Webdriver-backed Selenium

Today we have added full support for Webdriver-backed Selenium, which allows you to use the two API's together in a single test.

By using this feature, it will be easier for you to migrate your existing Selenium RC tests to the new WebDriver format. Here's a list of reasons on why you should consider start using WebDriver:

• Better and more consistent API
• Improved emulation of user interactions. WebDriver uses native events in order to interact with a web page, where possible.
• Support by the major browser vendors. Chrome, FireFox and Opera are all active contributors in WebDriver’s development
• Faster, less error-prone tests

Even though not all RC commands are supported, you can now run most of your RC tests on a WebDriver instance inside our grid. An example of using the two API's together in Ruby would be:

This test will show up in our member area with screenshots/video and a list of steps from both RC and WebDriver.