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I'd like to create a simple language for use in web automation testing. The language would be component of a commercial service and I'm examining the business viability of such a service.

TL;DR version: Would you benefit from a domain-specific language (DSL) that let you easily describe the interactions with a web site necessary to verify a given piece of functionality?

Code-up automation tests without needing to know how to code. More maintainable than using a visual recorder.

Longer version: Two current, common options for automation testing:

1) Use a WebDriver implementation in the language of your choice and code up your browser-based automation tests. Requires developer-level skilled people. Hard to learn, can be hard to maintain if not coming from a programming background.

2) Use a visual tool to record your interaction with a web site. Your interaction is translated into code similar in functionality to the above. Can be painful to maintain. Can be painful to record long, similar scenarios.

Proposed third option: a simple DSL for coding up your automation tests.

The DSL would be easy to write and easy to understand for the those not at a programmer-level of technical literacy. Think business analysts, product owners.

The DSL would be transpiled to code that utilises a WebDriver implementation to be executed. The user does not need to be aware of, or understand, the transpiled code.

Pros/cons of proposed DSL: Pro: Relatively easy, anyone with an understanding of web page elements can do it Pro: Factor out units of testing code, integrate modules together to represent user scenarios Pro: Easier to learn than fully coding your own tests Pro: (Can be) easier to maintain than using only a visual recorder Con: Never as in-depth as writing your own code directly Con: Not as easy as visual recorder

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