Experimental JavaScript Macro Recorder Unveiled

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Thursday, May 25, 2006; 04:06 AM

James Mc Parlane created a JavaScript-based macro recorder that records and replays actions in a web browser. Link to a demonstration is available at http://blog.metawrap.com/blog/JavaScriptMacroRecorder.aspx .

The macro recorder is written entirely in JavaScript, using the Metwrap library, and does not need a proxy server of any kind.   It works in IE and Firefox, and can be implemented on a web page by simply adding a few lines of code to the page. That automatically displays the list of commands at the top of the page.

The macro recorder's control panel. 

The control panel and the macro recorder itself are based around a simple plugin architecture. The author says he is currently working on plugins that will load and save macros and record a suite of testcases of multiple macros across a whole site.  Work is also under way for plugins that will transcode a recorded macro into Watir and Selenium formats.