Kantu for Chrome
Dev tools
browser test automation
SHOW HN2017
Kantu for Chrome
Open-Source Selenium IDE Light Extension for Chrome, Kantu for Chrome
chrome.google.com#selenium ide#browser automation#chrome extension#web testing#record playback
How HN took it
2 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Works with Selenium IDE exports; a commenter ran exported tests on a cloud grid
From 1 comment
Nice work! We work on a cloud-based Selenium grid [1] that can run both WebDriver and Selenium IDE. I just tried your plugin and exported a test as HTML, uploaded it and was…
defied on HN
Objections
Record and playback tests are more fragile than hand-written tests
From 2 comments
In my experience, record & playback tools (like Selenium IDE) generate test code that is a lot more fragile than tests written in code from scratch. I suppose if no one knows how…
smoll on HN> I suppose if no one knows how to write anti-fragile tests or it takes way too long, then using a tool like this is a step up. This is kind of the situation I'm in, but I see…
chickenfries on HN
Documentation is basic
From 1 comment
Thanks for testing ;) The documentation is still very basic. I made a quick screencast just now and put it on https://a9t9.com/kantu/web-automation/chrome#video In Chrome, you…
a9t9 on HN
Requests
Assert, frame/iframe and eval support
From 1 comment
Not very long... Assert, frame/iframe and EVAL support are next on the list. Plus fixing any bugs that might show up. For bug reports and feature requests you can email us (team…
a9t9 on HN
Questions
How to run the JSON export with Selenium
From 1 comment
Tried it and I have a few questions about how to use it: Am I supposed to visit the url I want to start from, even after entering the base url? I was expecting it to open a tab…
chickenfries on HN
Whether the extension can read passwords and sensitive data
From 1 comment
Is it safe to use it? Are my username, passwords and important numbers accessible to chrome extensions?
navalsaini on HN
Alternatives named
Selenium IDE
From 2 comments
Tried it and I have a few questions about how to use it: Am I supposed to visit the url I want to start from, even after entering the base url? I was expecting it to open a tab…
chickenfries on HNIn my experience, record & playback tools (like Selenium IDE) generate test code that is a lot more fragile than tests written in code from scratch. I suppose if no one knows how…
smoll on HN