AutoIT

AutoIT is a scripting language, with syntax similar to BASIC, used to automate programs on Windows.
TestingBot has created a custom command, tb:autoit, which you can use during your Selenium WebDriver tests to automate parts of Windows and Windows GUI programs.

AutoIT is compatible with all versions of Windows and provides many automation features, including:

Manipulate windows and processes
Interact with standard Windows components
Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements

In the example below, we will show you a basic example of what an autoIT script looks like.

MsgBox(0, "My Title", "Hello from AutoIT")

Running AutoIT during a Selenium WebDriver test

TestingBot has created a custom command, tb:autoit. You can use this command to send AutoIT scripts during your WebDriver test.

You could for example use AutoIT scripts to automate a native dialog, for example a file upload dialog, opened by the browser during your WebDriver test.

payload = <<-EOF
  MsgBox(0, "My Title", "Hello from AutoIT")
EOF
driver.execute_script("tb:autoit", payload)

String autoItContent = "MsgBox(0, \"My Title\", \"Hello from AutoIT\")";
((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("tb:autoit", autoItContent);

$autoItScript = 'MsgBox(0, "My Title", "Hello from AutoIT")';
$driver->executeScript("tb:autoit", $autoItScript);

autoItContent = "MsgBox(0, \"My Title\", \"Hello from AutoIT\")"
driver.execute_script("tb:autoit", autoItContent)

browser.execute('tb:autoit', 'MsgBox(0, "My Title", "Hello from AutoIT")')

((IJavaScriptExecutor)driver).ExecuteScript("tb:autoit", "MsgBox(0, \"My Title\", \"Hello from AutoIT\")");

Specifying an URL to AutoIt script

Instead of specifying the AutoIT commands in the tb:autoit command, you can also specify a URL to a file that contains all the AutoIT commands:

driver.execute_script("tb:autoit", "https://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3")

((JavascriptExecutor) driver).executeScript("tb:autoit", "https://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3");

$driver->executeScript("tb:autoit", "https://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3");

driver.execute_script("tb:autoit", "https://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3")

browser.execute('tb:autoit', "'ttps://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3')

((IJavaScriptExecutor)driver).ExecuteScript("tb:autoit", "https://testingbot.com/autoit/example.au3");