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Watir
FireWatir is part of Watir project.
Contributors
Angrez Singh is lead developer of FireWatir. Other contributors are listed at FireWatir section at Contributors page.
Background
FireWatir has a similar API to Watir, though accesses the DOM by invoking JavaScript by using the JSSh XPI to telnet into the browser. FireWatir is compatible with Firefox 1.5 and above: running on Windows, OSX and GNU\Linux.
There is an ongoing merge of FireWatir and Watir; intially through running the Watir unit tests against FireWatir and eventually merging the code-bases.
Installation
Installation is simple. See the latest installation guide for details.
Example Script and TroubleShooting
- A simple [example script].
- See getting FireWatir running on Ubuntu.
- Some troubleshooting information is also available.
Compatibility between FireWatir and Watir
Our ultimate aim is to have full compatibility between FireWatir and Watir scripts. In the meantime there is a list of [known compatibility issues].
Release Notes
FireWatir Release Notes
[FireWatir Compatibility]
Development Notes
You can find a list of FireWatir contributors on the Watir Contributors page.
