Using Add-ons to Extend the Testsigma Actions

What is an add-on?

An add-on is a way to extend Testsigma’s built-in repository of actions with custom actions. These actions can be anything from click first, then scroll, click again, scroll indefinitely till the bottom of the page, and so on.

Why do you need add-ons?

End to end testing involves automating a large number of diverse features and functionalities within the Application under Test (AUT), some of which may be unique to an AUT.

Testsigma automates a diverse set of actions via its simple English based actions, but sometimes there are unique actions you need to automate in a test. Since it is not feasible to predict action statements for all these scenarios beforehand, we provide a dynamic solution to extend the built-in actions, i.e., add-ons.

For example, the scroll indefinitely till the bottom of the page action is applicable to an application that has a huge list of items where the list keeps adding individual items to a list until the user scrolls to the end. Think Pinterest, or an e-commerce website listing clothes.

If your test case involves scrolling to the bottom of the page to verify the copyright, you can create an add-on to automate it at scale using Testsigma.

How do you use add-ons?

You can use the pre-existing add-ons available in Community.

If you are creating your own add-on, you can share it with the rest of the test automation community through the Add-ons Community Marketplace. You can also keep a private repository of add-ons that is only accessible to you. This is handy if your add-on has proprietary code for your specific applications.

Here's a quick GIF demonstrating how to install an addon in Testsigma.