Re: automated testing with browsers

This isn't the best way to do some of this stuff (I've since found  
better ways, but haven't updated the code):

# Open the file in the browser.
        # Mac OS
        if(@os == MACOS) #assuming Firefox for now--Fortius has  
problems with Safari
          `open "#{suite}#{url_suffix}"` if(@browser == SAFARI)

          fork {`/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox- 
bin "#{suite}#{url_suffix}"`} if(@browser == FIREFOX)
        end

        # Linux
        if(@os == LINUX)
          if(@browser == FIREFOX)
          end
        end

        # Windows
        if(@os == WINDOWS)
          `start #{suite}#{windows_url_suffix}` if(@browser == IE)

          `start firefox.exe #{suite}#{windows_url_suffix}` if 
(@browser == FIREFOX)
        end

        # Join the thread, then quit the browser
        processor_thread.join

        # Quit the browser
        puts @os, @browser
        if(@os == MACOS) #assuming Firefox for now
          if(@browser == FIREFOX)
            line = `ps -A | grep "Firefox.app"`
            process = line.split
            puts "Killing #{@browser}, process # #{process[0]}"
            `kill -9 #{process[0]}`
          elsif(@browser == SAFARI)
            line = `ps -A | grep "Safari.app"`
            process = line.split
            puts "Killing #{@browser}, process # #{process[0]}"
            `kill #{process[0]}`
          end
        end

        if(@os == WINDOWS)
          `TASKKILL /F /IM iexplore.exe /T` if(@browser == IE)

          `TASKKILL /F /IM firefox.exe /T` if(@browser == FIREFOX)
        end
      end


I've actually written an app around webrick using threads that
a) launches webrick,
b) launches the browser of choice and the desired suite of tests,
c) waits for the test results (there's a timeout as well),
d) writes the test results to an html file,
e) kills the browser,
f) starts over from b until all suites have been run
g) kills webrick

I've been meaning to take the time to polish this up and share it  
back with the group. I'll try to make time sometime in the next few  
weeks to do so.

Jamie


On Oct 12, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Luke Closs wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Does anyone have any code that starts/stops browsers?
>
> I'd like to automate selenium testing by having a process start
> firefox (say), tell it to go to
> http://test-server/selenium/?auto=true, and then kill the browser when
> it's done.
>
> I'm interested in any code/tips to help doing this for firefox, opera,
> safari, and IE.
>
> Cheers,
> Luke
>
> --
> Luke Closs
> PureMessage Developer
> There is always time to juggle in the Sophos Zone.
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