On Monday, March 5, 2012 7:37:45 AM UTC-8, Željko Filipin wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Contador <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm newish to Test Automation, Watir and Ruby; I am a tester with >> responsibility to functionally test a website. I wish to harness some >> of the power of Automation to create a set of tests to regression test >> the website. These would be simple tests to check for elements, >> fields, text etc... Watir looks a great candidate. What I need is:- >> >> 1. A set of tests I can run overnight or first thing in the morning >> 2. Tests which generate a results report (preferably in HTML) of pass/ >> fail >> 3. Tests which I can maintain and update eaily >> >> So, to get up and running, I have: >> >> 1. Downloaded the Watir book 0-7-1, read and done the examples >> 2. Joined this community >> 3. Ordered Everday Scripting with Ruby >> >> I plan to: >> >> 1. Use a small area of the website to create my first tests >> 2. Create a small script which I can run from command prompt >> 3. Initially check results in command prompt >> 4. Learn how to incoporate a reporting class - such as example within >> Wiki >> >> I think what I really need is a Framework to help me organise tests, >> test maintenance and updates and reporting. >> >> Any general advice on the best way to progress and learn as I go, >> greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks > > > Take a look at RSpec and Cucumber: > > http://rspec.info/ > http://cukes.info/ > > Željko > -- > watir.com/book - author >
Second vote here for Cucumber, which is great for a large number of reasons not the least of which is the opportunity to move your team into using Specification by Example I'd also strongly recommend the just recently released "Cucumber Book" from Pragmatic Programmers. It's well worth reading for anyone that will be working with that tool, and helps you avoid a lot of potential pitfalls that are pretty easy to fall into especially for those of us from a test background. -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general [email protected]
