Selenium WebDriver Recipes in C#: Practical Testing Solutions for Selenium WebDriver

© Courtney Zhan, Edited by Zhimin Zhan 2024

Z. Zhan (ed.)Selenium WebDriver Recipes in C#https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0023-8_24

24. Selenium DevTools

Courtney Zhan¹  

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Fitzgibbon, QLD, Australia

 

Google Chrome’s DevTools make use of a protocol called the Chrome DevTools Protocol (abbreviated as CDP) for developers to debug web apps and analyze the performance of web pages. As the name suggests, CDP is not designed for testing. Additionally, the stability of its API can vary, as its capabilities are closely tied to the specific version of the Chrome browser in use.

WebDriver BiDi is a browser automation protocol under development, aiming to combine both the classic WebDriver and CDP for testing purposes. What does WebDriver BiDi mean for web ...