Re: [OpenSTA-users] OpenSTA port to MACOSX and support for IE7

[Daniel S. <dansut@OpenSTA.org>]

Bernie Velivis wrote:
> > OpenSTA will not work with IE7 and HTTPS and the only likely
> > solution is to do the capture using a (currently non-existent) 
> > plug-in to IE7, which to say the least, is a big change from the
> > way things are currently done.  There is no funding or queue of
> > developers lined up to make this happen as far as I can tell.

Corey Goldberg wrote:
> hmm..  I tend to not think of HTTPS recording as a big deal.. I
> typically model tests and do initial testing without SSL, and then
> edit my scripts to use HTTPS and turn on SSL in my environment.
> I also do a lot of explicit scripting rather than recording.

This is a real solution for many users - but for many other users it
isn't an option for a number of reasons:
 - Time - Many Web sites (mostly commercial) make absolutely mental
   use of HTTPS and complicated HTTP transactions involving many
   servers bouncing requests backwards and forwards.  To try and
   modify scripts for this would likely take way too much time for
   the testing part of the project to be even seen as feasible.
 - Complexity - Modifying the scripts often requires real skills and
   understanding of HTTP that many times just aren't possessed by the
   average person employed to QA Web sites, and there's never enough
   time to learn in "those" environments.
 - Availibility - A none HTTPS version of the site, or resources to
   create one,  just aren't available to the QA team.

> However.. this brings up a sticky point..
> 
> If recording over HTTPS is a *must have* for most users, then that
> might hurt the viability of OpenSTA.

My feelings are that the people for who this really is a *must have*
are most likely those that are earning money from using OpenSTA -
given this and the fact that enhancements in this area are going to
make their jobs more easier/faster/profitable, then it is really up
to them to "make it happen" ... if you know what I mean ;)

Not investing in a tool which helps you earn your living could end
up shooting you in the foot - what are the other options if OpenSTA
was no longer working/available?

> Along the same lines.. does it even *run* on MS Vista? .. I asked
> on the dev list a few weeks ago and nobody responded.

Sorry for not responding there Corey - I was busy heading into xmas
and didn't have much to report.  I have no copy of Vista (in any of
its umpteen different versions), no machine to run it on, and no
funds (or motivation) to get either of these - so I have no idea what
in the current version of OpenSTA works or doesn't on Vista ... If
anyone wants to provide me with any of these items then I'm more than
willing to provide a report of the status ;)

IE7 is part of Vista so we already have reports of problems there but
nothing else so far.

> How is recording working with modern versions of Firefox? (I
> haven't tried).

I've made simple recordings with 1.5 and 2.0 and seen no issues.
There is no option to have Firefox automatically started and
proxy configured for recording by the Modeler but adding that
wouldn't really be a big issue for anyone that really cared...

Cheers
/dan
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Daniel Sutcliffe <DanSut@OpenSTA.org>
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