CharlesCreativeContent / aws-selenium-ide

Scripts to automate the deployment of cloud infrastructure using the browser automation tool selenium-ide

Selenium IDE and AWS Cloud Development: Slides Here

Scripts to automate the deployment of cloud infrastructure using the browser automation tool selenium-ide

Prerequisites

• Create a Free AWS account - Link Here
• Download Selenium IDE Chrome Extension - Link Here

Resources

• Learn More about Selenium IDE - Blog Post
• AWS Cloud Scripts - Link here
• Other Script Examples - Link here

About Selenium IDE

• Open Source
• Frontend Testing Framework
• Browser Extension
• Exportable to Selenium
• Browser Recording

Pros

• Easy to Start - The ability to record browser interactions, as opposed to writing each step manually, saves time
• Exportable - You can quickly transition to selenium code that can run in your environment testing frameworks
• Visual Testing - You can have test that actually verifies features from the client side

Cons

• Dynamic apps - Tests can be broken often if application is consistently updated or elements are dynamically rendered
• Not in Backend - Doesn't have access to backend API's when not integrated into your environment
• Manual Save - Progress can be lost if the browser is closed without saving

Command Line Interface

You can schedule and run scripts programmaticly via the selenium-side-runner

npm install -g selenium-side-runner

Be Aware: This can’t execute custom code!

Example Use Cases

• Live: Deploy AWS Services
• Send LinkedIn Notifications
• Generate Blog Ideas
• Twitter Engagement
• Download AI Pictures
• Github Engagement