I am using Selenium2/WebDriver to test my web applications. All the tests are written in Java and run with Maven.
While opening a page with webdriver I'd like to capture all the requests made by page (images, js and css files, etc). I use this data mainly for two reasons
- checking for 404 (and other errors) in calls
- checking if analytics code is working (checking if it's sending proper requests)
Depending on the project I use either Firebug with Netexport or Browsermob proxy. In both cases I can easily obtain a HAR (Html ARchive) file, parse it and extract the data I want.
Here's the problem:
I am not happy with neither of these solutions. I have especially problems with getting HAR file when a page contains video that is being loaded too long. I am looking for something more stable.
So, the questions are:
Is there any alternative to Browsermob? I know about FiddlerCore but it's a .NET library and my tests are written in Java. I've also heard about Ajax DynaTrace and I know that there is some way to integrate it with Selenium but the documentation I found was for Selenium-RC not WebDriver.
Is there any way to integrate DynaTrace with WebDriver or use FiddlerCore with Java?
Is there any other way to achieve the goals I mentioned? I am looking for a proxy that I can easily control from my code. Exporting data to HAR would be a great plus.
I found a google groups discussion on the topic. These links look like promising alternative to Browsermob:
- A Selenium CaptureNetworkTraffic Example in Java
- HOWTO: Collect WebDriver HTTP Request and Response Headers
- Automating the Capture of Web Timings with Selenium 2
There is an alternative with firefox ver 42+, there is addon called Firefox HarExport
File harExportApi = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir")
+ "/src/main/resources/firebug/harexporttrigger-0.5.0-beta.7.xpi");
netExportProfile.addExtension(harExportApi);
netExportProfile.setPreference("extensions.netmonitor.har.enableAutomation", true);
netExportProfile.setPreference("extensions.netmonitor.har.contentAPIToken", "test");
netExportProfile.setPreference("extensions.netmonitor.har.autoConnect", true);
cap.setCapability(FirefoxDriver.PROFILE, netExportProfile);
and running following script will give us all the request responses
String getHarLogScript = "var options = {\n" +
" token: \"test\",\n" +
" getData: true,\n" +
" title: \"my custom title\",\n" +
" jsonp: false,\n" +
" };\n" +
"\n" +
" HAR.triggerExport(options).then(result => {\n" +
" var har = JSON.parse(result.data);\n" +
"\n" +
" // Use performance.timing to provide onContentLoad\n" +
" +
" +
" var t = performance.timing;\n" +
" var pageTimings = har.log.pages[0].pageTimings;\n" +
" pageTimings.onContentLoad = t.domContentLoadedEventStart - t.navigationStart;\n" +
" pageTimings.onLoad = t.loadEventStart - t.navigationStart;\n" +
"\n" +
" window.HarEntries=har.log.entries\n" +
"\n" +
" console.log(\"HAR log (\" + result.data.length + \") \", har.log);\n" +
" }, err => {\n" +
" console.error(err);\n" +
" });"
LOG.info("Loading HAR log entries object into browser HarEntries object");
SeleniumUtils.executeScript(driver, getHarLogScript);
harEntries = ((List<Object>) SeleniumUtils.executeScript(driver, "return window.HarEntries"));