TAGS in short is a generic framework which has been specifically designed to cater to needs of any TFT client who seeks a low cost end-to-end automation solution using open source tools.

1. Selenium for Everyone
www.seleniumhq.org
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2. What is Selenium
• Is a suite of tools to automate web browsers across many platforms
• Can be used for
– Automate web application for testing
– Automate web administration tasks
– Measure Performance
– Test Security
• Supports multiple browsers, platforms and Languages
– Chrome, IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari,
– HTML Unit, Android & iOS phones and tablets
– Java, C#, Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, etc.
• Deploys on – Windows, Mac, Linux
• Variants
– Selenium 2 (Webdriver) , Selenium 1 (Remote Control), Selenium IDE
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3. Selenium - History
• Started in 2004 in by Jason Huggins
who worked in ThoughtWorks
• Jason joins Google in 2007
• Currently CTO of SauceLabs
• Simon Stewart Started work on
Webdriver in Google
• http://google-opensource.blogspot.in/2009/05/
introducing-webdriver.html
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4. Growing importance of Selenium
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5. Need of Test Automation
• Frequent regression testing
• Rapid feedback to developers
• Virtually unlimited iterations of test case
execution
• Support for Agile and extreme development
methodologies
• Disciplined documentation of test cases
• Customized defect reporting
• Finding defects missed by manual testing
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6. Selenium IDE
Pros
– Easy to install as a Firefox plugin
– Record & Playback
– Easy Execution
– Export script
– Suitable for creating simple scripts
Cons
– Sequential Execution
– Not easy to data drive
– No basic Programming Construct
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7. Selenium IDE
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8. Selenium RC
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9. Selenium RC
• Client-server architecture
• It ‘injects’ javascript functions into the browser. Uses
its javascript to drive the AUT
Problems
• browsers impose a pretty strict security model on any
JavaScript to protect a user from malicious scripts.
• Examples
– trying to upload a file (IE prevents JavaScript from
changing the value of an INPUT file element)
– when trying to navigate between domains (because of the
single host origin policy problem)
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10. Selenium WebDriver
• Makes direct calls to the browser using each
browser’s native support for automation
– For Firefox, implemented as an extension
– For IE, makes use of IE's Automation controls
• Circumvents JavaScript security restrictions
• Can make use of facilities offered by the OS
– More closely model how the user interacts with the
browser, and that we can type into "file" input
elements
• Support by browser vendors - Opera, Mozilla and
Google are all active participants
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11. Selenium WebDriver
Firefox Driver Architecture:
IE Driver Architecture:
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12. Sample Webdriver Test
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13. Why choose Webdriver
• Object Oriented, smaller, compact API - This can
make it easier to work with compared to RC
• Mimics the way that your users work with your
site and apps
• Offers advanced user interactions APIs
– Drag and Drop
– Clicking multiple elements with Control key
• Support for WebDriver is baked into the browser
itself: your tests run fast and are stable
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14. Issues
• Changing element locators
• Changing data
• Reusability
• Maintainability
• Readability
• Reporting
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15. Need framework to…
• Allow organizing tests into different Pages
• Abstract element locators
• Abstract data
• Allow verification points
• Capability to deal with file systemdatabases
windows dialogs, etc.
• Be maintainable to keep pace with fast agile
development
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16. What is Think Future Automation For Generic System (TAGS)…
• Built using selenium web-driver
• Parallel test execution on multiple browsers
• Uses spreadsheets to define test flows
• Easiest maintenance of object definitions
• Reporting in xml, html format
• Performs Database Testing
• Integrates with test management tools- Quality
Center, VS Test Manager 2010, xStudio
• Execution on Cloud like Saucelabs
• High Degree of Reusability
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17. About..
• Think Future Technologies is a global software
development, QA & Testing services firm. Incorporated in
India in 2006
Commercial Support Provider
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18. Important URLs
• Meetup Group on Selenium in Delhi / NCR
– http://www.meetup.com/seleners/
• Selenium Conference Slides
– http://www.seleniumconf.org/speakers/
• Book on Selenium
– http://www.aosabook.org/en/selenium.html
• TAGS Framework
– www.tftus.com/tags.html
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19. Twitter:
@SeleniumHQ
@thinkfuturetech
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