Since file uploads involve functionality and data that lives outside of the browser, you could argue that file uploadsĪre technically outside of the scope of a tool like Selenium. Selenium is a popular tool for automating interactions with a browser and is most commonlyĭespite its popularity and maturity as a software testing tool, Selenium doesn’t have built-in support for file uploads. The availability of the system since huge files can slow down or even crash a web application. This type of boundary testing can defend against bugs that threaten Test to be specific to the maximum size file. Renamed with an incorrect extension (e.g. Ideally, in these tests, you’re validating that the file’sĮxtension is checked by your file upload logic and that your system parses the file and rejects files that may have been Test that only certain file types can be uploaded. Role-based access controls or RBAC for short. Testing who has access to upload a file can be part of a large strategy for testing In some cases, file upload behavior is restricted to certain Test file upload privileges based on user permissions. This “happy path” scenario is what most people are looking to testĪnd what oftentimes will provide the most value when it comes to choosing what to automate. Verifying that the file was uploaded correctly. Validate as part of an automated test, such as: Testing file uploadsĮven for something as seemingly straightforward as uploading a file, there are actually quite a few things you could In this article, we’ll cover how a third-party tool called AutoIT can be used in combination with Selenium to buildĮnd-to-end tests that include file upload functionality. Selenium lack the ability to test file uploads out of the box, but luckily there are third-party tools that makeĪutomatically testing file uploads possible. Testing workflows that include a file upload step can be quite difficult to automate.
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