Web automation tool selection

1、 Mainstream Web Automated test tool

1. QTP: charge Support ( Support web、 Desktop software automation )
2. selenium: free Open source Only support web project 【 This stage of learning 】
3. Robot framework: be based on python Extended Keyword Driven Automation Tools .2014 Stop updating in

2、 What is? selenium？

One web Automated test tool , Chinese means ： selenium

3、selenium characteristic

1. Open source 、 free
2. Cross platform (Linux windows mac)
3. Support for multiple browsers ： Google firefox IE
4. Support for multiple languages ：python、java… wait
5. Mature and stable ： Has been Google 、 Baidu is widely used by large companies
6. Powerful ： Support commercialization of most functions , And because of open source , The required functions can be customized .

4、selenium Family introduction

4.1 edition

selenium1.0

selenium IDE ( Recording automated code tools )
selenium Grid ( Distributed tools ： Start multiple browsers at the same time )
selenium RC( adopt JS Simulation browser , Achieve automation )

==selenium2.0( Stable recommended version ) ==

selenium2.0 = selenium1.0+webdriver

selenium3.0

2.0 Upgraded version , Support JAVA8、woindows10 Edge browser 、safa browser

Tips ： Whether through 2.0 still 3.0 Automated scripts written ,API The method is the same , The only difference is the environment .