FlexMonkium Setup

Note: FlexMonkium has been compiled and tested with Flex SDK versions 3.2 and later.

  1. Install Selenium-IDE (if the link is problematic, download at http://release.seleniumhq.org/selenium-ide/1.0.6/selenium-ide-1.0.6.xpi and open it in FireFox, or see here). If the Selenium IDE window appears, you can just close it.
  2. Install the FlexMonkiumConsole by running running the FlexMonkium installer. Please make a note of where you install the executable because you will need to tell the Firefox plugin where it can find it. When the installation completes, the FlexMonkiumConsole window will appear (a small application window with three buttons); you can close it for now.
  3. Download and unzip the FlexMonkium zip file. It contains:

    • flexmonkium.xpi - The FlexMonkium Firefox extension installer.
    • user-extensions.js - The FlexMonkium extensions for Selenium-RC.

In addition to the zip file, you will also need the FlexMonkey zip file.
 

  1. Install the FlexMonkium Firefox plugin by opening flexmonkium.xpi in Firefox.
  2. Select a FlashBuilder (or FlexBuilder) project for which you want to enable FlexMonkium recording and playback.
  3. Copy automation_monkey.swc to your project's libs folder. Use the swc that corresponds to your Flex version, for example, use automation_monkey.4.x if you're using a Flex 4.x SDK.
  4. Open the Project > Properties window in FlashBuilder
  5. Add libs/automation_monkey.swc to your Flex Build Path
  6. On the Flex Compiler panel, add the following Additional Compiler Arguments:

-includes-libraries libs/automation_monkey.swc

Be sure to use the name of the automation_monkey.swc that corresponds to your Flex SDK version. If for example you were using Flex 4.1,  you would specify


-include-libraries libs/automation_monkey.4.x.swc

Selenium IDE is launched from the Firefox Tools menu. If everything is installed properly, there will be a gorilla icon on the Selenium toolbar.

When you click on the FlexMonkey icon, the FlexMonkiumConsole should appear:

 

If the console does not appear, select Options > FlexMonkium... from the Selenium menu, click on the Browse... button and navigate to where you installed the FlexMonkiumConsole executable.

Tip: You may sometimes find it convenient to open Selenium as a sidebar rather than a separate window by selecting View > Sidebar > Selenium IDE from the Firefox menu.