Automated testing frameworks

There are three automated testing tools namely Selenium, QTP (Quality Test Professional) and Coded UI Test (CUIT) .We will consider above mentioned main aspects of automation and see how these tools provide the support for each category.
Ease of Use
- Recording and Playback Functionality
Each of the testing tools has the ability of recording the actions and playback the recorded actions. Selenium provides the plug-in named Selenium IDE with Mozilla Firefox with which the actions can be recorded. QTP provides record button to record a new test. Recording for
- IDE and tools with which the tester can write the scripts
With Selenium IDE there is no special tool and specific technology to write the script. We can insert commands with ‘Table or Source View’ when required.
QTP provides Keyword View to display test steps graphically or Expert View which shows VB Script lines.
Selenium IDE comes as a plug-in with Mozilla Firefox. With this we can create a test suite which comprise of various test cases. With Selenium IDE is, you can convert recorded Selenium IDE scripts into different languages and after conversion you can run it in Selenium RC. Selenium RC has two components, one is “Selenium Server” and another is “Selenium Client”.
With QTP IDE for the first time 3 add-ins are provided ActiveX, Visual Basic and Web. Various links to best practices, new features for the current version are available with start page. We can either open existing test case or create a new one.
- Ease of Test Case execution
With Selenium IDE we have the option of executing the entire test suite already recorded or a test case at a time.
Depending upon the add-ins loaded in QTP IDE the record and run window shows tabs. Windows Application tab is always available. The tests can be executed with run button which in turn opens the run dialog box. We can specify the location for run specific results and provide parameters if any.
These tools can execute test cases without human intervention.