Friday, September 18, 2020

TestCafe Overview

 


 

  • TestCafe is a node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing.

  • TestCafe is a product of DevExpress.

  • TestCafe uses a proxy in-between which performs URL rewriting and injects the test scripts into the browser.

  • Proxies manage all storage/cookies for the tests.

  • Clean and isolated test environment which is difficult to achieve in other web testing frameworks.

 

Main Features of TestCafe

  • TestCafe is an Open source framework.

  • 1 minute setup with just one command (npm install -g TestCafe).

  • While TestCafe is designed to support most modern browsers.

  • TestCafe don’t need an external driver to run end-to-end tests in the browser.

  • TestCafe detect all the browsers installed on your machines.

  • It can run tests in headless mode (Both in Chrome & Firefox browser).

  • Allow tests to run in parallel.

  • Live mode allows you to edit your TestCafe tests on the fly. Changes you make in the code will immediately restart the tests. And you'll see test results instantly.

  • TestCafe is easy to set up with most modern CI systems (Team City, Jenkins, Travis & etc.).

  • TestCafe supports latest JavaScript and TypeScript.






1 comment:

  1. I will be adding the TestCafe architecture overview, Installation steps, sample test creation, execution & reporting in the upcoming posts.

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