Selenium Basics Part - 2

Get started with Selenium!

1.    Watch: see the magic.

This video will tell you how to record tests using Selenium IDE.

http://seleniumhq.org/movies/intro.mov

2.    Begin: write and run tests in Firefox

Selenium IDE is a Firefox add-on that records clicks, typing, and other actions to make a test, which you can play back in the browser.

3.    Customize: your language, your browser.

Selenium Remote Control (RC) runs your tests in multiple browsersand platforms. Tweak your tests in your preferred language.

4.    Deploy: scale out, speed up.

Selenium Grid extends Selenium RC to distribute your tests across multiple servers, saving you time by running tests in parallel.

Who should use it? 

Developers can use it - for “browser” regression testing ( and replace htmlunit/httpunit in some cases) .

Per the one of the forces behind selenium(Neal ford) - it should really be used by Business Analyst first .

QA should enhance/use it do regression test/cross browsers testing on all platforms .

Platforms Supported by Selenium

Browsers

Browser	Selenium IDE	Selenium Remote Control	Selenium Core
Firefox 3	Record and playback tests	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Firefox 2	Record and playback tests	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
IE 8	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
IE 7	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Safari 3	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Safari 2	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Opera 9	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Opera 8	not supported	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Others	not supported	Partial support possible*	Run tests**

Operating Systems

OS	Selenium IDE	Selenium Remote Control	Selenium Core
Windows	Works in Firefox 2+	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
OS X	Works in Firefox 2+	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Linux	Works in Firefox 2+	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Solaris	Works in Firefox 2+	Start browser, run tests	Run tests
Others	Should work in Firefox 2+	Start browser, run tests*	Run tests**

Programming Languages

Programming languages are supported through Selenium Remote Control "drivers." These are libraries made for each language that expose commands from the Selenium API natively in the form of methods/functions.

Language	Selenium IDE	Selenium Remote Control	Selenium Core
C#	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
Java	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
Perl	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
PHP	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
Python	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
Ruby	Generate code	Library ("driver") support	n/a
Others	Generate custom code*	Commands via HTTP requests**	n/a

Testing Frameworks

Testing frameworks aren't required, but they can be helpful if you want to automate your tests.

Framework	Selenium IDE	Selenium Remote Control	Selenium Core
Bromine	Comes with template to add to IDE	Manipulate browser, check assertions via custom driver	Special support**
JUnit	Out-of-the-box code generation	Manipulate browser, check assertions via Java driver	n/a
NUnit	Out-of-the-box code generation	Manipulate browser, check assertions via .NET driver	n/a
RSpec (Ruby)	Custom code generation template*	Manipulate browser, check assertions via Ruby driver	n/a
Test::Unit (Ruby)	Out-of-the-box code generation	Manipulate browser, check assertions via Ruby driver	n/a
TestNG (Java)	Custom code generation template*	Manipulate browser, check assertions via Java driver	n/a
unittest (Python)	Out-of-the-box code generation	Manipulate browser, check assertions via Python driver	n/a
Others	Custom code generation template*	Manipulate browser, check assertions via HTTP requests***	n/a
Robot Framework SeleniumLibrary	n/a	Utilizes the Python driver	n/a