Chromedriver - Under The Hood
Selenium Webdriver has been our companion in our test automation adventures for some time now. Over the years the Selenium open source project has obtained something I can fairly describe as global domination. With Selenium, we are able to interact with different browsers using the WebDrivers. But, how much do we really know about them and the way they work? In this article, we will take a closer look into "Chromedriver" and explore a little bit about how it works. So, what is the role of this Webdriver? Starting from the release of Selenium 2, we were introduced to the concept of Webdriver. The "Chromedriver" for example is a .exe file that is able to act as a server. His role is to allow us to "Interact" with the browsers. Eventually, the responsibility for developing and maintaining these drivers was transferred to the browser vendors. The idea is, that they know their browsers the best and the produces driver would be much more stable and...