Keyword Driven Framework using WATIR
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The document discusses a keyword driven testing framework using WATIR. It provides an overview of keyword driven testing and describes the architecture including input files, a core engine, library functions, and customized results. It then gives details on WATIR, how it allows testing web applications in Ruby, its advantages like simpler scripting, and disadvantages like initial effort. Contact information and resources for learning more are also provided.
Keyword Driven Framework using WATIR
- 1. Keyword Driven Framework using WATIR - Nivetha (nivetha@thoughtworks.com) - Sripad (sripad@thoughtworks.com)
- 2. AGENDA Key Word Driven Framework How, Why, What Q & A
- 3. INTRODUCTION Test Automation Framework will reduce the amount of scripting required. Test Automation Framework will accommodate changes with minimum effort.
- 4. About Agile Changes in requirements are encouraged Development will be done in Iterations Follows Test Driven Development Follows Continuous Integration process
- 5. Types of automation Record and playback Data Driven Keyword Driven Hybrid
- 7. Architecture .txt Suite Variables file Processing inputs Core Engine Library Functions Customised Results Log Files
- 8. Sample Input File aka Test case .txt
- 9. Suite
- 10. Core Engine
- 15. Approach Project Specific Keywords General Keywords Data Files Object mapping Cost Factor Technical feasibility Results Coding Standards Identify Keywords Develop Core Engine Structure input files Choose the tool
- 16. WATIR
- 17. About WATIR W eb A pplication T esting I n R uby WATIR development is led by Bret Pettichord and Paul Rogers O pen-source functional testing tool
- 18. About WATIR WATIR is a Ruby library that works with IE on Windows Tests can be run in the background Scripting is simple
- 19. Advantages The tester need only learn the "Key Words" required The Detail Test Cases can be written in Spreadsheet format containing all input and verification data Easier to write acceptance tests Transfer of knowledge is easier Easier to report bugs, copy from the input file and paste in Bug Reporting tool Application independent
- 20. Disadvantages Initial time and effort to develop the framework WATIR does not support plug in applications like Java Applet, Macromedia Flash. WATIR works only on IE Finding reference (name, id, value) to objects (text fields, buttons) may be tedious
- 21. WATIR Tutorial –http://wtr.rubyforge.org/s101/doc/ API Reference –http://wtr.rubyforge.org/rdoc/index.html Home Page –http://wtr.rubyforge.org Mailing list – wtr-general@rubyforge.org Ruby Home Page – http://www.ruby-lang.org/en Discussion Forum -http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=958 Tools Supporting WATIR Recorder - WatirMaker - http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IntroducingWatirMakerRecordingForRubybasedWatir.aspx Other Tools supporting WATIR - http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Tools+Supporting+Watir References
- 22. Questions ?