6 common challenges setting up SeleniumSlavy Slavov cofounder @equafy

Automation, not AutoMagic

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1. Setup and optimization

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Setup and optimizationSelenium hub

Multiple OS/Browser nodes

Disable auto updates

Hanging browsers

Multiple browsers per machine

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2. Browser Settings

Internet Explorer

• Protected mode• Popups, default

browser, first run, security

• IE11• Mixed content• User vs. Local• Microsoft Docs?

Safari

• plist config format

• plutil

Global

• Valid certificate, wrong domain

• Self-signed certificatesCyberVillains

• Compatibility

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3. Scaling

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Static Dynamic Self-sufficient nodes

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Maintenance

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Caching

History

Sessions

Speed

WebDriver upgrades

Deployment

Containers?

5. Upgrades

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6. Visual Validations

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Visual automatgic validations

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DOM data driven comparisons

Image objects map comparisons

Pixel level with threshold

Are there others?

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