Selenium is a portable framework for testing web
applications. It is open-source software, released under the Apache 2.0 license
and can be installed and used without any charge. It provides a record/
playback tool for authoring tests without learning Selenium IDE, the test
scripting language. It also provides a test domain specific language to write
tests in numerous programing languages including C#, Groovy, PHP, Java, Ruby
and Python. The tests can then be run against the most important web browsers.
It’s Compatibility:
The selenium automation utility can be installed on nearly
all the prevalent operating systems, including Macintosh, Windows and Linux.
It’s Advantages:
It’s an
open source performance testing software that can
be downloaded for free form the web. As the testing of websites, applications
and web based programs for their functioning has become a mere importance these
days, the operation of this tool has become a standard.
Below are some
subsections that tell some of the best advantages of performing Selenium
Automation Testing:
Flexibility:
Selenium is a very flexible and a portable structure. You can add
functionalities to its test cases and framework and alter the tool according to
your project quite easily. Its operation does not require any special training,
or any hard struggle to perform the tests. Its unconventional interface can be
pronounced as the best characteristic of the Selenium Automation Tool.
Free*Free*Free*:
As discussed earlier, Selenium is an open source tool that can be downloaded
from the internet. Although its
ownership rights lie with ASF, you need not purchase its key or license to use
it. Being free of cost, it reduces the final service charges.
Compatibility:
Having a flexible utility, it can be run on Macintosh, Windows and Linux and on
different web browsers like Safari, Opera, Firefox, Chrome and Internet
Explorer. It also allows you to interpret reports in multiple languages and
requires minimal efforts in generating reports.
Numerous Test
Environments: The Selenium tool allows its testers to use a range of
Integrated Development Environments such as Visual Studio, Netbeans, Eclipse
and more.
Components
of the Selenium Application
Selenium IDE
– it allows the testers to edit, debug and record the test cases and reports.
It is a very useful environment that can be added to a Firefox browser as an
Add-on.
Selenium Client API
- It let the testers write tests in various programming languages.
Selenium Remote Control
- Precisely, Selenium RC is a JAVA server that can be used to write tests in
any programming language.
Selenium Web Driver
- Selenium WD is the advanced version of Selenium RC, which directs the test
commands to a browser.
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with usability rework as well as enhanced user acceptance.
