Result: A Survey of the Selenium Ecosystem

Title:
A Survey of the Selenium Ecosystem
Authors:
Boni García, Micael Gallego, Francisco Gortázar, Mario Munoz-Organero
Source:
Electronics, Vol 9, Iss 1067, p 1067 (2020)
Publisher Information:
MDPI AG
Publication Year:
2020
Collection:
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
Subject Terms:
automated software testing, web, selenium, software ecosystems, Electronics, TK7800-8360
Document Type:
Academic journal article in journal/newspaper
Language:
English
Relation:
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/7/1067; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-9292; https://doaj.org/article/1dac0184008a430ba330aae610e04738
DOI:
10.3390/electronics9071067
Availability:
https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics9071067
https://doaj.org/article/1dac0184008a430ba330aae610e04738
Accession Number:
edsbas.20EC222B
Database:
BASE

Further Information

Selenium is often considered the de-facto standard framework for end-to-end web testing nowadays. It allows practitioners to drive web browsers (such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Opera) in an automated fashion using different language bindings (such as Java, Python, or JavaScript, among others). The term ecosystem, referring to the open-source software domain, includes various components, tools, and other interrelated elements sharing the same technological background. This article presents a descriptive survey aimed to understand how the community uses Selenium and its ecosystem. This survey is structured in seven categories: Selenium foundations, test development, system under test, test infrastructure, other frameworks, community, and personal experience. In light of the current state of Selenium, we analyze future challenges and opportunities around it.