Galen Framework
| Galen Framework | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Ivan Shubin |
| Initial release | 2013 |
| Stable release | 2.4.4 / March 15, 2019[1] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Test automation |
| License | Apache License v2.0 |
| Website | galenframework |
Galen Framework is an open source layout and functional testing framework for websites, written in Java, which allows testing the look and feel of responsive websites. It has its own special language Galen Specs for describing the positioning and alignment of elements on a Web page. It is based on Selenium and could be executed via Selenium Grid for cross-browser testing [2]
Main features
- Testing location of elements on page
- Image comparison for selected area
- Functional testing
- Applying TDD approach in Web development[3]
Galen Specs Language
Galen Specs language consists of the following entities:
- Page object locator definitions
- Tagged sections
- Test objects
- Test specs
# Declaring objects @objects header id header icon css img.icon text xpath //h1 # Declaring a section = Header = @on * header: inside screen 0px top left right height ~ 70px header.icon: width 34px height 34px centered vertically inside header inside header 7 to 10px left @on desktop header.text: centered vertically inside header right of header.icon 5 to 15px @on mobile header.text: absent References
- ^ "Releases ยท Galenframework/galen". github.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Cross-Browser Layout Testing With Galen Framework And Sauce Labs". SauceLabs. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Visual Test-Driven Development For Responsive Interface Design". Smashing Magazine. 7 April 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.