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Next-gen browser and mobile automation test framework for Node.js (by webdriverio)
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E2E test framework for Angular apps (by angular)
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| WebdriverIO | Protractor | |
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| 37 | 19 | |
| 8,769 | 8,757 | |
| 1.0% | -0.1% | |
| 9.9 | 0.0 | |
| 3 days ago | 11 months ago | |
| TypeScript | JavaScript | |
| 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.
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
Protractor
Posts with mentions or reviews of Protractor.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-23.
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Introduction to Cypress and UI Test Automation
Cypress is a next-generation front-end Automation testing tool built for modern web applications. It is a JavaScript-based end-to-end testing framework and is known for faster test execution as compared with other testing tools (like Selenium or Protractor).
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Overview over Angular’s repositories
Protractor repo (link)
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Nx 14.5 - Cypess v10, Output globs, Linter perf, React Tailwind support
Protractor has been deprecated for a while on the Angular CLI side and given Nx has had Cypress support for a while it has never been a popular choice. Starting with this release we're deprecating the generator for setting up Protractor and we're planning on removing support entirely in Nx v15.
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Angular CLI and Nx - Why?
In recent releases, the Angular CLI kept reducing its feature set, mainly due to tools such as Protractor as well as TSLint being deprecated. As a result, starting with Angular 14, the Angular CLI provides the following when generating a new application:
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Help with automatization
The Protractor testing framework was created for e2e testing of Angular apps. https://www.protractortest.org/
- Unit testing library for Angular application
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Protractor is dead, long live Cypress! - Part 1
Future of Angular E2E & Plans for Protractor · Issue #5502 · angular/protractor
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Angular 12 in Depth
In April, the Angular team has announced plans to end the support of Protractor at the end of 2022.
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Looking for some advise/direction on a new testing framework
"The Angular team plans to end development of Protractor at the end of 2022 (in conjunction with Angular v15)." - https://github.com/angular/protractor/issues/5502
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What UI testing framework do you use and what do you like/dislike about it?
Angular will deprecate Protractor soon https://github.com/angular/protractor/issues/5502
What are some alternatives?
When comparing WebdriverIO and Protractor you can also consider the following projects:
Playwright - Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.
jest - Delightful JavaScript Testing.
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
Cypress - Fast, easy and reliable testing for anything that runs in a browser.
CodeceptJS - Supercharged End 2 End Testing Framework for NodeJS
Nightmare - A high-level browser automation library.
jasmine - Simple JavaScript testing framework for browsers and node.js