Testing with Mozilla Firefox

This functionality is supported only if you are using the Open Agent.

This section describes how you can enhance your cross-browser test set by testing with Mozilla Firefox.

Silk Test Classic supports recording actions and replaying tests on Mozilla Firefox.

When starting to test on Mozilla Firefox, with no running instance of Mozilla Firefox open, Silk Test Classic starts a new instance of Mozilla Firefox. This new browser uses a temporary profile without add-ons and with an empty cache.
When starting to test on an instance of Mozilla Firefox which is already running, Silk Test Classic restarts Mozilla Firefox with the same command line arguments that were used when the instance was initially started. This restart is required to enable the Silk Test Classic automation support.
The Mozilla Firefox instance is closed when shutting down the Open Agent or when starting to test another application outside Mozilla Firefox.

Tip: If you want to execute an existing test script with Mozilla Firefox, Micro Focus recommends that you use a base state or that you add a command to the test script to navigate to the URL.

While recording with Silk Test Classic on Mozilla Firefox 52 or later, Mozilla Firefox opens external links in a new tab, instead of a new window. Disable the OPT_FIREFOX_SINGLE_WINDOW_MODE option in the Browser options to open external links in a new window.

Example 1

If the running instance of Mozilla Firefox was initially started with the command C:/program files/Mozilla/firefox.exe www.borland.com, Mozilla Firefox opens to www.borland.com after the restart.

Example 2

If the running instance of Mozilla Firefox was initially started with the command C:/program files/Mozilla/firefox.exe, Mozilla Firefox opens to about:blank after the restart.