Overview
Codeless automation testing is automation without the need to write code for Automation Framework, Automation Scripts etc. The tool or framework that is capable of generating automation test code is called Codeless Automation Tool or Framework.
Codeless Automation Tool Features
Such automation tool is capable of generating the test code for the testers to run the tests. Automation scripts can be created without writing automation code. The main benefit of the codeless tool is that everyone in the team can create Test Scripts to automate without writing automation code.
Some of the features of codeless tools are:
- Ability to create scripts without writing code.
- Record & Playback.
- Reusable features and definitions.
- Drag and Drop UI elements, etc.
Examples
Some examples of Codeless tools are:
- Selenium IDE
- Ranorex Studio
- Katalon Studio
- Karate API Automation Tool
Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE is an open source tool used for record and playback web application tests without the need of writing automation code.
https://www.testingdocs.com/questions/what-is-selenium-ide-tool/
Karate Tool
Karate API Automation tool is a Cucumber based API tool used for Rest API Automation with just writing test scripts in plain English. There is no need to write step definitions or programming code to automate API calls with this tool.