Selenium-IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a tool used to develop your selenium test cases. This is an easy-to-use extension of Chrome and Firefox and is generally the most efficient way to develop test cases. This is registered in the user actions in the browser for you, use the selenium command, with the parameters defined by the context thereof. This is not only a time saver, but also a great way to learn the selenium script syntax.

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Selenium IDE Features

Selenium IDE is divided into different components, each feature and its own functionalities. We categorize seven different Selenium IDE components, which include:

1. Menu Bar
2. Toolbar
3. address
4. test case window
5. test script verification editor
6. Recording start / stop button
7. Close the session, the reference window

     1. Menu Bar

The menu bar is placed at the top of the selenium IDE interface. The most commonly used modules in the bar menu include:

project name 

Allows you to change the name of all your jobs.

 open project

You are allowed to open any project that exists in the personnel unit.

Save Project

You are allowed to save all the work now that you are working.

2. Toolbar

The toolbar contains a module to control the running of test cases for you. In addition, it provides the steps for debugging the test cases. The most commonly used modules in the menu toolbar include:

Speed ​​control options

This allows you to control the speed of running tests for you.

run  test

You are allowed to run the selected test now. If only one test is loaded? performance test? Do Not Run All? Button has the same effect.

3. address

This module provides a drop-down menu that remembers all the previous URL of the language. In simple words, the base of the URL bar of the sites visited remembers which navigation gets easier later.

4. test case window

This module contains all the evidence recorded by the IDE. In simple words, it provides a list of all test cases recorded at the same time at the bottom of the window, in the case of the test, so users can easily switch between test cases.

5. test script verification editor

The Test Script Editor for display panels of test scripts and user interaction is registered by the IDE. Each user interaction is displayed in the same order in which they are run. The editor box is divided into three columns: Command, Destination, and Value

6. Recording start / stop button

The Record button records all user actions with the browser

7. Close the session, the reference window

The log window displays messages during execution at run time. Real-time updates are provided in the actions performed by the IDE. This can be classified into four types: information, errors, debugging and printing.

Advantages of Selenium IDE

• An easy to use, it becomes very easy for the user to download the selenium IDE and use it.
• Unlike all other selenium suites, it was necessary to have documentation that shows when the command was selected or entered.
• Errors are users without the need to worry about the selenium IDE debugging code, because the error message is displayed automatically.
• Users are influenced by the above commands by inserting breakpoints and writing comments when necessary when the selenium IDE is downloaded.
• Users do not need to think twice about downloading the extensions on their IDE and Selenium systems because it supports the full extent of the extension.
• This allows the user to export the test can be serviced later in WebDriver and Selenium RC.