This is commonly referred to as just WebDriver.
It refers to both the language bindings and the implementations of the individual browser controlling code. Selenium WebDriver fits in the same role as Selenium-RC did and has incorporated the original 1.x bindings and included the WebDriver API. It injected javascript functions into the browser when the browser was loaded and then used its javascript to drive the AUT within the browser. Selenium-RC worked the same way for each supported browser. The current released version is Selenium 3.x. Perhaps, Selenium 1 refers to Selenium RC. Selenium Integrated Development Environment (IDE)Īn year ago, Selenium RC and WebDriver are merged into a single framework to form Selenium 2.x.From a broader perspective previously it had four components as follows: Selenium is not just a single tool but a set of different software tools each with a different approach to support the test automation of an organization. It is also the core technology in countless other browser automation tools, APIs and frameworks. Selenium has the support of all of the major browser vendors who have taken (or are taking) steps to make Selenium a native part of their browser. Primarily it is used for automating web applications for testing purposes, but is certainly not limited to just that. Selenium is a free (open source) automated testing suite for web applications across different browsers and platforms.
