I tried using Selenium IDE to automate browser testing

Hello.
This is Hase from the development team.

This time, I will introduce Selenium IDE, a tool that automates browser testing

What is Selenium IDE?

Selenium IDE is a tool for automating web browser testing and is provided as a Firefox add-on.
Besides Selenium IDE, there is also a library called Selenium WebDriver that allows you to perform tests programmatically.

Source:Various ways to install Selenium IDE

This tool is provided as a Firefox add-on, but it can also be used with other browsers such as Chrome and Internet Explorer.
I'll explain how to use it with Chrome and Internet Explorer in a future post.

introduction

Since we will be using FireFox as the browser this time, we will proceed under the assumption that FireFox is installed on your PC

thislink, click "+ Add to Firefox," and install Selenium IDE.

This is all you need to install.
It's very easy!

How to use

For example, let's create the following test:

1. Go to https://www.yahoo.co.jp/
2. Search for "biyondo Co., Ltd."
3. The search results should display "Is this not Biyondo Co., Ltd."

Launch Selenium IDE

Select Menu Bar → Tools → Selenium IDE to launch it

Start recording

Enable the red circle (record button) in the top right corner to start recording

Controlling the browser

Operate your browser as usual.
1. Go to https://www.yahoo.co.jp/
2. Enter "biyondo Co., Ltd." and search.

Your actions will be recorded in Selenium IDE

To confirm that the message "Is this Beyond Co., Ltd." is displayed,
drag the text, right-click, and select "verifyText...".

Now you can test that it is displayed

End recording

You can stop recording by clicking the red circle (record button) in the upper right corner again

Execute

Play the test you created.
Pressing the play button (▶) will automatically open your browser.

If the test is successful, it will turn green

Conversely, if the values ​​are different and an error occurs, it will turn red as shown below.

*An error occurred because the value of Verify Text was changed to "Is this Beyond Inc.", causing the values ​​to not match.

Conclusion

This time we created the test using browser operations,
but of course, it is also possible to create it by directly entering commands without using a browser.

For a detailed list of commands and how to use them,the official documentationto
please refer

That's all