Galen Framework

Galen Framework
Original author(s)	Ivan Shubin
Initial release	2013
Stable release	2.4.4 / March 15, 2019; 5 years ago
Repository	github.com/galenframework/galen ;
Written in	Java
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	English
Type	Test automation
License	Apache License v2.0
Website	galenframework.com

Galen Framework is an open source layout and functional testing framework for websites, written in Java, which allows testing the look and feel of responsive websites. It has its own special language Galen Specs for describing the positioning and alignment of elements on a Web page. It is based on Selenium and could be executed via Selenium Grid for cross-browser testing ^[2]

Main features

Testing location of elements on page
Image comparison for selected area
Functional testing
Applying TDD approach in Web development^[3]

Galen Specs Language

Galen Specs language consists of the following entities:

Page object locator definitions
Tagged sections
Test objects
Test specs

# Declaring objects
@objects
    header              id header
        icon            css img.icon
        text            xpath //h1

# Declaring a section
= Header = 
    @on *
        header:
            inside screen 0px top left right
            height ~ 70px

        header.icon:
            width 34px
            height 34px
            centered vertically inside header
            inside header 7 to 10px left

    @on desktop
        header.text:
            centered vertically inside header
            right of header.icon 5 to 15px

    @on mobile
        header.text:
            absent

References

^ "Releases · Galenframework/galen". github.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "Cross-Browser Layout Testing With Galen Framework And Sauce Labs". SauceLabs. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
^ "Visual Test-Driven Development For Responsive Interface Design". Smashing Magazine. 7 April 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

External links

[1] "Releases · Galenframework/galen". github.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

[2] "Cross-Browser Layout Testing With Galen Framework And Sauce Labs". SauceLabs. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[3] "Visual Test-Driven Development For Responsive Interface Design". Smashing Magazine. 7 April 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

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