What is the Selenese Language?

The Selenese language is used to write Selenium IDE test scripts. It is used like a programming language. The Selenese language was inspired by an old FIT( Framework for Integrated Tests).

FitNesse is a web server, a wiki, and an automated software testing tool built on the FIT framework. It provides an easy-to-use interface for creating and running tests.

The FIT framework’s table-based syntax allows tests to be written by people without programming experience using a keyword-driven approach in HTML files.

Command Syntax

Selenium IDE’s table format is similar to that of ActionFixture from FIT. Each row is split into three columns.

• Command
• Target
• Value

Each Test Step would be:

Command Name | Target | Value

The command syntax in Selenese has three parts. The first is the command name, and the other parameters are Target and Value. The parameters depend on the type of command.

Command: The first column gives the name of the command to execute.

Target: The second column typically contains an element identifier.

Value: The third column contains the test data, an optional value.