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| <title>1-Selecting The Tools</title> | |
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| <h1>UI Automation Tools</h1> | |
| <p class="p1">This is a list of tools left out of <a href="https://www.simple-talk.com/content/article.aspx?article=2092">my article on UI automation posted at the Simple Talk newsletter</a></p> | |
| <h2><b>A Smattering of Tools to Consider</b></h2> | |
| <p class="p1">Here are a few tools you may consider during your evaluation. The list is far from complete, so don’t rely on my article for your single source of potential toolsets!</p> | |
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| <p class="p1"><b>Name</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p1"><b>Platform</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p1"><b>Drivers</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p3">WebDriver</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Bindings for all popular languages.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Web standard for automation. Extremely broad use, which means lots of blogposts and examples. Supports all major browsers and some mobile devices.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Watir & FireWatir</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Ruby</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Driver for Internet Explorer and Firefox.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Microsoft Coded UI</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">.NET</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Nicely integrated into Visual Studio. Supports IE only. Handles Silverlight and WPF.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Telerik Testing Framework</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">.NET</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Supports cross-browser testing, Silverlight, and Windows Presentation Foundation desktop applications.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3"><b>Frameworks</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Saunter.py</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Python</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Targeted to simplify automation through ease of use in Python.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Cucumber</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Ruby</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Not bound to any one driver. Gives a grammar-based approach for writing specifications.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Fit/Fitness</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Several popular languages</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Table and wiki approach for grammar-based specifications.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Robot</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Java</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Framework on top of WebDriver. Abstracts out the hard parts of WebDriver, works best when web pages follow conventions around naming and ID values.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3"><b>Other</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Sikuli</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Python</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Graphical automation. Allows more complex scripting via Python.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3"><b>Commercial</b></p> | |
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| <p class="p3">QuickTest Professional</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Several supported.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">HP’s large automation tool. Extensible to support various platforms like Flash, SAP, etc.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Telerik Test Studio</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">.NET for drivers and code</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Web, Silverlight, and WPF automation. Also supports load and performance.</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Microsoft Visual Studio</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">.NET</p> | |
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| <p class="p3">Web, Silverlight, and WPF automation. Also supports load and performance.</p> | |
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