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February 13, 2013
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Javascript / Browser Integration Testing with Ruby

The slides for my presentation at Code4Lib 2013 in Chicago.

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Jessie Keck

February 13, 2013

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Transcript

  1. Javascript / Browser Integration Testing with Ruby Jessie Keck |

    Code4Lib 2013

  2. 2 The Problem

  3. 3 Normal RSpec Integration Test

  4. 4 Let’s See It

  5. 5 Mistakes Happen

  6. 6 Demo

  7. 7 The Some Solution(s)

  8. 8 Watir •  WATIR == WEB APPLICATION TESTING IN RUBY

    •  PRONOUNCED WATER •  BUILT ON WATIR-WEBDRIVER •  EASY TO TEST EXTERNAL SITES

  9. 9 Capybara •  YES, LIKE THE RODENT •  PREFERRED RSPEC/CUCUMBER

    DRIVER •  HAS THE ABILITY TO TEST RESPONSIVE DESIGN •  WEBKIT INTEGRATION AVAILABLE (TRUE HEADLESS)

  10. 10 A Tale of Two Syntaxes CAPYBARA WATIR

  11. 11 Demo

  12. 12 Gotchas

  13. 13 Other Potential Uses

  14. 14 Come Talk To Me! @jessiekeck github.com/jkeck [email protected] jkeck on

    IRC

  15. 15 Links •  http://watir.com/ •  https://github.com/jnicklas/capybara •  https://github.com/thoughtbot/capybara-webkit •  https://github.com/jkeck/c4l13_javascript_testing