Getting started with Selenium on Powershell in Windows environment

INSTALL Selenium module for powershell



            ## You need to have internet access and launch Powershell first as administrator



            

            PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-module Selenium

BROWSER driver



            ## Not required, but need to have the browser software installed on that windows computer

# Start a driver for a browser of your choise (Chrome/Firefox/Edge/InternetExplorer)
# To start a Firefox Driver
$Driver = Start-SeFirefox 

# To start a Chrome Driver
$Driver = Start-SeChrome

# To start an Edge Driver
$Driver = Start-SeEdge

TEST RUN

## Create the following sample script and execute with administrator privilege ## If not able to launch powershell script due to Execution policy doPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

c:\scripts\browse.ps1

Import-Module Selenium

                        $Driver = Start-SeFirefox

                        Enter-SeUrl -Driver $Driver -Url "http://www.python.org"

                        $Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -Id "id-search-field" 

                        Send-SeKeys -Element $Element -Keys "pycon"

                        $Element.SendKeys([OpenQA.Selenium.Keys]::Enter)

## The script should launch Chrome browser, load www.python.org and then search for keyword "pyscon", showing the results

## Other ways to find the browser element

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Name$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By CssSelector$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Id $Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By ClassName $Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By PartialLinkText$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -ByTagName$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Path

## e.g. if your search form input field is named SearchInput, then
$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Name "SearchInput" Send-SeKeys -Element $Element -Keys "Some keyword to search" $Element.SendKeys([OpenQA.Selenium.Keys]::Enter)