

• You should be able to view your browser retracing it's steps and testing assertions