Oz is a behavioral web-ui testing framework developed to reduce test maintenance by using a predictive model rather than a scriptive model when writing tests.
Implementing a configuation option to use a headless browser could help with the current developer experience, as well as machine compatibility.
Case 1: Sometimes you might not want to watch the test(s) run, but simply want to observe the logs, and if the test(s) passed/failed.
Case 2: Small screens (or highly scaled ones) might not have enough room to show a complete window, causing a responsive website to change its view).
Case 3: Tiling window managers auto-resizing windows would not be able to interact with a headless browser session. This would avoid any errors caused by responsive web views.
Case 4: We would support terminal-only automation. Setting up a server with a graphical environment can be more resource-intensive than having a headless setup.
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Implementing a configuation option to use a headless browser could help with the current developer experience, as well as machine compatibility.
Case 1: Sometimes you might not want to watch the test(s) run, but simply want to observe the logs, and if the test(s) passed/failed.
Case 2: Small screens (or highly scaled ones) might not have enough room to show a complete window, causing a responsive website to change its view).
Case 3: Tiling window managers auto-resizing windows would not be able to interact with a headless browser session. This would avoid any errors caused by responsive web views.
Case 4: We would support terminal-only automation. Setting up a server with a graphical environment can be more resource-intensive than having a headless setup.