spectron
DEPRECATED: 🔎 Test Electron apps using ChromeDriver (by electron-userland)
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Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js (by webdriverio)
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| spectron | WebdriverIO | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 37 | |
| 1,679 | 8,752 | |
| 0.0% | 0.8% | |
| 0.0 | 9.9 | |
| about 2 months ago | 7 days ago | |
| JavaScript | TypeScript | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
spectron
Posts with mentions or reviews of spectron.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-26.
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Playwright: Automate Chromium, WebKit and Firefox
Electron appear to have dropped support for their previous automated testing framework - https://github.com/electron-userland/spectron - and now suggest Playwright as an alternative: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/automated-te...
- Spectron deprecation - any alternatives?
- 用 Spectron 對 Electron App 做測試
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Setup Spectron and Testing Library to effectively test your Electron.js application
Mismatching Spectron and Electron versions Check the versions from package.json and make sure they are compatible by checking Spectron Github
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Using Spectron for Electron Apps
We have attached a link below to access the Spectron APIs – https://github.com/electron-userland/spectron#clientwindowbyindexindex
WebdriverIO
Posts with mentions or reviews of WebdriverIO.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-04.
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Learn Automated Testing At Home: A Beginner's Guide
3.WebdriverIO: WebdriverIO is another popular open-source test automation framework. Key Features: Integrates well with popular testing frameworks (e.g., Mocha, Jasmine). Supports both synchronous and asynchronous commands. Works with various browsers and platforms
- Mastering Performance Testing with WebDriverIO
- Webdriver.io: Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework
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Way to High Confidence: The Ideal Testing Trophy
Webdriver.io
- Setting up parallel cross browser tests and desktop within seconds using Webdriver.IO configuration wizard
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Seeking Recommendations for the Best Mobile Automation Tool
There is a tool called webdriver.io which purports to handle mobile automation. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet but it's on my radar.
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Browserstack - too expensive? Is our consultant SCAMMING us?
We recently hired an engineer to write us integration tests with webdriver.io. All of our other tests run fine in Github actions - rspec, javascript jest, etc.
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How to fix Frontend Tests as a lazy developer
Your automated tests will act on behalf of a real user, open a real web browser (typically Chromium, Chrome, Firefox) using one an existing technology like Webdriver and add some syntactical sugar on top.
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Battle-Testing Nx Console with E2E Tests
WebdriverIO (abbreviated as WDIO) is an E2E testing framework for Node.js. It allows you to automate all kinds of web and mobile applications using the Webdriver or Chrome DevTools protocols.
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Can't access an element in a web page using DOM
i recall having to deal with elements inside iframes and shadow roots when using webdriver.io for testing. you can always inspect an element and copy the selector. if it is unique to the page it should work
What are some alternatives?
When comparing spectron and WebdriverIO you can also consider the following projects:
electron-playwright-example - Example of multi-window Playwright testing with Electron
Playwright - Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
electron-spectron-example - A example of using Spectron to test an Electron application
jest - Delightful JavaScript Testing.
Atom - :atom: The hackable text editor
TestCafe - A Node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.
nightwatch - Integrated end-to-end testing framework written in Node.js and using W3C Webdriver API. Developed at @browserstack
running-playwright-on-aws-lambda - Running hundreds of Playwright E2E tests in a few seconds with AWS Lambda
Protractor - E2E test framework for Angular apps
Electron - :electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
CodeceptJS - Supercharged End 2 End Testing Framework for NodeJS
spectron vs electron-playwright-example
WebdriverIO vs Playwright
spectron vs electron-spectron-example
WebdriverIO vs jest
spectron vs Atom
WebdriverIO vs TestCafe
spectron vs Playwright
WebdriverIO vs nightwatch
spectron vs running-playwright-on-aws-lambda
WebdriverIO vs Protractor
spectron vs Electron
WebdriverIO vs CodeceptJS