selenium-repl

Getting Started

Currently supports testing in Google Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

Before you begin

1. Make sure you have NodeJS installed
2. If you do not have PowerShell installed, make sure you have downloaded the webdriver executable

Options

Options:
  -b, --browser <browser>  chrome, edge, or firefox
  -d, --driverPath <path>  folder location of webdriver
  -h --headless            webdriver headless mode
  -s --selectors           add additional selector functions to the REPL
  --help                   display help for command

Quickstart

Open PowerShell. Enter npx selenium-repl.

Setup

If you have PowerShell installed, execute Setup.ps1 and skip the remaining setup instructions.

1. In a Terminal Window, navigate to this repository and enter the command npm install
2. Enter the command npm run setup BROWSER DRIVER_PATH replacing BROWSER with chrome, edge, or firefox and DRIVER_PATH with the path to your folder containing webdriver†

Run the REPL

If you have PowerShell installed, execute Start.ps1 and skip the remaining steps.

1. In a Terminal Window, navigate to this repository and enter the command npm start

Learn about Selenium REPL exclusive functions.
Right-click an element to copy its CSS Selector.

Creating Tests

Refer to the Official Selenium Documentation. It is recommended you follow the Page Object Model .

Example Test

test.js

const DriverFactory = require('selenium-repl/DriverFactory'),
    LoginPage = require('./pages/LoginPage');

function test() {
    var driver = new DriverFactory('chrome').driver;

    driver.get('https://www.google.com');

    var loginPage = new LoginPage(driver);
    var homePage = loginPage.login('Username', 'Password');

    // ...
}

module.exports = test;

LoginPage.js

const { By } = require('selenium-webdriver'),
    HomePage = require('./pages/HomePage');

class LoginPage {

    usernameField = By.css('#UserName');
    passwordField = By.css('#Password');
    loginButton = By.css('#LoginButton');

    constructor(driver) {
        this.driver = driver;
    }

    inputUsername(username) {
        this.driver.findElement(this.usernameField).sendKeys(username);
    }

    inputPassword(password) {
        this.driver.findElement(this.passwordField).sendKeys(password);
    }

    clickLogin() {
        this.driver.findElement(this.loginButton).click();
    }

    login(username, password) {
        this.inputUsername(username);
        this.inputPassword(password);
        this.clickLogin();
        return new HomePage(this.driver);
    }
}

module.exports = LoginPage;

Selenium REPL Cheatsheet

JavaScript API Documentation

†If the webdriver folder is your current directory or if it is in your PATH, you may omit this step.