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| dojox.robot.recorder |
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| Version 0.1 |
| Release date: 2008-07-30 |
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| Project state: experimental |
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| Project authors |
| Mark Hays |
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| Project description |
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| Writing automated test cases takes time, and DOH is no exception. You have to |
| look up element ids, invent dojo.queries for elements with no id, |
| figure out exactly how many pixels to move the mouse . . . the list goes on. |
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| This recorder module enables DOH test case writers to create complete DOH test |
| scripts directly from their actions and input on a Web page. Simply drop the |
| generated code into your test page, set a pass condition, and the test will |
| repeat your actions. |
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| Dependencies: |
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| dojo |
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| Documentation |
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| See installation instructions below to prepare a test page for recording. |
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| To record a test, click in an area of the document with no dojo.stopEvents |
| and press CTRL-ALT-ENTER in the main window. You will get a verification alert |
| when you successfully start the recorder. Then you can interact with the Web |
| page and the recorder will monitor your actions. It's usually good to record one |
| test per widget instance per type of interaction (keyboard vs mouse for instance) |
| you are testing. |
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| After you finish interacting with the Web page, click out of any dojo.stopEvents |
| and press CTRL-ALT-ENTER again. You will see a box containing the generated source |
| code for your recording. Copy this into a dojo.addOnLoad on the same page to register |
| the test with DOH. Replace the /*Your condition here*/ text with a JS condition that |
| indicates that the test passed. Again, having multiple small tests will help you |
| keep the condition small. Add a doh.run() call after you register all of your tests |
| to make them execute when you load the page. |
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| Installation instructions |
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| To ready the recorder for a particular page, add this line to your dojo.requires: |
| dojo.require("dojox.robot.recorder"); |
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| You can safely remove this line after you are finished recording your tests. |
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| Additional Notes |
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| Known limitations: |
| - Content in an iframe might not report events to the recorder. |
| - keyDown/keyUp events are supported by DOH, but not by the recorder. |
| If you hold a key down, it will generate lots of keyPress events instead. |
| Simply change these to one keyDown call yourself. |
