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==Selenium Overview,Selenium IDE Introduction⌘==

==What is Test Automation?⌘==

* A process of writing a computer program to do testing that would otherwise need to be done manually
* Use of software to control the execution of tests
''Two types of test automation:''
* Code-driven testing
* Graphical user interface testing

==Advantages of Automation⌘==

* ''Reliable'': Tests perform precisely the same operations each time they are run, thereby eliminating human error.
* ''Repeatable'': You can test how the software reacts under repeated execution of the same operations.
* ''Reusable'': You can reuse tests on different versions of an application, even if the user interface changes.
* ''Speed'': Run tests significantly faster than human users.
* ''Cost Reduction'': As the number of resources for regression test are reduced.
* ''Better Quality Software'': Rapid feedback to developers during the development process as a result of frequent regression testing.

==Disadvantages of Automation⌘==

* Proficiency is required to write the automation test script.
* Debugging the test script is major issue. If any error is present in the test script, sometimes it may lead to dadly consequences.
* Test maintenance is costly in case of playback methods. Even though a minor changes occurs in the GUI, the test script has to be rewritten.
* Maintenance of test data files is difficult, if the test script tests more screens or web-pages.
* Short iteration or very tight deadline, there is not enough time to build test automation.

==What is Selenium?⌘==

A set of tools that supports rapid development of test automation for web-based applications.

* Can be recorded and written as HTML
* Support for a number of programming languages: Java, C#, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby
* Cross browsers support: IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Google Chrome
* Cross platform support: Windows, Linux, and Macintosh.

==Selenium Background⌘==

* Invented in 2004 by Jason R. Huggins and team.
* Originally named JavaScript Functional Tester [JSFT]
* 100% Javascript and HTML
* Designed to make test writing easy
* Open source browser based integration test framework built originally by ThoughtWorks
* Selenium is open source software, released under the Apache 2.0 license and can be downloaded and used without charge.

==Selenium Trivia⌘==

Selenium is a chemical element with the atomic number 34, represented by the chemical symbol Se.
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Selenium is used for treating Mercury poisoning

Products: QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner and TestDirector

==Selenium Components⌘==

* Selenium IDE [[File:Sel1.png]]
* Selenium RC [[File:Sel2.png]] << Selenium Core [[File:Sel.png]]
* Selenium Grid [[File:Sel3.png]]
* Selenium2 aka Webdriver

==Selenium IDE⌘==

* Selenium IDE (SIDE) is a complete Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for building Selenium test case.
* Firefox add-on that makes it easy to record, edit, and debug tests.
* Provides an easy-to-use interface for developing and running individual test cases or entire test suites.
* Can be used to generate code to run the tests with Selenium Remote Control (RC).

==Selenium IDE Features⌘==

* Record, playback, edit
* Intelligent component identification will use object IDs, names, or XPath as needed
* Auto complete for all common Selenium commands
* Walk through test cases and test suites.
* Debug and set breakpoints
* Save tests as HTML, or export as other supported programming languages
* Support for Selenium user extensions

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