Chrome realizes automated testing: recording and playback web page actions

Chrome  Browsers are really scary , It will roll up the relevant gadgets . Since its birth , Created one legend after another , Now you can see the operating system based on it  chrome os , You can also buy a laptop that uses it as a system .

lately , The new version supports recording and playback . With this function , You can record all the operations in the browser , Save to local , Then run repeatedly through playback .

This is really the gospel of lazy cancer patients ,  Say goodbye to repetitive work easily . Whether it is automated office 、 automated testing 、 Reptiles , Both can be used. .

Now let's see how to use it . First , Upgrade your browser to the latest version , My current browser version 98, Then we open the recording function in the developer tool .

After the recording function is turned on , You can find it in the developer tools  Recorder  label , Click on  +  Number or  new record  Button to start a new recording operation .

This is the video of the official website , You can see ：

https://player.bilibili.com/player.html?bvid=BV11L4y1v76C

When using the recording function , First click  Start Record  Button to start recording , Then all operations in the browser will be recorded , After recording , Click to end . stay  Recorder  All recorded scripts will be displayed under the label , Click on  Replay  You can replay the previous operation , This process is automatic , No need for manual participation .

There are two main application scenarios in the testing process ：

1、 When conducting exploratory testing , You can quickly record your own test operations , It is convenient to add use cases later .

2、 Turn the manual test steps into automatic test code . Currently, direct export is supported  puppeter  Script , If not used  puppeter,  You can write your own code to convert tools into other tools .

Deal with some repetitive and messy daily work , Poke a surplus , For example, fishing and watching the news in my spare time . Visit each news website and record a script , Run this directly every time you need it  recording . This is a video of fishing ：https://player.bilibili.com/player.html?bvid=BV1aR4y157ie