Installing Web Drivers
Each browser requires a browser specific web driver to be setup before tests can be run.
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Tip
| If you are creating a Maven project, consider using the automated web driver plugin. It will automatically download the drivers you need. See https://github.com/vaadin/testbench-demo for an example |
If you want to install the drivers, most of them are available through the package manager (e.g. brew or apt-get). You can also manually download and install the following drivers yourself:
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GeckoDriver for Firefox: https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases
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ChromeDriver for Chrome: https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads
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Microsoft web driver for Edge: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/
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Selenium IEDriver for IE11: http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/index.html
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Tip
| Safari drivers are pre-installed on Macs and do not need to be manually installed. |
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Note
| In many cases the web driver is tied to the browser version. You need to make sure that the combination is a supported one, e.g. ChromeDriver 2.35 only supports Chrome 62-64. |
Adding Web Driver to System Path
The driver executable must be included in the operating system PATH or be given to the test using a driver-specific system Java property:
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Google Chrome:
webdriver.chrome.driver -
Mozilla Firefox:
webdriver.gecko.driver -
Microsoft Edge:
webdriver.edge.driver -
Internet Explorer:
webdriver.ie.driver
In most cases, it is easiest to add it to the PATH variable so that it is always available.
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