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WebdriverIO vs Watir: What are the differences?
Developers describe WebdriverIO as "Webdriver/Selenium 2.0 JavaScript bindings for Node.js". WebdriverIO lets you control a browser or a mobile application with just a few lines of code. Your test code will look simple, concise and easy to read. On the other hand, Watir is detailed as "Selenium abstraction in ruby". Watir, pronounced water, is an open-source (BSD) family of Ruby libraries for automating web browsers. It allows you to write tests that are easy to read and maintain. It is simple and flexible. Watir drives browsers the same way people do. It clicks links, fills in forms, presses buttons. Watir also checks results, such as….
WebdriverIO and Watir can be primarily classified as "Browser Testing" tools.
Some of the features offered by WebdriverIO are:
- Extendable
- Support for the WebDriver specification as well as to Appium
- Easy Test Setup
On the other hand, Watir provides the following key features:
- The test scripts are written in Ruby language
- It supports multiple domains and has a test recorder
- It can find elements by its name, index, ID or value.
WebdriverIO is an open source tool with 5.12K GitHub stars and 1.48K GitHub forks. Here's a link to WebdriverIO's open source repository on GitHub.
we are having one web application developed in Reacts.js. in the application, we have only 4 to 5 pages that we need to test. I am having experience in selenium with java. Please suggets which tool I should use. and why ............................ ............................ .............................
with the help of selenium we can automate react js for functional testing
Hi, I am starting out to test an application that is currently being developed - FE: React. BE: Node JS. I want the framework to be able to test all UI scenarios (from simple to complex) and also have the capability to test APIs. I also need to run tests across all OSs and Browsers (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS). I have also looked into react-testing-library and @TestProject.io. Any advice you can give as to which framework would be best and why would be so much appreciated! Thank you!!
You should also definitely look into Playwright, which is a new automation tool from Microsoft building on top of the Puppeteer experience and trying to bring this experience in the cross browser space - very exciting project. Great team. Also CodeceptJS as already Playwright support which at a ton of valuable features on top of Playwright, give it a go!
I'm also looking for the same, FE: React & BE: NodeJS. Cypress won't help as it lacks cross-browser testing, it doesn't support all the browsers. I'm still investigating it, but looks like WebdriverIO may fulfil what I'm looking for - Cross-browser testing, integration with CI/CD, running it as a docker service, good support on assertions & reporting of test results. Let me know if you found any information on any of the above mentioned points.
Hi Esther, if you really need cross OS and cross device automation Cypress wont help, with WebdriverIO you can do it … and check out CodeceptJS, which is a wrapper around several frameworks (like WebdriverIO) and will support future players (currently for example upcoming Playwright) as well.
Pros of Watir
Pros of WebdriverIO
- Various integrations to vendors like Sauce Labs11
- Open Source10
- Great community8
- Easy to setup7
- Best solution for broad browser support4
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Cons of Watir
Cons of WebdriverIO
- High maintenance8
