[TIP] py.test for distributed blackbox testing using Selenium

[Baiju M]

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Baiju M <baiju.m.mail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was trying to use the xdist plugin for distributed black box testing
> using Selenium.
> I have N number of isolated identical app servers (same DB, same
> configuration etc.).
> I was following this instruction:
> http://pytest.org/latest/xdist.html#running-tests-in-a-python-subprocess
>
> Each test should connect to the above mentioned distinct app servers. What
> approach would be good in this kind of situation to get the IP& PORT of these
> servers ?  Should I go for some external queue ?  Or can I do it using a
> a queue in the same process ?  May some serialization of this app server
> detailes (IP&PORT) would be sufficient ?
> I am looking to forward to your opinions/suggestions.
>
> BTW, I started looking to pytest after reading this article:
> http://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk/blog/2011/pytest_and_xdist_plugin.html

Well, the problem may not be very difficult, I just tried some external queue
using SocketServer & Queue modules:
https://gist.github.com/1653434
I will try this idea and see how it works.

Regards,
Baiju M