{"id":3830,"date":"2020-11-20T10:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T09:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2020-11-20T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T09:51:58","slug":"the-best-reporting-tools-for-selenium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/the-best-reporting-tools-for-selenium\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Reporting Tools in Selenium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Selenium is the leading open source solution for web test automation. As it is only a driver, it does not have any built-in features for test reporting. Test reporting being a crucial element of test automation framework, the lack of this key functionality will hinder the option of tracking the information and communication with others on the team. Even though, Selenium\u00a0doesn\u2019t support report generation, but it\u2019s easy enough to do with the right tools. As Selenium provides client APIs for multiple languages such as Java, C#, Python, Ruby, and many more, it is essential to choose the best reporting tool for Selenium that meets the preferred programming language requirements and also fulfills your criteria. Selenium test result reports should carry all the relevant information so that the team members and managers can measure the reports\u2019 progress.<\/p>\n<p>Selenium can be seen using different Selenium reporting tools. Some of the Selenium reporting tools are as follows.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>TestNG<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">TestNG is a popular open source unit testing framework inspired by JUnit and NUnit. It comes with a library with a default reporting feature that can be used to generate test reports and can be stored in a designated folder. Apart from the basic level reports, it also provides an option to generate detailed reports. The file index.html that is generated without any manual involvement carries the entire report, along with information on errors, tests executed, the status of test scenarios, and more. When TestNG is used with IDE\u2019s like Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA, TestNG can create emailable-report.html that shows the scores of each test scenario that can be embedded and shared without any hassle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No additional installation needed, as the reporting feature comes default with the TestNG framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creates HTML reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Best reporting tool for Selenium and Java combination and easy to use with CI\/CD tool like Jenkins, GitLab CI, and more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supports only Java<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Only available with TestNG framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creates only local HTML reports<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Allure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Allure is an open-source framework that is designed for creating test execution reports that are easy to understand. It is lightweight and allows the user to add parameters, steps, and attachments. Allure is based on standard xUnit results, to which it adds some supplementary data. Report generation in Allure occurs in two steps. Allure provides adapters for widely used test frameworks for Ruby, Python, Scala, Java, PHP, and C#.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It has multiple adapters for many testing frameworks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generates detailed test reports that give a clear visualization of summary, defects, behaviors (for BDD tests), graphs, and timelines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Usable as an on-premises solution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easy to integrate with popular CI\/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support for taking screenshots, a feature that helps in UI testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Detailed documentation\u00a0and exhaustive examples with different programming languages<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allure Plugin System\u00a0provides a greater level of flexibility to the representation of reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Active community on GitHub and platforms like Stack Overflow<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plugin solution that does not have its own database, needs to be integrated with Jenkin\/TeamCity\/Bamboo to turn in to collaborative report<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Junit<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">JUnit provides an option as one of the Selenium reporting tools for Java and Selenium. The implementation under @BeforeClass annotation is run before starting any annotation in the class. Hence, pre-execution tasks like opening the HTML report, adding predefined information, and more can be under the @BeforeClass annotation. The implementation under @AfterClass annotation is run once all the tests have been executed. Post execution tasks like adding test case results and closing reports can be under the @AfterClass annotation. Like TestNG, JUnit\u00a0also gives Selenium test result reports in a very simple and understandable format.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is a popular open-source unit testing tool that is used by Java developers, so JUnit\u2019s reporting feature automatically becomes one of the best reporting tools for Selenium and Java<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The reporting functionality is available by default with the JUnit framework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It creates easily understandable local HTML reports<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Works only with Java and Junit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Required code implementation to make it work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Local reports only<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Extend Reports<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Extent Reports is an open-source reporting library used in selenium test automation.\u00a0Extent reports become the first choice of Selenium Automation Testers, even though Selenium comes with inbuilt reports using frameworks like JUnit and TestNG. The major difference between the reports provided by JUnit and Extent library is the readability and clarity of information that is supplemented with pie charts and other visual elements. The Extent Reports Library has provision to add logs, events, screenshots, devices, tags, authors, or any other information that can enhance the report\u2019s information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extent reports are more customizable than others<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extent API can produce more interactive reports, a dashboard view, graphical view, capture screenshots at every test step, and e-mailable reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It can be easily integrated with frameworks like JUnit, NUnit, &amp;\u00a0TestNG<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It displays the time taken for test case execution<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Good documentation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The community plan does not include CI\/CD integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Support only Java and C#<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The community plan has a limited dashboard that does not include: Errors able, Tags table, Author filter, Device filter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ReportNG<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">ReportNG is a simple HTML reporting plugin that is developed for the TestNG framework. It can be used in place of the default TestNG HTML report. ReportNG uses a color-coding mechanism in the test reports, making the report easy to understand at a single glance. ReportNG generates 100% valid XHTML 1.0 files. The output can be customized by over-riding the default stylesheet with your own CSS file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More detailed reporting mechanism than the default HTML reports provided by TestNG framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ease to customize the look and feel using a user-defined CSS file<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easy to integrate with CI\/CD tool like Jenkins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inclusion of a second reporter that produces JUnit format XML output from version 0.9.0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Only available for the TestNG framework<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Use case<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At Brainbox, we have developed a Test Automation Framework for end to end application testing of web and mobile android platforms. You can find the details about the framework here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/talent\/blogs-news\/software-testing-blog\/brainbox-test-automation-framework\/\">https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/talent\/blogs-news\/software-testing-blog\/brainbox-test-automation-framework\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In our test automation framework, we included Allure because of its advantages such as open source and greater level of flexibility to the representation of reports. Besides this, the report generated in Allure give a clear visualization of summary, defects, behaviors, graphs, and timelines. Allure also support taking screenshots and can be easily integrated with Jenkins, GitLab etc.<\/p>\n<p>A picture representation of some features embedded in our systems is given below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3833 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one-300x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one-1536x650.png 1536w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/one.png 1912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three-300x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three-1024x499.png 1024w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three-1536x749.png 1536w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/three.png 1816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3835 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two-300x116.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"836\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two-1536x594.png 1536w, https:\/\/brainbox.consulting\/talent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/two.png 1912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Selenium\u2019s best reporting tools some of them are language-specific, whereas some are specific to the CI\/CD tool. The usage of the ideal Selenium reporting tools is essential for any project that involves Selenium automation testing. It helps track the progress of the testing activity and helps in communicating the status to the relevant stakeholders of the project.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact us at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:sales@brainbox.consulting\">sales@brainbox.consulting<\/a> for more information and we would be happy to assist you with testing related services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Selenium is the leading open source solution for web test automation. 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