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Fresh Set of Features in KaneAI

We’ve rolled out a new set of capabilities in KaneAI that help you create, manage, and run tests with greater precision and efficiency.

Author Mobile Browser Tests

With KaneAI, you can now author mobile browser tests using natural language instructions. This approach simplifies the test creation process, allowing you to specify your test objectives in plain language. KaneAI translates these instructions into executable test steps,

Benefits:

• Define test steps using intuitive language, eliminating the need for complex code.
• Select from a range of mobile devices to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Execute tests immediately to test functionality and performance.
• Easily integrate with your existing CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

Generate Visual Tests

Creating visual tests just became more intuitive. With KaneAI’s integration into SmartUI, you can now define visual checkpoints using natural language commands like /Visual Comparison.

This streamlines the process of capturing baseline screenshots and comparing them against new ones, all without the need for complex scripting.

To get started, check out this guide on visual test creation with KaneAI.

Benefits:

• Use natural language commands to initiate visual comparisons.
• Automatically capture baseline screenshots during the first test run.
• Detect even the smallest UI discrepancies with AI-driven analysis.
• Customize tests across various browsers, viewports, and devices.

Retry on Failure Support

Flaky tests can impact your CI/CD pipeline. To mitigate this, we’ve introduced a retry mechanism for KaneAI test runs. By setting retry_on_failure: true, you can automatically rerun failed tests up to a specified number of times, reducing false negatives and enhancing test reliability.

Benefits:

• Automatically retry failed tests to account for transient issues.
• Configure the number of retries to suit your testing needs.
• Improve the stability of your CI/CD pipeline by reducing manual interventions.
• Ensure more consistent test results across multiple runs.

Check out this guide to configure the API call for retrying failed tests.

Move KaneAI Test Cases Across Projects

Managing test cases across different projects can be cumbersome. We’ve simplified this by allowing you to move KaneAI test cases between projects seamlessly. This feature enhances test reuse and organization, ensuring that your test suite remains efficient and scalable.

Benefits:

• Move test cases between projects without the need for recreation.
• Reuse existing tests across different modules.
• Maintain a clean and organized test suite as your projects evolve.
• Save time and effort in managing test cases across multiple projects.

Support for Full HAR Network Logs and Timezone

Understanding network interactions and time-dependent behaviors is crucial for comprehensive testing. We’ve enhanced KaneAI test runs by adding support for full HAR (HTTP Archive) network logs and customizable time zones. This allows for detailed analysis of network requests and accurate validation of time-sensitive features.

Benefits:

• Capture detailed HAR network logs for in-depth analysis of network requests.
• Specify time zones for test runs to simulate user interactions across different regions.
• Debug network-related issues more effectively with comprehensive logs.
• Test time-dependent features under various timezone settings.

Head over to this guide to configure the API call for HAR network logs.

New Features in Accessibility Testing

Say goodbye to scattered audits – our latest updates in accessibility testing give you clearer insights, better visual context, and more precise tracking across your web pages.

Merge Accessibility Reports

We’ve added the ability to merge multiple accessibility reports into a single, consolidated report. If you’re testing multiple URLs or running several accessibility scans, this means you no longer have to juggle separate reports.

Simply select the reports, choose bulk actions, give your new report a name, and save. You now get a unified view of all accessibility findings, making analysis faster and reducing redundant data.

Benefits:

• Combine two or more accessibility reports into a single consolidated report.
• Automatically remove duplicate issues across overlapping URLs.
• Name merged reports with default timestamps for easy tracking.
• See which team member initiated the merge for accountability.

View Passed Test Cases

We now show passed accessibility checks alongside violations in your Web reports. This gives you a complete view of your app’s compliance, so you can track what’s working well in addition to what needs fixing.

It works for both manual and automated testing, helping you spot regressions, validate compliance, and provide clear feedback to developers.

Benefits:

• Display passed accessibility checks to give a full picture of compliance.
• Track previously passing tests to detect regressions over time.
• Generate comprehensive reports that highlight both successes and violations.

Screenshot Capability in Accessibility

We’ve added an accessibility automatic screenshot capture feature in both manual and automated accessibility tests. Screenshots highlight exactly where accessibility issues occur using annotated red bounding boxes.

This gives you immediate visual context, makes debugging faster, and ensures your documentation is accurate and actionable.

Benefits:

• Automatically capture full-page screenshots with visual annotations.
• Highlight accessibility violations with red bounding boxes for instant clarity.
• Reduce time spent manually pinpointing and describing issues.
• Available across all supported testing frameworks.

Fragment Identifiers

We have added a fragment identifier feature that allows you treat URLs with different fragment identifiers (the portion after the # in URLs) as separate entities. This is useful for single-page applications or complex pages with section-based navigation.

You can now track and resolve accessibility issues on specific sections, not just the page as a whole, which makes your audits more precise and actionable.

Benefits:

• Categorize accessibility issues by specific sections of a page.
• Track issues accurately in SPAs using hash-based routing.
• Generate detailed reports for individual page segments.
• Prioritize fixes efficiently by focusing on section-specific issues.

Latest HyperExecute Features and Enhancements

Our latest updates in HyperExecute bring more reliable waits, emulator support, BiDi testing, and language flexibility to help you catch issues faster and streamline test automation.

SmartWait Support

We now support SmartWait functionality on HyperExecute. SmartWait intelligently checks element actionability before performing actions, so your Selenium scripts run only when elements are ready. This reduces flakiness and improves efficiency, especially in parallel and distributed test environments.

Benefits:

• Perform actions only when elements are ready, improving reliability.
• Reduce reliance on explicit and implicit waits.
• Optimize test scripts for readability and maintainability.
• Improve test stability in parallel and distributed execution.

Chrome Browser Automation on Android Emulators

We’ve added Android emulator support for Chrome browser automation on HyperExecute, allowing you to test mobile browser workflows without physical devices.

This initial release focuses on Chrome emulation for Android, providing flexible options for mobile web testing.

Benefits:

• Test Chrome browser workflows on Android emulators (Android 11 & 12).
• Access command logs to debug automation steps.
• Record full session videos for detailed analysis.
• Capture screenshots at multiple stages of execution.
• View Appium, console, network, and device logs for troubleshooting.

You can generate automation capabilities using the TestMu AI automation capability generator.

Language Support for Maestro Android Automation

HyperExecute now lets you set language parameters for Maestro tests on Android devices. This is useful for testing applications in non-English locales, ensuring your app behaves correctly across different languages and regions.

Benefits:

• Configure language and locale in a hyperexecute.yaml file.
• Run tests in non-English environments (e.g., Spanish, French).
• Test localized behavior of apps without modifying scripts.
• Ensure consistency across internationalized user workflows.

BiDi Testing Support With Selenium WebDriver

HyperExecute now supports Bi-Directional testing with Selenium WebDriver. BiDi enables two-way communication between your tests and the browser, letting you capture real-time events like console logs, network traffic, and JavaScript exceptions directly from your scripts.

Check out this guide to begin HyperExecute BiDi testing.

Benefits:

• Interact with real-time browser events beyond standard WebDriver commands.
• Capture console logs, network activity, and JavaScript exceptions.
• Improve debugging and observability during test execution.
• Enhance test reliability by validating runtime browser behavior.