WatiN

Web Application Testing In .Net

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Introduction

Tool Summary

WatiN (pronounced as What-in), WatiN has grown into an easy to use, feature rich and stable framework. WatiN stands for Web Application Testing In .NET, and it's a framework that enables web application testing through Internet Explorer.
The way that WatiN works is very "easy", knowing that there's a lot of work behind a framework like this. WatiN lets you open Internet Explorer instances, and through interop, interact with the elements in a form.
With WatiN, you can get and set values from the elements in a form, and you can fire events of any of the elements in the document too. WatiN is developed in C# and aims to bring you an easy way to automate your tests with Internet Explorer and FireFox using .Net.
Recording capabilities are provided with the WatiN Test Recorder.

Known Tool Version:

WatiN 2.1

Last Release Year ['Active'=Current]:

2011

Since (maturity):

2005

WatiN
	Tool Scope	Test Automation Framework
	Application Rights	Free Use, Opensource
	Since	2005
	Company	Sourceforge
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	Download	Download HERE

Features

Main Features

Automate all major HTML elements with ease
Find elements by multiple attributes
Native support for Page and Control model.
Supports AJAX website testing
Supports creating screenshots of webpages
Supports frames (cross domain) and iframes
Handles popup dialogs like alert, confirm, login etc..
Supports HTML dialogs (modal and modeless)
Easy to integrate with your favorite (unit) test tool
Works with Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 and FireFox 2 and 3
Can be used with any .Net Language
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0
You can add and contribute new features.

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Getting Started

The installation of WatiN is easy and well documented. First download the latest release from sourceforge. The archive contains the binaries (WatiN.Core.dll) the source, some examples and the JSSh Plugin for FireFox. A ReadMe and a compiled help file are also inside the archive. Then you have to decide which IDE (for example the free Microsoft Visual Studio Express Edition) you want to use, because WatiN is just a library which can be used in every .Net language and in every .Net compatible IDE. I will use MSVS 2008 EE in this example.

After creating a new console application you have to link the WatiN.Core.dll to your project:

1Menu: Project/Add Reference
Navigate to the "Browse" tab and open the the "WatiN.Core.dll"
Accept by clicking "OK"
If you reopen the dialog and navigate to the "Recent" tab you will see the referenced dll

The next important thing is to add the line "[STAThread]" to your class (read more why this is important). Now you can begin to write your tests with WatiN.

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Tool Review: WatiN

WatiN - Web Application Testing In .NET

Watin - An Automation Testing in .NET

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Free Use

Specifications

Tool Specifications

Application Rights:

Free Use

Opensource

Tool Scope:

Test Automation Framework

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Scripting Language:

Local Scripting

Supported Technologies:

Web

IDE Support:

MS Visual Studio

Supported Browser:

FireFox

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