CUITe Might be the Next Step Forward in Functional Automation
Coded UI is a highly powerful module in Visual Studio which simplifies coding in terms of UI and Functional Testing. However, Coded UI, in spite of its advantages has one major flaw – it typically generates a code which is based on recordings of manual tasks performed in the UI! The recordings are done as per the pixels of the system and therefore difficult to decipher. A solution to this is Coded UI Test Enhanced (CUITe) framework. This framework involves an open source Microsoft Tool called CUITe, which instead of recording the actions performed on a given UI, records the UI elements by Object ID. How CUITE works CUITe focuses on the PageObject Model of Automation which involves having an in-house repository for all the objects recorded from the HTML page, as below: Advantages of CODED UI framework: Easier code maintenance. Zero need to change code to match UI changes (only the elements changed in UI need to be re-recorded). Auto generates code with namespaces, avoiding confusion regarding which namespaces are to be included. Code can be run on any system. (Please Note: As record and playback functions involve recording by pixel values, UI elements may not be rendered at the same pixel location on all the systems) Keyword and data driven testing becomes simpler as a result of automation and users can write their own custom code instead of customizing a system generated code. With CODED UI’s growing popularity among the development community, it is likely that CUITe might be the next step forward in Functional Automation.
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