Debugging process of Selenium IDE
There are several ways to debug your test case, some of them include:
1. Step-over command: If there are any problems, use the built-in debugging step-over command to find out where things go wrong.
- By clicking the Step over command again and again you can go through each step as shown:
2. Adding Breakpoints: You can add breakpoints on a particular step that you want to check by clicking the step number on the left side.
- Then click the play button to automatically debug your test
- To disable the breakpoints click on the Disable breakpoints button on the upper right side
3. Adding Debug Command: You can debug your test case by inserting a new command, clicking right on a step where you want to programmatically pause the debugger, and clicking on insert a new command.
- Add “debugger” in the command section then press play to run your test and it will automatically pause where you added your debug command.
4. Pause on Exception: You can click on the “Pause on Exception” option and then run the test to figure out what is wrong. With this option, you can update your test cases easily.
- Click on the ‘Find target in page’ button to see if the required command exists on your page, if it doesn’t highlight anything on your page, it means the command does not exist.
- You can click on the ‘Select target in page’ button to select the element you want to add to your particular command
- Now that your new target is added to your command, you can click on the ‘Find target in page’ button and it will highlight the element that you selected.
Export the Test Case in Selenium IDE
- To export your test case in your desired language click on the three dots of your Test on the right side and click on ‘Export’.
- It will give you options to export your test case in the given languages, and select the one you want.
- Click ‘Export’ and save at your desired location, then you can open the file in Notepad to access the exported code in your selected language.
What is Selenium IDE?
Selenium IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is an open-source web testing solution. Selenium IDE is like a tool that records what you do on a website. Subsequently, these recorded interactions can be replayed as automated tests. You don’t need much programming skills to use it. Even if you’re not great at programming, you can still make simple automated tests with it.
This article explores Selenium IDE, its features, benefits, limitations, step-by-step installation guide, and more.
Table of Content
- What is Selenium IDE?
- What is Selenese?
- Features of Selenium IDE
- Benefits of Selenium IDE
- Limitations of Selenium IDE
- How to Install Selenium IDE?
- How to Use Selenium IDE?
- Conclusion
- Frequently Asked Questions on Selenium IDE