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Verifying the Identity of JSON Texts
Read moreTest data might not always be present in the form of line-based file formats, like Comma-separated Values or Tab-separated Values. The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format — a lightweight subset of the JavaScript language — gained a lot of popularity as an exchange format when communicating with Web Services...
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Collecting and Analyzing Execution Times of Squish Tests Written in Python
Read moreIn the lifecycle of your Squish tests, there may be situations where you wonder why your test is taking more time than you would expect. You might also wonder why a well-running suite of tests is taking a significantly higher amount of time when running on a new version...
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Live update of Python code during debugging, using builtin reload()
Read moreIntroduction When debugging a Test Script, one can use Python’s built-in reload() from the Squish Script Console to get recent changes to module functions in the currently running Test Execution. Debugging Python Test Scripts While debugging your Test Scripts in the Squish IDE, the Script Console might come in...
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Run Squish IDE with custom preferences
Read moreMotivation Sometimes, it may be desirable to start the Squish IDE with a non-default set of preference settings. Let’s consider a corporate environment where every tester is supposed to work with the same preference settings. To avoid configuration errors, and to help in deploying changes to everyone, the testers...
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BDD Steps with Parameters
Read moreMotivation In Behavior Driven Development, it is possible that individual steps will “reappear” throughout different scenarios or features. Those steps might not be fully identical, but differ only slightly in details, such as a value to fill into a form field. Maintaining two or even more independent step implementations...
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Accessing a SQL database from your JavaScript Test
Read moreA common task in GUI tests is to automate entering some data into forms. To properly test and verify such scenarios, it is often necessary to interact with the database backend from the test. As an example, let’s take the evaluation form on our website and assume we’d like...
