http://seleniumsimplified.com/speedrun-installs/

Generic Selenium WebDriver Windows Install Speedrun checklist

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[ ] Check what you need to install by typing console commands

[ ] "javac -version"

- if it fails install java jdk

[ ] "mvn -version"

- if it fails install maven

[ ] Install Current version of Firefox

[ ] Download Java

[ ] search for "download java sdk" (do not install the normal JRE from java.com)

[ ] or on a Mac, you're prompted to do this when you check "javac -version"

[ ] Install Java JDK

[ ] Windows

- e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10

[ ] add the Java "\bin" folder to the path if it hasn't been added

e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10\bin

[ ] create a JAVA_HOME environment variable while there for the root path

e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_10

- some people add a JDK_HOME for the root path as well (I haven't done this)

[ ] Mac

[ ] download

[ ] export JAVA_HOME="$(/usr/libexec/java_home)"

[ ] add JAVA_HOME to ~/.bash_profile

[ ] Install Maven

[ ] Download Maven http://maven.apache.org/download.html#Installation

[ ] Windows

[ ] Unzip maven to a directory (avoid one with spaces in it)

- e.g. C:\mvn\apache-maven-3.0.4

[ ] create maven environment variables

[ ] create an M2_HOME in System Variables

- C:\mvn\apache-maven-3.0.4

[ ] add %M2_HOME%\bin to the path in System Variables

[ ] Mac

[ ] Unzip to /usr/local/apache-maven/apache-maven-3.0.4

- if /usr/local does not exist then "sudo mkdir /usr/local"

[ ] export M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven/apache-maven-3.2.3

[ ] export M2=$M2_HOME/bin

[ ] export PATH=$M2:$PATH

[ ] check "mvn -version"

[ ] on Mac, add the above exports to ~/.bash_profile

[ ] everything is installed, check the environment variables by displaying them on the console

[ ] Windows

[ ] echo %M2_HOME%

[ ] echo %JAVA_HOME%

[ ] Mac

[ ] echo $M2_HOME

[ ] echo $JAVA_HOME

[ ] Download Test Project (this has a simple pom.xml and a basic test to run)

[ ] visit https://github.com/eviltester/startUsingSeleniumWebDriver

[ ] download the zip file and unzip somewhere

[ ] check most up to date version of webdriver in the unzipped pom.xml file

[ ] check the webdriver downloads page or the maven page for the up to date version

[ ] amend the pom.xml file if the version number is not up to date

[ ] run my first test from the command line

[ ] use the command line to "cd" to the directory you unarchived the source code to

[ ] mvn test -Dtest=MyFirstTest

[ ] Install and run IntelliJ Community Edition

[ ] open project for the unzipped pom.xml file

[ ] run MyFirstTest class

[ ] right click on the class in the project window and select "Run

[ ] you may need to tell intellij where the SDK is,

- use the project settings to create an new SDK config

using the JAVA_HOME path above

[ ] When the test runs from the IDE, you are finished your install and setup

Generic Links:

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+ Download Java SDK From

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

- 1.8 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

- 1.7 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html

+ Download Maven From

http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi

+ sample test project from

https://github.com/eviltester/startUsingSeleniumWebDriver

+ Check current webdriver version from

http://docs.seleniumhq.org/download/

or

http://docs.seleniumhq.org/download/maven.jsp

+ Download IntelliJ from

http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/

Installation on XP Notes:

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- I installed using the Windows XP VM from modern.ie,

with Java 1.7, maven 3.2.3, Webdriver 2.43.1, IntelliJ 13.1.5

- need to use JDK 1.7, JDK 1.8 reports a warning on Windows XP

- download a different text editor to edit the pom.xml (I used notepad++)

- You may need to download a better editor than notepad.exe I use notepad++

- download notepad ++ from

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

- You need to 'unblock' Java and the IDE etc.

for the Windows Firewall as you run through the checklist.

Do this, otherwise they won't be able to work

- Edit SDK by right clicking and choosing "Open Module Settings",

then edit the SDK for the Project and press [OK]

- choose the location of the Java JDK you installed

(sometimes you don't have to do this)

+ After test passes in the IDE - ignore the Info Message from WebDriver

"Oct 07, 2014 10:40:36 AM org.openqa.selenium.os.UnixProcess$SeleniumWatchDog destroyHarder

INFO: Command failed to close cleanly. Destroying forcefully (v2).

org.openqa.selenium.os.UnixProcess$SeleniumWatchDog@da44a7

Process finished with exit code 0

"

It worked fine

Installation on Mac Notes:

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- I installed using a VM with OS X Mavericks, then Java 1.8,

maven 3.2.3, Webdriver 2.43.1, IntelliJ 13.1.5

- slightly different order of the install than Windows because:

I was prompted to install JDK when I typed "javac -version" so

I followed the instructions at that point.

I didn't need to install Firefox early because I could use the

build in Safari browser to download software.

I didn't need to install a separate text editor as the build in

handled the pom.xml file fine.

- with Maven

- on mac, downloaded the zip

- I didn't have a /usr/local so I had to "sudo mkdir /usr/local"

- then I extracted the contents into an apache-maven-3.2.3 directory

in /usr/local (I probably should have created an /apache-maven

directory as well, but I didn't

then I created all the exports in the terminal

export M2_HOME=/usr/local/apache-maven-3.2.3

export M2=$M2_HOME/bin

export PATH=$M2:$PATH

when I tried mvn -version it recognised maven but JAVA_HOME

wasn't setup so I had to

export JAVA_HOME="$(/usr/libexec/java_home)"

Then it worked

Then open a new tab and vi ~/.bash_profile and copy and paste

in all the exports

then create a new tab and "mvn --version" to check that it worked

- Firefox

searched for "firefox" then download from the mozilla.org site

ran it

nice overlapping dialogs that I had to deal with

- when I ran "mvn test -Dtest=MyFirstTest", my wifi connection dropped

in the middle, but I restarted wifi and ran the mvn command again

and it completed fine - one reason to use Maven

Other Related Links

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- detailed video walkthrough of Install Maven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtj-0yhox5s&feature=share&list=PLrM2ELpRbbu5cWJbRuzpAr6SR40Gb0QHU&index=9

- notes on supporting tools

http://seleniumsimplified.com/2013/10/supporting-notes-and-handouts-for-our-getting-started-online-course/

- notes on installing maven

http://seleniumsimplified.com/2012/09/installing-maven-for-webdriver-on-windows-7

- Free Selenium Getting Started course provides more details on all the above steps

http://seleniumsimplified.com/get-started

- Full Selenium Course to continue your learning

http://unow.be/at/learnwebdriver