Get your CT Server up and running under 10 minutes — Zhimin: Yesterday, I received a support ticket from a new user, reporting “BuildWise Server failed to start up on Windows, using Ruby 3.2”. I quickly verified it was the case. Reasons are: * Ruby 3.2 deprecated File.exists? * Psych 5 issue, load unspecified class: Time (Psych::DisallowedClass) * ChildProcess on Window has an…

In fact, it is a set-up of test automation execution. — This article is for users who just downloaded the standard TestWise IDE (not TestWise Ruby Edition for Windows, which is all pre-packaged), and are keen to set up to execute one automated test script. Table of Content: · 0. Test Harness: Running a Selenium-RSpec tests from a Terminal · 1. Install Ruby…

This is to test how well master variable assignment in programming — One day, my father asked to do a quick programming exercise. Swap two integer variables without introducing a third variable. Zhimin: My interest in programming started in high school. At that time, I was selected for the state’s youth programming competitions. (I did win one 3rd prize and one 2nd…

My opinionated suggestion to choose a correct technology stack for your E2E test automation. — This is my opinionated suggestion for the components of E2E Test Automation. Some will disagree; that’s your opinionated view, which I respect. Table of Contents: · 1. Scripting Language · 2. Automation Frameworks ∘ 2.1 Web ∘ 2.2 Mobile ∘ 2.3 Desktop ∘ 2.4 API ∘ Synergy · 3. Test Syntax Framework · 4…

How to check a website for broken links using Selenium WebDriver — While Selenium WebDriver is mainly used for web test automation, don’t forget Selenium is an automation framework, which can be used for other automation tasks, not limited in testing. …

How to drive web elements inside a shadow root on a web page — About 9 months ago, I published an article that documenting my first attempt on Automating Shadow DOM, using Selenium v3 in Ruby. This is an update to use Selenium v4, which added getShadowRoot() method. Below are the differences (in Java). Selenium v3: Using JavaScript. WebElement shadowHost = driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#shadow_host")); JavascriptExecutor jsDriver =…

A quick comparison in the context of Web Test Automation — General 🍄 Selenium 🎭 Playwright 🍄 W3C WebDriver Standard 🎭 Not a W3C WebDriver Standard 🍄 Native support by all major browser vendors 🎭 No, downloads own browsers and does not include Chrome (has Chromium instead) 🍄 Established, first released in 2011, still active, the latest version 4.11 …

Compiled languages are intended for developing system and enterprise applications, rather than being optimized for scripting automated tests — In terms of raw speed, a compiled language such as C# is a lot faster than a scripting language, e.g. Ruby. But I am talking in the context of end-to-end (via UI) test automation. The context matters, an aeroplane goes slower than a Tesla on the ground. Also, I used…

Execute Selenium test scripts against a specific version of Google Chrome browser. — Selenium WebDriver v4.11 supports “Chrome for Browser Testing”, a new feature that Google added to make testing different browser versions easier, from v115 onwards. Test Automation Engineers who use Selenium WebDriver regularly must have noticed the change in the ChromeDriver download page.