crcn / browsertap

Remote browser testing

BrowserTap 2.0

BrowserTap 2.0 will be an open-source core, with a closed-sourcea native desktop application that enables (likely) QA testers and engineers to enter their AWS credentials, to allow one-click creation of a Windows, etc instance to debug their application manually, broadcasted from a web browser running on said instance.

Structure

Here's the general folder structure for v2 of BrowserTap:

apps/ - all application sources that need to get compiled
docs/ - various docs, wikis, business plans, etc.
home/ - the main home page
  build/ - built JS 
old/ - old files

Apps

Below are a set apps to be developed

• Home - Home application
• API - orchestration, billing, all backend related stuff
• browser client - web client which launches browsers
• desktop client - desktop client people can install from the app store
• desktop server - connects to the API server and does all the signaling for desktop. Also does cleanup when a user logs out.
• desktop - desktop controller. Does magical webrtc shit and other nice things.

Roadmap

• setup authentication

  • login
  • signup
  • sign up verification
  • forgot password
  • reset password email
  • reset password
  • store session (there's always a session)
  • re-send confirmation email
  • track last login
  • invitee form
  • enable people to share invitee link
  • shortcode
  • "what is it" for invite page
  • social links for invite complete
  • ability to invite people

• security

  • lock account after N minutes
  • CSRF token

• speed

  • FE and website hosted on EC2
  • VMs hosted on EC2 and azure

• deployment

  • use appm for hosting apps & their versions
  • ability to point to private appm registry

• plans

  • free 30 minutes
  • integrate stripe
  • charge users for time used
  • free promotional minutes

• support

  • bug report form (include screenshot if possible)
  • ability for people to log directly into session

• collaboration

  • ability for people to share mouse & keyboard of particular device
  • ability for people to share a particular screen

• promotion

  • add promo codes for free minutes
  • invite more people to get early access
  • shortcode service

• desktop app features

• common features

  • ability to SSH into machine
  • automatically sync localhost to remote machine
  • sync all open windows to user
  • ability to see desktop or all windows
  • ability to run JS unit tests in browsers
  • appm for installing apps
  • mac & linux vms
  • clipboard support
  • geo location testing
  • ability to invite people into organization
    • need to accept link sent via email
    • need to be able to sign up or log in from link
  • ability to have multiple organizations
  • ability to set app hotkeys
  • ability to take a screenshot
  • sniff traffic and sync current location to btap

• nice features

  • resize windows to any size
  • sync audio
  • ability to invite people to session
  • ability to install any browser plugin (using robot)

• eyebrowse

  • ability to launch AWS servers - pull AMI from public registry
  • ability to connect computers via bonjour
  • client & server supported on mac, windows, and linux
  • appm allows people to publish and install software from registry
  • stream windows back to users machine
  • registered service tell eyebrowse what apps can be launched
  • ability to launch virtual box vms

• BT core