How to use javascript-xpath
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I am using Selenium RC with IE 6 and XPath locators are terribly slow. So I am trying to see if javascript-xpath actually speeds up things.
But could not find enough/clear documentation on how to use native x- path libraries.
I am doing the following:
protected void startSelenium (String testServer, String appName, String testInBrowser){
selenium = new DefaultSelenium("localhost", 4444, "*" +testInBrowser, testServer+ "/"+ appName + "/");
echo("selenium instance created:"+selenium.getClass());
selenium.start();
echo("selenium instance started..." + testServer + "/" + appName +"/");
selenium.runScript("lib/javascript-xpath-latest-cmp.js");
selenium.useXpathLibrary("javascript-xpath");
selenium.allowNativeXpath("true");
}
This results in speed improvement of XPath locator but the improvements are not consistent. On some runs the time taken for a locator is halved; while sometimes its randomly high.
Am I missing any configuration step here? Would be great if someone who has had success with this could share their views and approach.
Thanks, Nirmal
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