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Selenium 4 Beta 1 Released

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

We’re very happy to announce the release of the first beta of Selenium 4. We’re shipping this for Java, .Net, Python, Ruby, and JavaScript, so if you’re using any of those languages, go and grab it from your package manager of choice!

This has been the culmination of a lot of work by so many people, not only the project TLC, but also of literally hundreds of people: 205 since we released Selenium 3.141.59, at the last count. A big thank you to everybody who’s helped make this possible!

Selenium 3 is Coming

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Selenium 3 is coming! As I write this, we think that “beta 4” will be the last beta before the official 3.0 release. I’m here to tell you about what’s changed, and what impact this will have on your testing.

TL;DR:

WebDriver users will just find bug fixes and a drop-in replacement for 2.x.
Selenium Grid users will also find bug fixes and a simple update.
The WebDriver APIs are now the only APIs actively supported by the Selenium project.
The Selenium RC APIs have been moved to a “legacy” package.
The original code powering Selenium RC has been replaced with something backed by WebDriver, which is also contained in the “legacy” package.
By a quirk of timing, Mozilla have made changes to Firefox that mean that from Firefox 48 you must use their geckodriver to use that browser, regardless of whether you’re using Selenium 2 or 3.

In more depth:

When we released Selenium 2.0 in 2011, we introduced the new WebDriver APIs, and encouraged everyone to start moving to them. If you’re using the WebDriver APIs, then Selenium 3.0 is a simple drop-in upgrade. We’ve not changed any of the public WebDriver APIs, and the code is essentially the same as the last 2.x release. If you’re using Selenium Grid, the same applies: in most cases, you can just drop in the new JAR (or update your maven dependency to 3.0.0), and you’re done.

Announcing Selenium 3.0-beta1

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

At SeleniumConf in 2013, we announced that a new major version of Selenium would be released “by Christmas”. Fortunately, we never said which Christmas, as it has taken us a while to make all the changes we wanted to make! We’re excited to announce the release of the first beta — Selenium 3.0.0-beta1.

We’d love you to try it out on your projects, and provide us with feedback on where the rough edges are before we ship the 3.0 itself! Please remember that this is a beta release, so your feedback is incredibly helpful and valuable in order to help us smooth any rough edges.

Selenium 2.0rc3: The “Next One’s The Big One” Release

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

When we pushed the 2.0rc1 live, we really hoped that the next release would be 2.0 final. We very quickly got some feedback that encouraged us to push a 2.0rc2. Now, after just under three weeks, we’re launching a third and final release candidate. You can download it from the Selenium HQ site or directly from Google Code.

We think we’ve addressed many of the common issues, added some polish and added a host of bug fixes and minor changes, and we hope to hear your feedback! The following headline changes have been made in Selenium 2rc3:

Selenium 2.0rc2: The Better Working Release

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

You win some and you lose some. We’d been really pleased to get Selenium 2.0rc1 out, so we were pretty disappointed to hear that some of you were running into problems with the Java version of the IE driver not launching IE sometimes. That’s definitely not good, so we fixed the problems and have released Selenium 2.0rc2. It’s the same as rc1, but with fewer problems 🙂

We’re still very keen to hear your feedback! Let us know what you think!

Selenium 2.0rc1: The Grid Release

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We’re very happy to announce the first Release Candidate for Selenium 2, available for Java, C#, Ruby and Python. The API has been stabilised and the functionality needed for the final 2.0 release is mostly in. We’re going to be working hard to get there as soon as possible, but now’s the perfect time to test the waters and provide us with any feedback you may have! Grab the downloads from the site!

Selenium 2.0b3: The Next Gen Browser Release

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been about 5 weeks since the release of beta 2, so we’re very pleased to announce that Selenium 2.0b3 has just been released simultaneously for Java, .Net, Ruby and Python. You can download it from Selenium HQ or from the Google Code site. This release focused on providing excellent support for the next generation of browsers, particularly IE 9 and Firefox 4, and we think you’ll like what you’ll find.

Restructured documentation at Selenium HQ
An improved user interaction API
- Including experimental IME support on Windows.
Alerts and prompts handling for IE.
Marked the following APIs as obsolete in .Net:
- IRenderedWebElement.Hover()
- IOptions.Speed
Even more improvements to the Java webdriver-backed selenium
- We’ll document the migration path before 2.0b4 is out!
A significantly faster Android Driver (http://selenium.googlecode.com/files/android-server-2.0b3.apk)

As well as these changes, there’s also the regular clutch of bug fixes and tweaks. For the number crunchers, there were a total of 331 changes that landed in the 5 weeks since the last release, with the 5 most active contributors working on each of the different languages supported by Selenium.

Selenium 2.0b2 Released

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We’ve just released Selenium 2.0b2. If you’re the impatient sort who loves to have the latest and greatest, head over to the download site and get it while it’s hot. If you’re a Python user, then all you need to do is a simple “pip install -U selenium”. Ruby users can, as ever, simply run “gem install selenium-webdriver”. Maven users need to wait just a little bit longer: we’re going to be checking the release in ASAP.

Selenium 2.0 beta 1 Release

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

We recently released the first of the betas for Selenium 2. It’s available for Java, C# and Ruby. If you’ve been holding off trying Selenium 2 because of the alpha label, then the biggest improvement you’ll see is with the new WebDriver APIs, but there’s a lot more!

A promise of relatively stable APIs
For Firefox only right now, an API for dealing with alerts, prompts and confirms (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriver.TargetLocator.html#alert()).
A brand new IE driver.
Better selenium emulation (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriverBackedSelenium.html) when using webdriver
And a better implementation of webdriver’s API backed by the traditional Selenium technology (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/SeleneseCommandExecutor.html).
Ubiquitous use of Sizzle for emulating CSS selectors where native CSS selectors aren’t supported
The advanced user interactions (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/interactions/package-frame.html) API
An update to the AndroidDriver’s Android app.

Of course, we’d love this release to be completely bug free, but this is, after all, a beta, so there are some known issues:

Selenium 2.0a6 Released

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

We are extremely pleased to announce the release of Selenium 2.0a6! Head over to the downloads page to get it while it’s hot, or wait just a little bit longer for it to appear in a maven repo near you. The .Net version will also be updated soon too, and the python and ruby libraries have been having smaller, more frequent releases all this time.

You’ll be pleased to hear that the Selenium 1.0 APIs have remained constant, so what’s changed? Here, in no particular order are the major changes you’ll find in 2.0a6:

Selenium 2.0a5 Released

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I’m pleased to announce the release of Selenium 2.0a5, available for immediate download. This release brings a host of changes under the hood, and represents the efforts of many contributors. Highlights include:

New interfaces (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/html5/package-frame.html) for dealing with HTML 5 elements.
An API for implicit waits (http://selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriver.Timeouts.html): quietly waiting until an element is present before continuing with a test. You can use them like this: driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
A revamped Firefox driver.
More shared code between Selenium and WebDriver.
You can now pass firefox profiles to the remote webdriver (this includes extensions and proxy settings!)
Improved .Net bindings: lots of updates to help bring them more in-line with the Java equivalents.

Waiting in the wings for release soon is an AndroidDriver, which opens up the world of testing webapps on Android devices through the Selenium WebDriver API.

Selenium 2.0a3 Released

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Selenium 2.0a3 has been released and can be downloaded from the Selenium project site. This is a major update to 2.0 and all users are encouraged to update. The new features include:

An improved remote protocol.
Updating the version of HtmlUnit used to 2.7.
Improved support for simulating user interactions with the browser via native events on Linux.
Better support for Firefox 3.6.
Bug fixes

The .Net, Python and Ruby bindings will be updated soon, as will the maven artefacts.