Webdriver.io VS Nightwatch

Goal of this project is to find the best approach of carrying out UI test for SBS

Installation & Run

Just cd to each directory, and do:

1. npm install
2. ./run_test.bash

Findings

Both are:

• selenium based can talk directly to ChromeDriver
• have good documentations
• support Slack and CI integration
• support for Page Objects

Individually:

1. Nightwatch

• pros
  • more github starts
  • nice built-in test runner
  • more stable and faster
  • chainable syntax
  • good support for latest node
• cons
• cannot use it with own test frameworks
• nor can use it as standalone robot

2. Webdriver.io

• pros
  • more flexible
  • easier to setup for beginners
  • can be used as a standalone robot
• cons
  • buggy (in this demo, if we enable that screenshot, the test case is not included in the final report)
  • a bit slow

References

• http://webdriver.io/
• http://nightwatchjs.org/
• https://github.com/dwyl/learn-nightwatch
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35981605/what-is-the-difference-between-nightwatch-js-and-webdriver-io

Automated Test

• https://code.facebook.com/projects/319808741494443/huxley/

Commercial Cloud-based Solutions

• https://www.browserstack.com/