Getting started with ruby web automation - Part 3

Starting a project
There are a number of things I setup by default, folder structure, helper files, snippets, etc. I do this a lot, so have a tool that automates some of this. I've posted it on Bitbucket but it is very much a work in progress.

Folder structure
I like to use Cucumber for most things as it is easy to communicate between testers and business, and management can read it and understand. I also don't like to separate tests that are executed with or without tools.

​Here are the commands to setup the folders

Here are the commands to setup the default files

Configure your Gemfile
I like to put everything in Gemfiles rather than installing gems directly. This saves me from installing something and forgetting I'm using it when I move to another system.

Here is my Gemfile contents (GemFile)

To get these setup, cd to your new_project folder, and run
bundle install

Setup browser drivers
I end up using both phantomjs and chromedriver for my tests. Phantomjs for headless, and chrome for regular use.

PhantomJS
Download phantomjs-x.y.z-windows.zip and extract it to C:\path and check that it is installed by typing
phantomjs --version

​Chromedriver
Download chromedriver_win32.zip and extract it to C:\path.

Putting it all together
To make sure everything is all connected and working correctly a simple feature will allow for testing all of the pieces.

Setup cucumber​ and your env

cucumber.yml

features\suport\env.rb

Now you can create your first feature. This feature can be used later to debug your setup. ​

features\debug.feature

Run and watch it fail! (yes, failure is part of the process)
In your new_project folder run
cucumber -p debug
You should see something like this​:











Create the debug setps
These steps give you the basics for doing some debugging.

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features\step_definitions\debug_steps.rb

Run and watch it pass!
This time when you run, you should wind up at a pry interactive prompt. To exit type exit.

More...
Now the fun begins.
There are a lot of resources out there on how to use these tools now that they are installed and working.

I will post more in the weeks to come on how I use these tools to automate a few different types of sites.

Quick links:

• capy_farmer
• cucumber
• webdriver
• capybara
• data_magic
• page-object
• site_prism
• rspec
• sinatra
• insomnia
• phantomjs
• chrome-driver