Can we run Selenium WebDriver Test case with IIS, instead of Visual Studio Development server

Question

I am working with Selenium 2 WebDriver. Instead of UnitTest project, i initiate it from website because of following reasons:

1. It should automatically run every

Answer 1

I have managed to find the solution myself.

Basically, RemoteWebDriver has to be used instead of FirefoxDriver. Steps:

1. Change the initialization of FirefoxDriver to RemoteWebDriver as:

Change from

IWebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();

To

DesiredCapabilities capability = DesiredCapabilities.Firefox();
Uri url = new Uri("http://REMOTE_IP:4545/wd/hub");
IWebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(url, capability);

2. Download Selenium Standalone server and initiate it via command prompt using ~

java -jar E:\Software\selenium-server-standalone-2.24.1.jar -interactive -port 4545

This approach has 2 benefits:

1. One could use the local IIS for running the test.

2. Test could be run remotely. Refer Selenium RC documentation. One could see the screenshots remotely using

   REMOTE_IP:4545/wd/hub/static/resource/hub.html

I am thinking to modify the code of hub.html and client.js file used within it to provide a better Remote feel.

I hope this can be useful for others as well.

FYI:

1. IP address REMOTE_IP could be changed to any realtime IP address OR localhost. Use the above mentioned port while initiating the page request.
2. Start/Stop code of Standalone Server could be fitted inside the test, so that it is automatically started/stopped via batch file.
3. Keep the server running by not closing the command prompt.