How to create an Azure DevOps pipeline using YAML Introduction In this blog we look at how to create a Cypress pipeline in Azure DevOps (ADO) to execute our test cases and produce results. In our training course we look at creating a simple pipeline in ADO using the classic editor: The last two steps in [...]
Introduction Cypress is an amazing new open source web testing tool, and it integrates really well with Continuous Integration Tools, but you can make executing your tests in the cloud even easier by using a GitHub Action that the Cypress team has written for you! I've been using Cypress for a while now, I use Microsoft [...]
Writing to Excel in Ranorex This blog looks at a commonly asked question in Ranorex - how do we write back to an Excel data source when using a data-driven test? There are many approaches to this, but in this example we are going to use Microsoft's Excel Interop Object Model. The example is a standard [...]
When using Selenium WebDriver, you may be aware that you're scripts must always know about the driver server (chromedriver, geckodriver etc.). This can be done in various different ways; setting the path in each script or adding the folder to the system path. We now have another, easier method; WebDriver Manager. WebDriver Manager will handle the [...]
How to check if a Test has failed using JUnit? This blog introduces the JUnit TestWatcher Class. We can use this to detect the Status of a Test Case, and if it has failed, we can then invoke a Method to do something - in this case, report the error and take a screenshot. There are [...]
Using Git & GitHub with Ranorex In this tutorial, we will be walking through the process of setting up Git/GitHub with Ranorex. This demo will be using Ranorex 8.3 but this will work on most recent versions of Ranorex too. Step 1 (All Testers) - Set up Git/GitHub Install Git – https://git-scm.com/downloads Install TortoiseGit for Windows [...]
In this blog we will explore how to set up IntelliJ to create a Maven project for using Cucumber with Selenium WebDriver Java Pre-requisites JDK Install Install Java Development Kit from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html Add a Windows environment variable (system properties, WinKey + Pause -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables) JAVA_HOME to point at the JDK directory. [...]
How to integrate Selenium WebDriver Java, GitHub, Jenkins and Ant In this tutorial, we are going to be walking through the process of setting up Selenium WebDriver Java with source control and continuous integration. To do this, firstly we are going to need a few things. Prerequisites: Eclipse downloaded and installed WebDriver libraries downloaded Jenkins installed [...]
Maven Cucumber and WebDriver Projects in Eclipse In our Selenium courses we tend to use Ant for building, executing from command line, and creating reports. However, you may wish to use Maven, which makes projects much easier to manage. So in this blog we show you how to set up your Cucumber project in Eclipse using [...]
This is the final part of our 3 part blog on integrating Ranorex with SpecFlow in Visual Studio and creating a Page Object style framework In this last part we look at bringing in BDD using SpecFlow. BDD with SpecFlow OK, now we have our own Ranorex POM framework sorted, lets extend this into BDD using [...]