Question

Can someone tell me the exact steps (be specific) to test (write tests and then execute them) a website through Firefox using Selenium RC and the Ruby programming language?

I’m new to this and have only done it with Java, Eclipse, and JUnit 4 (and Selenium RC + IDE of course). I’m looking for steps similar to what it took for me to get it up and running with Java.

To get up and running with Java I did the following:

1. Created new Java project in Eclipse.
2. To this projected I added selenium-java-client-driver.jar, selenium-server.jar, and Junit4 Library.
3. Using Selenium IDE I created a test and exported it in the Java language.
4. I created a class in my Java project (in Eclipse) and imported this code; which needed some tweeking.
5. I then click on the “Run ” in eclipse and it works great.

Can someone give me comparable steps to get up and running with Ruby and any IDE?

Thank you

Answer 1

Okay, figured it out.

1. Install ruby.
2. Install selenium ide on FF
3. DL and run the selenium server
4. record a test in the selenium IDE
   for FF and export it as a ruby file
5. open command line with ruby
   (confirm by typing “ruby -v”) and
   navigate to this newly exported ruby
   file
6. run “gem install selenium-client”
7. “ruby your_file_name.rb”. And
   that’s it!