Seleniumhttps://pypi.org/project/selenium/ |
Specterhttp://specter.sourceforge.net/ |
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Programming language |
Python |
.NET |
Category |
Web Automation |
Acceptance Testing |
General info |
Selenium is an open source tool used to test web applicationsSelenium is a powerful testing tool which can send standard Python commands to different browsers, despite variations in browser design. It also provides extensions to emulate user interaction with browsers, a distribution server for scaling browser allocation, and the infrastructure for implementations of the W3C WebDriver specification that lets you write interchangeable code for all major web browsers |
Specter is a behaviour-driven development framework for .NET and MonoSpecter enables behavior driven development (BDD) by allowing developers to write executable specifications for their objects, before actually implementing them, this is similar to test driven development however the different nomenclature makes it different from writing 'tests' for code that does not exist yet |
xUnit
Set of frameworks originating from SUnit (Smalltalk's testing framework). They share similar structure and functionality. |
No |
No |
Client-side
Allows testing code execution on the client, such as a web browser |
YesIt is primarily a browser automation tool which tests front-end components and functionality |
YesDevelopers can create specfications of the expected front-end behaviours and test them |
Server-side
Allows testing the bahovior of a server-side code |
YesIt can perform Unit tests and can test various components and behaviours in the backend using a BDD or TDD approach |
YesYes developers can create specfications of the expected back-end behaviours and test these. |
Fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data (fixtures) that are test-local. This ensures specific environment for a single test |
YesBy writing your Selenium WebDriver tests in PyTest, this gives you access to Pytest's powerful fixture model |
N/A |
Group fixtures
Allows defining a fixed, specific states of data for a group of tests (group-fixtures). This ensures specific environment for a given group of tests. |
YesOne can group fixtures if accessing Pytest's fixture model |
N/A |
Generators
Supports data generators for tests. Data generators generate input data for test. The test is then run for each input data produced in this way. |
YesBy using a library such as Faker or Fake-factory |
N/A |
Licence
Licence type governing the use and redistribution of the software |
Apache License 2.0 |
BSD 3-Clause 'New' or 'Revised' License |
Mocks
Mocks are objects that simulate the behavior of real objects. Using mocks allows testing some part of the code in isolation (with other parts mocked when needed) |
YesIt includes support for mocking |
N/A |
Grouping
Allows organizing tests in groups |
YesBy using the TestNG feature with which we can create groups and maintain them easily |
YesYou can create your own test suites with specter |
Other
Other useful information about the testing framework |
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