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Get Started with Visual Regression Testing and WebdriverIO

About the Book

Note: This book was written to take advantage of a library called WebdriverCSS. Unfortunately, support for WebdriverCSS has ended, and therefore many of the examples in the book no longer apply.

In this short book, you will learn how to:

  • Automate testing of HTML and JavaScript changes.
  • Keep on top of breaks in your design as they happen during development.
  • Add this visual regression technique to speed up old project workflows.

Pre-requisites are simply a basic understanding of:

If you're interested in learning more, check out http://learnwebdriverio.com

About the Authors

Kevin Lamping
Kevin Lamping

Front-end Engineer, Father, Disc Golfer, Stargazer, Gardener, Gamer, Geek, Soccer Player, Scale Modeller, Piano Player, Spurs Fan, Freelancer, Teacher, Writer, Designer, Developer, RC Plane/Heli Pilot, et cetera.

About the Contributors

Chris Ruppel
Chris Ruppel

Reviewer

Michael Gilbert
Michael Gilbert

Reviewer

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • What to know about Visual Regression Testing
    • Some Terminology
    • The Benefits of Functional Testing
    • Some Disclaimers
    • The Technology
    • Course Requirements (aka today’s homework)
    • What’s Next?
  • Today you’re going to write your first regression test
    • WebdriverIO
    • WebdriverCSS
  • ChromeDriver
    • Let’s make a test!
  • Real Visual Regression Testing with WebdriverCSS
    • GraphicsMagick
    • Setting Up WebdriverCSS
    • Writing our first Visual Regression Tests
    • Hey, that wasn’t a test!
    • Seeing what’s wrong
    • I meant to change that…
    • Up next
  • And… Action! Take Control with WebdriverIO Commands
    • Starting Off
    • Clicking around
    • Finishing up
    • The Full Tests
    • In Review
  • Advanced WebdriverCSS Usage
    • Customize the setup
    • Customize a screenshot
    • Excluding, hiding and removing
    • Managing Baseline images
    • Updating baseline images
  • What’s Next for You?
    • That’s It

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