June 2011 Summaries

The Bamboo Sauce plugin has been updated to Version 1.3.1, incorporating features from the Sauce OnDemand cloud, including Selenium 2 support and integration with the Bamboo UI to display Sauce Job results. The plugin now allows users to set the Selenium configuration at the build configuration level, making it easier to run tests against various browsers without requiring coding changes. Additionally, the selenium-client-factory library has been updated to simplify running Selenium tests on either a local server or Sauce OnDemand.

Sauce Labs was formed in response to the rising trends of agile practice, open source, and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), recognizing that mainstream approaches to software development were undergoing significant changes. The company aims to support the vision of CloudBees, a provider of cloud-based services, by providing turnkey integration testing solutions as part of their newly announced CloudBees Ecosystem. Sauce Labs believes in the importance of integrating manual and automated testing into any cloud development system, acknowledging that the line between development and operations is blurring and deployment should live in the cloud. By partnering with CloudBees, Sauce Labs recognizes the value of embracing a thoughtful balance between automated and manual testing to accelerate deploying new features and value to users, ultimately driving business success.

The author discusses the importance of JavaScript unit tests and how they can be integrated with Sauce OnDemand cloud-based web application testing using Jellyfish. The author has created a Node.js script that runs QUnit tests on the Sauce Labs platform, allowing for automated testing of web UI and user flows without requiring Selenium. The script uses the `execute` method to run arbitrary JavaScript in the AUT scope, enabling more comprehensive testing. The author provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up Jellyfish and OnDemand, including installing the necessary packages, creating a test script, and configuring Jenkins to send email notifications for failed tests.