If you are a frequent visitor to the Download Portal on devexpress.com, you may already have noticed that we have published a new version of TestCafe, version 15.1. I am proud to announce that this is indeed the case: TestCafe v15.1 has been published and is now shipping.
TestCafe is the automated testing platform for next-gen web applications. Not only that, but unlike other web-testing solutions, you don’t have to install awkward plugins into your browsers in order to do testing; that’s so 20th century. TestCafe provides your QA teams with the tools to start testing any web app in any browser that supports HTML5. Even better, TestCafe is OS-agnostic: the browsers can be running on Windows, Mac, Linux, or mobile OSes like iOS and Android.
Over the past few months, we have been soliciting feedback from customers and testers on what they liked about TestCafe and what they thought was missing. Consequently, the responses have driven our enhancements to the product in v15.1 and I feel that the team has outdone itself with this release.
Automated Screenshot Capture (ASC). From v15.1 you can add the capability to capture a screenshot of the web app as part of a test. So, as a very basic example, you can capture the web view if an error occurs in the test: sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words.
Enhanced Test Result View, Export Results. Sometimes just seeing the results of your tests isn’t enough, you need to analyze them in more detail. We’ve therefore improved the usability of the Results page by adding the ability to sort, group, and filter the results of your test runs. Not only that, but you can export the results of your tests in JSON, JUnit, or NUnit formats.
Extensive Assertion Failure Reports. The new Results tab includes additional information about assertion failures: the test code line that failed, the differences between actual and expected values, and even a screenshot using the new ASC feature.
Failing on a JavaScript Error. TestCafe now includes the ability to fail a test should a JavaScript error be detected in the page.
All in all, TestCafe v15.1 is a very worthwhile release. If you are already an active customer and using it right now, go to the Download Portal and get it. You certainly won’t regret upgrading. If you are designing and implementing web applications, consider the testing phase of your project and evaluate TestCafe right now.
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