Functional Testing with DDEV and Selenium Standalone Chrome for Drupal Projects

Drupal development team Golems published an article detailing how integrating DDEV with Selenium Standalone Chrome enhances functional testing for Drupal web projects. The article explains that Selenium, an open-source automation tool, supports multiple programming languages and browsers, enables parallel testing, and allows for reusable test scripts and integration with continuous deployment systems. It highlights key components of WebDriver for browser control and Grid for distributed testing, and emphasizes the importance of Chrome Driver setup using environment variables on Windows systems. The piece outlines steps for automated testing, including selecting a programming language, installing an IDE like Eclipse, configuring Selenium WebDriver, and setting up dependencies. A detailed procedure for running Selenium tests on Chrome is included, using Java to launch and navigate through test URLs. Golems also share practical testing tips: conducting cross-browser tests, leveraging platforms like BrowserStack for parallel testing, using real devices for accuracy, and recording sessions for debugging and future reuse.