This guide introduces Selenium as a test automation solution and describes the steps to achieve video recording of automation flow.

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Steps to Achieve Video Recording of Automation Flow
Pre-requisites:
 Create a Maven project.
 Add following dependencies in pom.xml file:
o testng
o selenium-java
o selenium-server
o monte-screen-recorder (you will get it from maven repository)
 Write sample test cases in test class.
 Create VideoRecordingUtility class and extends ScreenRecorder class of Monte Recorder library.
ScreenRecorder class records mouse clicks occurring on other Java Windows running in the same JVM.
Mouse clicks occurring in other JVM's and other processes are not recorded. This ability is useful for
performing in JVM recordings of an application that is being tested. This recorder uses four threads. Three
capture threads for screen, mouse cursor and audio, and one output thread for the movie writer.
ScreenRecorder class is a powerful class with many useful methods, and here you are using two important
methods of ScreenRecorder class which is start and stop. start method helps to record the screen with defined
type. stop method helps to stop the screen recording. Here, we have created two custom methods
startRecording and stopRecording. startRecording method has an argument which is included in the name of
the video file. You can create an object of ScreenRecorder and call start and stop methods using that object.
Following are the actual logic implementation inside startRecording method:
public static void startRecording(String methodName) throws Exception {
File file = new File("./AutomationVideoReports/");
Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
int width = screenSize.width;
int height = screenSize.height;
Rectangle captureSize = new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height);
GraphicsConfiguration gc =
GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getDefaultScreenDevice()
.getDefaultConfiguration();
screenRecorder = new VideoRecordingUtility(gc, captureSize,
new Format(MediaTypeKey, MediaType.FILE, MimeTypeKey, MIME_AVI),
new Format(MediaTypeKey, MediaType.VIDEO, EncodingKey,
ENCODING_AVI_TECHSMITH_SCREEN_CAPTURE,
CompressorNameKey,
ENCODING_AVI_TECHSMITH_SCREEN_CAPTURE, DepthKey, 24, FrameRateKey,
Rational.valueOf(15), QualityKey, 1.0f, KeyFrameIntervalKey, 15 * 60),
new Format(MediaTypeKey, MediaType.VIDEO, EncodingKey, "black",
FrameRateKey, Rational.valueOf(30)),
null, file, methodName);
screenRecorder.start();

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}
Following are the actual logic implementation inside stopRecording method:
public static void stopRecording() throws Exception {
screenRecorder.stop();
}
The video recording will be stored in AutomationVideoReports folder. You can use startRecording and
stopRecording methods based on your convenience in automation listener class. If you are using TestNG framework then
you can implement ITestListener interface and use startRecording and stopRecording inside the implemented methods
of ITestListener to record the video of entire test suite flow or record pass/fail/skip cases. Try to use the above logic to
record your Selenium automation flows and enjoy your automation.
Conclusion
Monte Screen Recorder Java library is a powerful library that helps you to record the automation flow in
Selenium web automation. The automation flow recording provides several advantages in automation result
analysis, debugging, deliverables and thereby, enhancing customer satisfaction. Like automation reports,
automation video recordings play a major role with respect to deliverables in the upcoming automation world.
By,
Sanoj S, Test Architect, RapidValue

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