How to use WebDriver Backed Selenium

Thanks for posting the article, that is very useful.

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Adam

I think this info will also help Selenium with Python Training learners.

The Java version of Webdriver provides an implementation of the Selenium-RC API. This means that you can use the underlying WebDriver technology using the Selenium-RC API. This is primarily provided for backward compatibility. It allows those who have existing test suites using the Selenium-RC API to use WebDriver under the covers. It’s provided to help ease the migration path to Selenium-Web driver.Sample Backed web driver script looks like this:

package webone;

import org.junit.After;

import org.junit.Before;

import org.junit.Test;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverBackedSelenium;

import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;

import com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleneseTestCase;

import com.thoughtworks.selenium.Selenium;

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")

public class BackedSelenium extends SeleneseTestCase {

//web driver ??here we are declaring the browser

WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();

@Before

public void setUp() throws Exception {

String baseUrl = "https://www.google.co.in/";

selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, baseUrl);

}

@TEST

public void testBackedSelenium() throws Exception {

//This is using selenium

selenium.open("/");

selenium.click("id=gbi5");

selenium.click("id=gmlas");

selenium.waitForPageToLoad("30000");

selenium.type("name=as_q", "test");

//Here we are using Webdriver

driver.findElement(By.id("as_oq1")).sendKeys("naga");

driver.findElement(By.id("as_oq2")).sendKeys("Webdriver");

Thread.sleep(5000);

}

@After

public void tearDown() throws Exception {

selenium.stop();

}

}

By using the above format, you can use both the Selenium API and Web driver API.

If you're not already using Selenium Remote Control (RC), you want to use the WebDriver option.

Longer answer: RC is the older 1.0 version of Selenium. WebDriver is the newer 2.0 version. WebDriver-Backed is a middle ground, allowing you to use the old RC API through the new WebDriver implementation.

You can switch between the options in the IDE and see for yourself the different tests that are generated.

More info at the Selenium Classes in Pune

Hello @azharuddin 

WebDriver Backed Selenium is a way of using Selenium WebDriver APIs with the Selenium RC server. Here are the steps to use WebDriver Backed Selenium:

1. Download the Selenium Server JAR file from the Selenium website and start the Selenium server by running the command:

            java -jar selenium-server-standalone.jar

2.Create a new instance of the DefaultSelenium class using the WebDriverBackedSelenium constructor. Pass the URL of the Selenium server and the desired WebDriver instance to this constructor.

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(); Selenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium("http://localhost:4444/wd/hub", driver);

3.Use the selenium object to write your test scripts. You can use the Selenium RC commands to interact with the browser.

selenium.open("https://www.google.com"); selenium.type("name=q", "selenium webdriver"); selenium.click("name=btnK"); selenium.waitForPageToLoad("5000");

4.After executing your test scripts, you can close the WebDriver instance and the Selenium server.

driver.quit();

selenium.stop();

That's it! You can now use WebDriver Backed Selenium to automate your web tests using Selenium WebDriver APIs. Refer this source: mulesoft certification

WebDriver doesn't support as many browsers as Selenium does, so in order to provide that support while still using the webdriver API, you can make use of the SeleneseCommandExecutor or hire react native developers

Thanks a lot! 

WebDriver Backed Selenium allows you to execute legacy Selenium RC commands using WebDriver. To use it, initialize a WebDriver (e.g., FirefoxDriver) and pass it to the WebDriverBackedSelenium class along with your base URL. You can then use RC commands like open, click, and type, which WebDriver translates and executes.

For example:
 

WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();  
WebDriverBackedSelenium selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "https://example.com");  
selenium.open("/");  
selenium.click("id=exampleButton");  
selenium.stop();

While it’s useful for transitioning old scripts, moving fully to WebDriver commands is recommended. Also you can hire react native developers to create high-performance apps that complement your web automation.