This Chrome extension is designed to streamline web automation, enhance user interfaces, and simplify testing workflows. It…

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Version
1.0.0
Update
February 17, 2025
Size
281KiB
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0
Rating
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Manifest Version
3
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Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
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Identity
ActiveTab
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Test-Alloy-Extension Extension

This Chrome extension is designed to streamline web automation, enhance user interfaces, and simplify testing workflows. It achieves this by recording user interactions, highlighting webpage elements, and capturing detailed data for automation frameworks like Playwright and Selenium. These features make it a powerful tool for developers, testers, and anyone looking to automate repetitive browser tasks.

1. Browser Automation – Recording User Actions
One of the key features of this extension is its ability to record user actions in the browser. This means that every click, input, or navigation performed by a user is captured and stored. This is useful in multiple scenarios, such as:

Automating repetitive tasks like form submissions, login sequences, and data entry.
Creating test scripts that simulate real user behavior.
Generating code for automation tools like Playwright and Selenium, allowing testers to quickly create test scripts without writing manual code.
When the extension is active, it listens to user interactions and stores them in a structured format. This makes it easy to replay actions automatically, saving time and reducing manual effort.

2. UI Enhancement – Highlighting Elements
The extension also includes a UI enhancement feature that highlights elements on a webpage. This can be useful for:

Visual feedback during automation recording: When a user interacts with an element, it is highlighted, making it clear which parts of the page are being recorded.
Testing and debugging: Developers and testers can use highlights to identify specific elements, check their properties, and debug issues quickly.
Accessibility improvements: Users can visually distinguish important elements, which can be helpful for usability testing.
The highlight.js script in the extension is likely responsible for dynamically applying styles or overlays to elements when users interact with them.

3. Testing Tool – Capturing Data for Playwright and Selenium
For software testers and developers, the extension acts as a test automation assistant. It captures detailed interaction data, including:

CSS selectors, XPaths, and element attributes to identify unique elements.
User actions such as clicks, keystrokes, form submissions, and navigation events.
DOM changes that occur after interactions, ensuring the script accounts for dynamic content.
This data can be exported into formats that automation tools like Playwright and Selenium can use. Instead of manually inspecting web elements, testers can generate scripts with accurate locators, making automation more reliable and efficient.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "version": "1.0.0", "name": "Test-Alloy-Extension", "side_panel": { "default_path": "index.html", "default_icon": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "identity", "activeTab", "scripting", "storage", "sidePanel" ], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "" ], "js": [ "content/highlight.js" ] } ], "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }}
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