What is the project about?

SeleniumBase is a Python framework designed for web automation, testing, scraping, and bypassing CAPTCHAs. It builds upon Selenium/WebDriver APIs and integrates with testing frameworks like pytest, pynose, and behave.

What problem does it solve?

• Simplifies and streamlines web automation tasks.
• Provides a more user-friendly and readable syntax compared to raw Selenium.
• Handles common WebDriver actions automatically (browser launching, closing, screenshot capture on failure).
• Improves test reliability by automatically waiting for elements to load.
• Offers built-in test discovery, execution, and reporting features.
• Helps bypass bot detection mechanisms (using UC Mode and CDP Mode).
• Provides tools for generating tests, managing test cases, and creating data visualizations.

What are the features of the project?

• Simplified API for common web interactions (clicking, typing, navigating, etc.).
• Automatic element waiting and handling.
• Support for multiple browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari).
• Command-line options for customizing test runs.
• Integration with pytest, pynose, and behave testing frameworks.
• Automatic test discovery.
• Generation of test reports (HTML, XML, Dashboard).
• Screenshot capture on test failures.
• Demo Mode for visual debugging.
• Proxy server support.
• User-Agent modification.
• Handling of pop-up alerts.
• Support for iframes.
• Ability to execute custom jQuery scripts.
• Deferred asserts for multiple verifications.
• Retry mechanisms for flaky tests.
• Integration with CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, Google Cloud, AWS).
• MasterQA hybrid solution for manual and automated testing.
• Offline test execution.
• Selenium Grid integration for parallel testing.
• Recorder Mode for generating tests from manual actions.
• CasePlans for test case management.
• ChartMaker for building data visualizations.
• UC Mode and CDP Mode for stealth and bypassing bot detection.

What are the technologies used in the project?

• Python
• Selenium WebDriver
• pytest
• pynose (optional)
• behave (optional)
• undetected-chromedriver (for UC Mode)
• JavaScript (for jQuery execution and CDP Mode)
• HTML/CSS (for web interactions)

What are the benefits of the project?

• Faster development of automation scripts.
• More reliable and less flaky tests.
• Easier debugging and maintenance.
• Improved test organization and reporting.
• Scalability through parallel execution and Selenium Grid.
• Enhanced productivity for web automation tasks.
• Ability to bypass bot detection.

What are the use cases of the project?

• Web application testing (UI testing, end-to-end testing).
• Web scraping and data extraction.
• Automating repetitive web tasks.
• Bypassing CAPTCHAs and bot detection.
• Creating website tours and walkthroughs.
• Monitoring website performance and availability.
• Generating data visualizations from web data.
• Manual testing assistance with MasterQA.