Automating Firefox OS
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The document proposes a solution called Marionette to enable automated testing of apps built for FirefoxOS across different Gecko environments like desktop and mobile Firefox. Marionette is a privileged WebDriver that runs in both content and privileged spaces, providing a way to control the entire device from JavaScript. It aims to support existing and future test frameworks with full device control in an easy to use way. Developers can get started by building Marionette into FirefoxOS from source code or using desktop builds of Firefox and FirefoxOS available online.
Automating Firefox OS
- 1. AUTOMATING FIREFOXOS ONE SOLUTION TO RULE THEM ALL - By Malini Das
- 2. WHAT? Browser-driven phone All apps (dialer, camera, etc.) are HTML5 & JS Control the whole device with JS!
- 3. NEAT! Now how do we test it? Lots of new problems... No existing test frameworks... We need a new solution
- 4. REQUIREMENTS Has to support existing frameworks Has to support future frameworks Must have full control of the device Easy to use Bonus points: Run in any Gecko environment This means Desktop Firefox, Mobile Firefox...
- 5. IDEA! Just open up a privileged server socket! Hmm, too unwieldy
- 6. IDEA V2.0 Privileged WebDriver! We call this Marionette Runs in content and privileged space Provides necessary piping for current and future frameworks Familiar to testers ...and... It can work in any Gecko environment!
- 7. LOVELY. WHY SHOULD I CARE? One Selenium test, many environments for free! Eventual Mobile Firefox support Faster than Selenium add-on Gives you a way to test a FirefoxOS app
- 8. LEMME SEE, LEMME SEE!
- 9. HOW DO I GET IT? Debug Desktop Firefox builds - ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/ Desktop version of FirefoxOS - ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/b2g/ Build it into FirefoxOS from source Mobile Firefox support is coming!
- 10. QUESTIONS? More info - Marionette More info - Build your own FirefoxOS (aka B2G) emulator or phone image! Use a proxy - Selenium proxy to talk to Marionette (under development) FYI, if you just want to play around, I recommend pulling down Desktop FirefoxOS . It has marionette built-in, and emulates the phone resolution/environment on your desktop!