Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver

Perlchaoui has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi monks !

I am requesting for your widsom guys. I am a beginner in Perl . This is the first time i use Perl language. I have to do some automation regarding some tests cases and i decided to use Perl because i had good feedback of using Perl in test automation. I am working with Selenium and i decided to use Selenium::Remote::Driver I think i did all the configurations as requested but i am facing an issue wen i want to run a simple script using this module.

Here is the code

 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
#use Selenium::Firefox;
use Selenium::Remote::Driver;
 
my $driver = Selenium::Remote::Driver->new;
$driver->get('http://www.google.com');
use Selenium::Remote::Driver;
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and below the output when i launch my script from CMD:

C:\Users\user1\Documents\TESTPERL>perl TEST1.pl
Could not create new session: Unable to create new service: GeckoDrive
+rService
Build info: version: '3.14.0', revision: 'aacccce0', time: '2018-08-02
+T20:13:22.693Z'
System info: host: 'LBNL13608', ip: '10.132.5.117', os.name: 'Windows 
+7', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.1', java.version: '1.8.0_191'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown at TEST1.pl line 8.
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I don't understand why i have to use a "geckoDriver"?!

Thanks in advance,

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Re: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by davies (Prior) on Nov 08, 2018 at 11:23 UTC
Oversimplification: Firefox has an interface that is unlike other browsers. Geckodriver is the tool that converts commands and data between the format Firefox understands and the format Selenium understands. So yes, you need it. And note that the same applies to some other browsers like Edge, although obviously a different driver is needed. Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re^2: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by Perlchaoui (Sexton) on Nov 08, 2018 at 12:47 UTC
Many thanks John Ok i understand but i don't want to work with Firefox but I.E. As you can see i didn't call any instance of Firefox in my code. Do i need to install a webdriver for Firefox or I.E ? I'm really lost because i though i just have to use module Selenium::Remote::Driver. I am sorry to disturb with this issue but the informations regarding how to configure Selenium with Perl webdriver are really rares	[reply]
Re^3: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by davies (Prior) on Nov 08, 2018 at 13:25 UTC
IE is the hardest browser to get working with Selenium. You will need a driver, available from http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/index.html?path=3.3/, but even with that, I failed. And I tried hard. If you really must use a MS browser, I was able to get Edge working and I understand that it is now MS's recommendation. The Edge driver is available from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/. Do i need to install a webdriver for Firefox or I.E ? - Yes, different drivers for each. I'm really lost because i though i just have to use module Selenium::Remote::Driver - No, S::R::D on its own is very rarely enough. Regards, John Davies	[reply]
Re^4: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by Perlchaoui (Sexton) on Nov 08, 2018 at 14:34 UTC
Re^5: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by davies (Prior) on Nov 08, 2018 at 17:32 UTC
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Re: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by bliako (Monsignor) on Nov 08, 2018 at 16:38 UTC
`Driver info: driver.version: unknown at TEST.pl line 9.` Is the webdriver found at all? It looks like it is not. Or if it is found on disk, then some binary incompatibility may stop it from reading in even its version. In this link : https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/issues/5876 there is a one-liner to launch selenium and chrome via java. Try it but most likely it fails too.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by Perlchaoui (Sexton) on Nov 08, 2018 at 19:05 UTC
Thanks Bliako Exactly. The issue was coming from the webdriver itself I had to use chromedriver in conjunction with Selenium server, with the following command: `java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=path -jar selenium-server-standalone-2. +33.0.jar` [download] That's why my code wasn't running Again, thank you for the support	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by LanX (Saint) on Nov 08, 2018 at 10:46 UTC
I noticed that you are using the module twice in your code `use Selenium::Remote::Driver;` not sure if it's related to your problem. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Simple code using Selenium::Remote::Driver by Perlchaoui (Sexton) on Nov 08, 2018 at 10:51 UTC
Thanks @LanX It is just a duplicate; when i did a copy/paste. I change that in the query But this is not the issue . Can someone bring a clarification on this concern please?	[reply]

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