Rainforest vs. Rainforest Classic
Rainforest Automation and RFA are now Rainforest tests.
- Rainforest Tests - Quickly capture UI element with screenshots
- Rainforest Tests provide easy and efficient test writing for desktop applications. Test execution may be done via Automation Service, Tester Community or On-Premise Testers.
Plain English tests are now Rainforest Classic tests.
- Rainforest Classic tests - Detail your test case line by line
- Rainforest Classic tests allow you to write instructions via a free-form English testing writing interface. Tests may be run on desktop applications, mobile browsers, and mobile applications. Test execution is done via the Tester Community or On-Premise Testers.
Overview
Rainforest Tests are built on actions, assertions, and elements. Think of them as verbs and nouns.
Click (Action / Verb) on the Red button (Element / Noun)
- Actions such as
Click,Fill, andNavigateare used to mimic how a person would interact with the site. - In addition to actions, Rainforest needs to know what to take action on. This is referred to this as the Element or Target. These are items such as a button or text box.
- When you combine an Action and an Element, you have created a step that can be executed by either the Automation Service or Tester Community.
- Multiple steps that are used over and over may be grouped together into an Embedded test. More about this later.
The editor groups these to make it easier to find and use.
| Type | Section |
|---|---|
| Actions | INTERACT |
| Assertions | ASSERT |
| Embedded Tests | EMBED |
Actions
Actions provide direction on what interaction is required such as a Click on a button or Navigate to a URL.
Action Options
Action Options provide additional control over the action.
A Click can be done using the left, middle, or right mouse button. Navigate may be done via the current tab, a new tab, or an incognito tab.
| Action | Options |
|---|---|
| Click Clicks on the UI Element | Default: left-mouse Options: middle-mouse, right-mouse, and hold. Note: Click and hold will require a number of seconds. |
| Close Tab Closes current browser tab | None |
| Double Click Double-clicks on the UI Element | None |
| Drag and drop Drags and drops one UI element to another | None |
| Fill Clicks into a text field and fills it with specified content Combines Click and Type into a single step. | None |
| Hover Hovers over specified element | None |
| Navigate Navigates to specified URL | Default: current tab Options: new tab, incognito tab |
| Press Press specified key or key combination | See Press section below for more information |
| Refresh Refreshes the current page | None |
| Scroll Scrolls the page in a direction until a specified element is found. Note: Up to 25 scrolls can happen with one scroll action. If a page is longer then two scroll actions may be needed. | Default: Down Options: Up, Left, Right |
| Select Selects a specified item from a dropdown | None |
| Tester Instruction An action for a human to complete Note: test will need to be executed by the Tester Community if this step is used. | None |
| Type Types in the specified text one character at a time. | None |
| Wait Waits for a specified number of seconds. Note: This can be used if it is known that a page needs time to process a request or update | None |
PressPress Sends a single key or key combination
Along with keys such as 'c', 'a', 'v', the following are also acceptable:
CapLock,Tab,ArrowDown,ArrowUp,ArrowLeft,ArrowRight,PageDown,PageUp,Escape,Home,End,Delete.
Backspacewhen in a text box, deletes one character from the cursor location.
Enteruse Enter instead of Return.NOTE: We have made it easy for you, just start typing in the key field and available options will show for selection!
The Modifier is an additional key that is used at the same time to modify the action. It is optional and should be left blank if not needed. Common modifiers are:
Control,Alt,Tab,Shiftsuch asControl + cto copy.
Commandkey can be used for MacOS.
Supercan be used on Windows tests to act as theWindowskey.NOTE: Currently does not support three key
combinations such asControl+Shift+Delete.
ACTION MODIFIER KEY New Tab Control T Copy Control C Paste Control V Open File Control O Focus Next (none) Tab Focus Previous Shift Tab ! Shift 1
Here's a demo of how it works:
Assertions
Assertions are actions that confirm a specific behavior such as a page loading, an element being present or not or if a behavior has occurred.
| Assertion | Notes |
|---|---|
| Loaded Checks if a specified page has loaded. | |
| Observe Checks if an element of the UI is visible or not. | Default: visible Option: not visible |
| Tester Confirmation Ask a question to confirm behavior. | Any test that has a Tester Confirmation a step may only be run by the Tester Community. |
Embed
Alphabetically lists all the tests that can be embedded into the current test.
Any test created in Rainforest may be embedded into any other Rainforest test.
Embedding a test is beneficial for steps that are used in several tests, such as logging in, creating an account, etc.
See Embedded Tests for additional information.
NOTE: If you had previously used Custom Actions, those tests are available for use but are shown as Embedded Tests.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] or through Intercom!
Updated about a month ago