Scraping the UI Elements Using algoScraper Tool on Your Desktop

After installing the Desktop algoScraper tool, launch it by double-clicking the desktop application icon. Alternatively, you can launch algoScraper while creating a new Desktop Automation project in algoQA.

Navigate to the Create Project page by clicking the + icon on the Projects page. Enter the project name, select Desktop Automation as the automation type, select the language, select the framework, and click Create Project.

The scenario creation screen appears with three options. Select Record Scenario to record a scenario.

A pop-up appears asking for permission to open the Desktop Scraper application. Click Open to launch it.

Click the Select Application button to choose the target application. Ensure that the application to be scraped is maximized. After clicking Select Application, click the target application within 3 seconds. The scraper window will reappear with the selected application. The Screen Name field is filled automatically.

Click the Scrape UI button to capture all UI elements. The details of the scraped UI elements, along with their corresponding expressions, are displayed in the scraped list.

The scraped list displays details such as the Control Name, Control Type, Action, Identification Type, Control ID, Screen Name, Feature Name, and Control Value for each scraped UI element.

You can edit the Control Name, Control Type, Action, Identification Type, Control ID, and Screen Name for each scraped UI element.

To add a new step, click the + Row button. Ensure all the required details for the current step are completed before adding the next step.

You can delete a step by clicking the Delete icon in the corresponding row.

To scrape another page, enter a new page name in the Screen Name field and click Scrape UI. The UI elements from the new page are scraped and appended below the previously scraped page in the scraped list.

You can search for a specific control by entering its name in the Search Control box. All matching controls are displayed in the scraped list.

Click the Download button to download the scraped data as a JSON file. You can then upload the JSON file to algoQA to generate test scenarios.

Click the algoQA icon to return to the Test Design screen. The scenarios will be generated automatically. Review the scenarios and click Generate to generate test cases. To learn more, refer to Generate Test Cases and Test Scripts.

Click the Select Application button to choose the target application. Ensure that the application to be scraped is maximized. After clicking Select Application, click the target application within 3 seconds. The scraper window will reappear with the selected application. The page name is automatically entered in the Screen Name field.

If you want to scrape UI elements individually, click the UI elements you want to scrape in the selected application.

Navigate to the target desktop application and click each UI element to capture its corresponding expression.

You can edit the Control Name, Control Type, Action, Identification Type, Control ID, and Screen Name for each scraped UI element.

To add a new step manually, click the + Row button. Ensure all the required details for the current step are completed before adding the next step.

You can delete a step by clicking the Delete icon in the corresponding row.

To scrape another page, enter a new page name in the Screen Name field and continue scraping. Scrape the elements one by one. The UI elements from the new page are scraped and appended below the previously scraped page in the scraped list.

You can search for a specific control by entering its name in the Search Control box. All matching controls are displayed in the scraped list.

Click the Download button to download the scraped data as a JSON file. You can then upload the JSON file to algoQA to generate test scenarios.

Click the algoQA icon to return to the Test Design screen with the scenario. Review the scenario and click Generate to generate test cases.

After downloading the scraped file, click Reset to restore the default settings, or click Close to exit the Desktop Scraper application.

Click the Select Application button to choose the target application. Ensure that the application to be scraped is maximized. After clicking Select Application, click the target application within 3 seconds. The scraper window will reappear with the selected application. The page name is automatically entered in the Screen Name field.

Enter the Scenario Name and Scenario Outline, then click Start Recording. You can also hide the scraper by clicking the toggle button next to Start Recording.

Perform the actions you want to record in the target application. Once you have completed the recording, return to the Desktop Scraper and click Stop Recording.

After you click Stop Recording, you will be directed to the Scenario List. Click the scenario to view the recorded steps. The list displays details such as the Control Name, Control Type, Action, Identification Type, Control ID, Screen Name, and Control Value for each recorded step. From here, you can:

• Click the + icon to record a new scenario.
• Click the Download icon to download the scraped data in .json format.
• Click the algoQA icon to return to the Test Design page with the generated scenario. Review the scenario and click Generate to generate test cases.

You can edit the Control Name, Control Type, Action, Identification Type, Control ID, Feature Name, and Screen Name for each scraped UI element.

You can delete a step by clicking the Delete icon in the corresponding row.

You can search for a specific control by entering its name in the Search Control box. All matching controls are displayed in the scraped list.